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Hostinger
Hosting + Domains
I’ve recently moved a couple of my websites to Hostinger and have loved the experience so far. Fast, reliable and easy to use hosting for your business website.
Siteground
Hosting + Domains
Great for domains + hosting with excellent support. For bloggers who are ready to invest a bit more I recommend the Startup package or GrowBig package. Both have awesome features and are built specifically for WordPress.
Lyrical Host
Hosting + Domains
Lyrical Host pride themselves on transparent pricing, offering premium managed WordPress hosting without price tag. Hosting plans include SSL certificates, email addresses, automatic backups and support. Use discount code XOMISSE for 10% off your first hosting plan payment.
Namecheap
Hosting + Domains
My favourite place to purchase domains. A simple and easy-to-navigate interface with regular great deals.
SolidWP (iThemes Security)
WordPress
Formerly iThemes Security, SolidWP offers security and backups for self-hosted WordPress sites that I’ve been using for over 10 years.
Gravity Forms
WordPress
Another tool I’ve used for years! Quickly design and build WordPress forms to capture leads, collect payments and more. Has a conditional logic feature, which is great for collecting relevant data.
Kit (Formally ConvertKit)
Email Marketing
Start your email list for free with my favourite platform, which allows advanced audience segmentation, automation, digital product selling and more.
Canva
Graphic Design
Create engaging social media graphics, PDFs and more with a free or pro account.
Adobe Creative Cloud
Graphic Design
I’ve been an Adobe user for over ten years now. Get access to Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and more for all your photo, graphic and video needs.
Creative Market
Graphic Design
An amazing marketplace to purchase fonts, graphics, templates, photos and more.
Hubspot
Marketing
A powerful all-in-one business management tool. Use it for social media marketing, SEO, email marketing, sales CRM and more.
Manychat
Social Media
Automate your Instagram DM marketing to increase engagement, leads and sales.
Buffer
Social Media
A useful tool for scheduling content on the major social media platforms.
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Tailwind
Social Media
Automate your process with Tailwind to create, schedule and grow your Pinterest traffic.
Setapp
Apps
As a long-time user of MacPaw products, I happily joined their subscription-based service that offers a curated collection of 240+ apps for your Mac and iOS devices.
Notion
Organisation
My favourite tool for organising both my personal and business life. I use it to manage my to-do list, daily journal, social media calendar and more.