Deanna's Business Tools
Audio Acrobat is amazing, and certainly one of the best quality (and best value!) tools in my toolbox. If you're not using Audio Acrobat to record your coaching/consulting sessions, your client testimonials, your teleclasses, and so much more, well, you should at least check it out. It doesn't cost a thing to try it!
Accepting credit cards means you take your business sesriously, as I do. If you are a coach, consultant, speaker, or home-based business owner, check out Practice Pay Solutions for an easy, convenient, and secure way to accept credit cards. What I like about PPS? No equipment to buy, it's easy to use, and I trust it completely. Check it out here.
Godaddy.com is my web host and I use them for almost every website I have. Great up-time, good customer service, and reliable.
Oprius is an amazing, low-cost, high function Contact Management System. If you don't need to process payments online and just want a killer database to do contact management, task management, email marketing, and more in an easy to use web-based interface, you should check this out.
Send Savvy Cards - When was the last time you sent an unexpected card at an unexpected time to someone you care about? Do you think it would make a difference? Now you can send a personalized greeting card with your message in less than 60 seconds! Try it yourself: Send Savvy Cards
Infusionsoft is Email Marketing 2.0 giving you Powerful Email Marketing, Lead Capture, Autoresponders, Fully Integrated CRM, eCommerce, Affiliate Management, Smart Automation, and Multi-Media Marketing in one killer system. I am a crazy fan of Infusionsoft and could not run my business without it.
WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time. It is the backbone of every website I have, including this one.
Timedriver is a revolutionary appointment invitation system that will compel your customers and community to schedule time with you. By embedding a "schedule now" button in email messages and on Web pages, you'll drive more appointments with fewer hassles than ever before.
Biznik Have you heard about Biznik yet? It's online business networking that doesn't suck! Seriously, Biznik is a community of local, independent business people who meet to grow their businesses and become more profitable.
BNI is the oldest and most respected business networking organization in the world. With chapters in 43+ countries, BNI has created a system for business owners to provide each other quality referrals, support, connection, and business building education.
Groupon.com features a daily deal on the best stuff to do, see, eat, and buy in a variety of cities across the United States and gives great discounts based on collective buying power. You'll save money on thing you want and need and support local business in your area.
Disclaimer: The services listed above are posted as resources and suggestions to SavvyGals visitors, and in most cases, we are affiliates of the services. Even though we use the services ourselves, and are delighted with the quality of service of all those listed, we make no guarantees or warranties on their behalf. It is strongly recommended that you do your own due diligence before choosing which services you use, as we did. That said, we are fans of the services listed above, and recommend them without hesitation. Whether or not they are right for you is your decision.
