Small Business Tools for Creatives

Hey there, creative! Want access to the tools we use and recommend for your
art biz?

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Small Business Tools for Creatives

Hey there, creative! Want access to the tools we use
and recommend for your art biz?

Check it all out here:

I’m Paula, an arts writer published worldwide, top awarded partner of Mastermind.com, veteran teacher and CEO of Arts Row. This is where I share some of the best small business tools for artists and creatives who want to grow their talent into bigger profits.

Let’s get your biz growing using your amazing talent and a little hard work. This collection of free and paid tools can help you do just that. Here’s what I love.

Quick Disclosure: It doesn’t cost you more, but some links are affiliate links. For some tools I use and recommend, I receive a small commission for sharing them with you or if you decide to purchase. The proceeds help keep Arts Row running. Thank you always for your support.

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Tools for Your Creative Business

Redbubble

Redbubble was created to give independent artists a meaningful new way to sell their creations. Today, they connect over 700,000 artists and designers from everywhere on Earth with millions of passionate fans. You can try them out by opening a shop for free. It’s easy. Upload your art and designs and Redbubble will print it on over 60 quality products and ship it to almost anywhere on Earth. Try Redbubble for free!

Sellbrite

Sellbrite by GoDaddy was founded in 2013 and actually built by a group of creatives. Artists, musicians, magicians, and others got together to create this platform. Now it’s the leader in marketplace management, for thousands of ecommerce businesses around the world. They have become a leading solution provider for online businesses continuing to move forward with their mission to enable entrepreneurs everywhere.

Sellfy

Do you have digital works? If you’re a graphic artist, writer or designer Sellfy may be a good choice for you. Sellfy allows creators who have ebooks, comics, design assets, music, video or any type of digital file to sell goods by opening a beautiful storefront. They handle product hosting, payment processing, automatically send download emails and deliver the products. You might want to check them out.

Subbly

Do you want to offer a subscription membership model to your patrons? Do you create a video series or comic or other? Then Subbly is the answer. Start and grow your subscription membership. No coding is required. Build your website or embed your shopping cart on any existing site. Grow your recurring revenue with a full suite of tools. High converting and secure checkout, product upsells, tracking, cart abandonment and more.

Unbounce

You want to keep your visitors from clicking away, that’s for sure. Unbounce is a landing page creation and optimization platform. Unbounce can help your small, creative business drive leads and convert them into sales. They have a 14 day free trial and all plans come with unlimited landing pages, popups and sticky bars. Check ’em out to see if they’re a good fit for you.

Instapage

Instapage is a landing page solution built to grow your business. It costs more than others, but has the best conversions. Instapage provides landing pages that track and increase clicks from social media to ads. They help you deliver the best experience to your fans and buyers. On average, there’s a 4% conversion rate on all ads. Instapage has a track record of delivering a 16% conversion. Maybe something to look into!

Constant Contact

We’re evolving constantly these days. That means moving beyond just email marketing. Constant Contact is an email product, but they have many new functionalities—like websites, online stores, and shoppable landing pages—to help you do more. We’re recommending Constant Contact for their suite of awesome products to help you run your biz. They’re worth checking out.

Hello Bar & Subscriber

Hello Bar is a tool that helps you get more sales and grow your email list. It has a free plan as well as a pro plan. Hello Bar is used by over 500,000+ websites. Use Hello Bar to connect with your visitors. Announce a sale or discount, get new subscribers to your email list and even add up to 10 popups with their free plan. Visit the Hello Bar homepage to see for yourself how they can help you connect better.

QuickBooks

QuickBooks has a Freelancer Plan that works great for most creatives. Keeping track of all your sales throughout the year is time consuming. Organize your income, expenses, invoicing and payments with QuickBooks. You can also generate reports and calculate tax deductions. The Freelancer Plan is $7.50/mo. Get organized with QuickBooks.

Iconosquare

Keeping track of your social media can get to be quite a big job. Iconosquare has partnered with Facebook and Instagram to keep it all organized. Follow your analytics, see what posts are affecting your business most and schedule posts ahead of time. Iconosquare boosts your presence on social. With all its features, you may want to use it to grow your business!

Tax Jar

Tax Jar is a great for small, creative business sales tax. It’s a cloud-based sales tax compliance platform that offers reliable automation of sales tax calculations, reporting and filing. You can even integrate Tax Jar’s API with your website. Or use their free sales tax calculator anytime. Be sure to get your small biz taxes right! Try Tax Jar free for 30 days without a credit card.

Todoist

We know our one big challenge as solopreneurs is getting all the “things” done, am I right? Todoist is task management for the busy entrepreneur. Keep track of all your “to do’s” with one platform. Todoist helps you streamline and organize your life completely integrating personal with business, if you like. It’s free so I say, why not give it shot? Sign up today.

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