• GoDaddy – A great place for purchasing affordable domain names.

INFORMATIONAL PLATFORMS

• WordPress – A blogging and website platform.
• Squarespace – Professional website builder for your business.

E-COMMERCE WEBSITE PLATFORMS

• Storenvy – A shopping cart store and marketplace all in one
• Shopify – Build an online store for your products
• Etsy – Online marketplace. Perfect for crafts and handmade goods.
• BigCommerce – All in one e-commerce platform
• Big Cartel – Indie online marketplace
• Society 6 – Sell your original artwork
• Casetify – Put your artwork on phone cases and more

• Facebook – Aside from having a personal page, a business page on Facebook gives your customers a place to find you.
• Instagram – Show a different side of your biz. Share behind the scenes photos, sneak peeks and promotions.
• Pinterest – Create themed boards using your products or services. Pin your products!
• Googe+ – Discover others in your network.
• Youtube – Create videos and vlogs to show your customer what you and your biz are about.
• Tumblr – Great pictorial blog. Especially attractive to younger markets.
• Periscope – Live stream videos and chat with your customers.
• Snapchat – Fun mini videos to show your customers behind the scenes footage.
• LinkedIn – Just like Facebook but strictly professional. Grow your network and connections.

• Adobe – The worlds leading graphics and photo editing software.
• Picmonkey – Easiest place for editing photos for use with your brand.
• Canva – Create graphics for all areas of your brand.

Where online boutiques find inventory for their stores. Check your local fashion and accessory districts for local sales reps and showrooms.

• Aliexpress – Marketplace for clothing, electronics, accessories and hair!
• Alibaba – The parent company to Aliexpress. Go here for quantities.
• DHGate – One of the largest marketplaces for just about everything
• Dresslink – Trendy clothing, shoes and accessories for women
• Pink Town USA – Urban Jewelry Wholesale

• Square – Credit Card processor.
• CashApp – Powered by Square.
• Paypal – Most popular online payment solution for making and receiving payments.
• Stripe – Newer payment processor. Deposits funds directly to your bank account on scheduled days.
• Google Wallet – Easy to use and convenient. Send and receive payments from email or mobile devices. Debit card included.
• Braintree – Accept payments online and on your mobile device.

• USPS – United States Postal Service. Sign up with a business account.
• FedEx – Shipping solution for business owners.
• DHL – Small business shipping solutions.
• Stamps – One of my favorite ways to ship items online. Receive a small discount on each package with your biz account.
• Paypal Shipping – Easy way to ship one item at a time without going to the post office. Ship multiple items using your Paypal account.

• Bitly – Create smaller URL’s for your twitter posts and track the clicks.
• Owly – Create shorter URL’s and share files.

• Buffer – Schedule social media content.
• Hootsuite – Social media dashboard for scheduling post for all platforms
• Latergram – Visually Plan & Schedule Instagram Posts.
• Planoly – Auto-post to Instagram

• Mailchimp – Create newsletters, automations and manage your subscribers.

• CreateHer
• Dear Miss Modern
• Haute Stock
• Ivory Mix
• Kate Max Stock
• Pexels
• Pixabay
• SC StockShop
• Stock Snap
• Twigy Posts
• Unsplash

• 17hats – All-in-one business management app.
• Dubsado – CRM built for creatives.
• Dropbox – Store and share files with clients.
• LastPass – Secure all of your passwords