There have been many changes going on behind the scenes at ProBlogger HQ over the last few months, and we’ve been making some major decisions about how we are going to bring you the best information about creating successful blogs and income online.
To do that, we’ve been experimenting with tools that do everything from making our team communication more streamlined to the ones that help us better communicate with you.
In today’s episode of the ProBlogger podcast, I’ll be discussing the sites and platforms we’ve decided on using that have already returned fantastic results across the board. Many of them we’ve signed up to be affiliates for, so you will find some of the mentions below will be affiliate links. I’ll explain how we came to choose these tools, why I like them, and what kind of results we’ve achieved with them.
I’ve tried a lot of software and tools over the years, and I think this is the best combination yet.
In-Team Communication Tools
Slack – for daily exchanges
Trello – for more detailed information, tasks and checklists
Editorial and Social Tools
CoSchedule – for editorial schedule, assigning tasks, headline score calculator, and scheduling of some social shares
Organization
Evernote – for shared files and folders
Community Communication Tools
Email Optins
SumoMe
OptinMonster
Update: we now use Thrive Leads
Email Provider
Update: we now use Drip
Landing Pages
LeadPages
Update: we no longer use LeadPages but instead use Thrive Architect.
Social
Other Essentials
Google Analytics
Feedblitz
Canva
PicMonkey
Fantastical
Mars Edit
Easy Digital Downloads
E-junkie
I’d love to hear what kinds of tools you use? How did you make the decision to go with the platforms you did?
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Further Reading