Our favorite tools:
This is by no means is a one person show, but it was started by one person who does not have a college degree or much business experience at all. I had a vision of what this editing business could look like and I was determined to figure it out. I picked up terms like white label and discovered the difference between DIY and $$$. Weighing out function and beauty. That’s led me here. Still no college education, but my qualifications include 1,000,000 internet tabs, trial and error and an affinity for learning things the hard way. I hope that the fruits of my “figuring it out” are useful to you.
Here are my essential tools:
Adobe Lightroom is our editing software, where we create all of the magic. Lightroom has amazing features when it comes to color grading. We particularly love their AI cloning tool. Get 40% off your first month.
Airtable for Spreadsheets. We live and die by our Airtable. It’s the most visually appealing spreadsheet possible. $10 credit.
Big Cat Creative for the most beautiful website templates that are so easy to customize and will make you look so. legit. It’s time to upgrade your brand.
Canva for design. Everyone needs Canva. It’s an easy way to make quick designs that are on-brand.
Fiverr is amazing because you can hire a freelancer to do just about anything. I’ve used Fiverr for help with website maintenance, designing branded packaging, copywriting, and setting up specific features in my CRM. Get 10% off your first order.
Flodesk for marketing emails. I just switched (literally our last email). It is price-y but if what’s holding you back from doing marketing emails is ease-of-use, you have no excuses now. 50% off your subscription!
Honeybook for an all-in-one client management software. Keep your communication, contracts, invoices, and questionnaires all in one place. This is the most intuitive CRM we’ve tried. Save 30% off of your first year.
Making Margin Bookkeeping We could not live without Alicia from Marking Margin. She keeps us organized and compliant. She’s the most detailed person I know and our books need that. Get 15% off cleanup services by mentioning EBA.
Pinterest / Blogging Expert Your search is over. We found the expert at Pinterest and blogging. Nicole Sturgeon is your girl. She consistently delivers results for her clients. Nicole will get you ranking on google, eyes on your pins, and inquiries in your inbox. Use code Nicole10 to get 10% off.
Planoly for instagram planning. The secrets out. We plan our instagram. If I didn’t plan it, it wouldn’t happen. Save $10 off your plan.
Slack for internal communication. We couldn’t live without this ray of sunshinsine in our digital world. Clients preferences mixed with adorable dog faces– all organized accordingly. We love slack.
Wetransfer for file transferring. It is relatively fast, cheap and has white label options that make it seem within our brand. You can get $10 off a paid subscription and it’s worth it if you want a branded way to send files.
These are a few things that work for us, but may not work for everyone. Everything can always be more efficient and more beautiful. Here’s to the endless search. xx