Resources
Australian Government Business – Your go to for business plans, business registration, government grants & more
Local Government Toolbox – Every local government is different and has different requirements for businesses to operate whether it’s in your home or at a shop front. Use LG Toolbox to find out exactly what the requirements are for your services & area.
Allsafe Insurance Brokers – Not sure on how to organise insurance? All Safe are insurance brokers who will help you find the best cover & the best deal. Ask for Sara!
Canva – create beautiful designs for everything from Social Media to business cards.
Express Print & Sign – If you haven’t met Adrian make sure you introduce yourself and grab one of his cards, I’ve used a number of different companies for print marketing and he’s by far the best!
Jotform – Collect client information electronically!
Xero – Accounting is never fun, but it can definitely be made easier with Xero, which is an online accounting system.
Plannthat – Planning out your social media posts can sometimes be a little boring and tedious, not to mention time consuming. Plann That is a desktop + app program that lets you schedule both Instagram & Facebook posts.
WordPress or Shopify – both great website platforms that are fast and rank high on Google. Have a chat to Cath Koch from Wild Cat Designs regarding designing websites.
Link tree – Often seen on Instagram, Link tree’s are an alternative to putting just a website in your IG bio – Link tree allows you to have multiple links to things like ‘Book now’ ‘Website’ ‘Facebook’ ‘Latest info’ whatever you want!
Facebook for business – Create a Facebook business page, link it to your Instagram & website, set up online bookings, and spread the word about your business!
Mailchimp – Add a sign-up link to your website & create email blasts, better yet, create automations for when people sign up to your mailing list, purchase a product or just for general newsletters.
Facebook Blueprint – Did you know Facebook actually have a suite of courses to teach you how to use their advertising & marketing platforms for both Facebook & Instagram? How to create and run ads that work!
SMS Broadcast – send bulk sms msgs to your clients or audience for as little as 6c per txt! Txt msgs have a much higher open rate and therefore conversion rate!
Google My Business – Google loves google, and with it being the top search engine in the world, if you don’t have a Google My Business listing, you’re doing your business a great injustice! Easy to set up and FREE!
Google Analytics – Set up Google analytics and track your website traffic. This can give you great insights on who is coming to your website, their demographic, how much time they’re spending on your website etc.
QR Code Creator – Create QR codes for your visitors or clients, whether this is how you want to collect all client data, want to send them to a particular page on your website or even how you will track your clients for Covid legislation. Better yet, they’re completely free to create!
SEM Rush – Do a deep dive into your SEO with this free online tool (there is a paid version but for the novices, the free version is pretty good) see what your audience is searching, what pages they’re most interested in, and what your competitors are doing.
Page speed – Use this tool to check the speed of your website and how it stacks up against other websites.
Docusign – It’s painful having to mail over a contract, with Docusign you can collect legally binding signatures with the click of a button.
Zapier – App intergration & automation, done for you!
Fiverr – Need help with almost anything business related? From graphic design, ad creation or virtual PA’s, Fiverr provides an incredible array of services for business to utilise.