Below is a list of our favourite tools, apps and services. These tools help us be more productive and manage the work we do with our clients.
Everything we’ve listed below is a tool, app or service we use frequently in our work. Some of the links below may be affiliate links; which means if you end up buying the product or service after clicking the link we will get a small commission from it. The commission comes at no additional cost to you and helps us cover some of the costs associated with maintaining this site.
We only recommend products and services which we have personally used and have found to be beneficial. This list may change over time as some of the apps and services we use change as our needs grow.
We’ve grouped the list into the following categories (although some of the items fall into several categories).
Desktop Apps
These are the apps we use on both Mac and Windows computers.
- Adobe PhotoShop for photo editing
- Chrome for web browsing
- CyberDuck for FTP
- Desk for writing blog posts (Only available for Mac)
- Evernote for note-taking, bookmarking and everything in-between
- Slack for better team and client communication
- Wunderlist for to-do lists and reminders
Chrome Extensions
We love being able to customize Chrome. These are our favourite extensions. (Check out our list of Chrome extensions every digital marketer needs.)
- Hyfy Screen Video Recorder to help create how-to’s and walkthroughs
- Momentum for a better new tab
- MozBar for SEO insights
- OneTab for browser tab management
- Pocket for saving articles to read later
- Privacy Badger for tracking awareness
Phone Apps
Our phones are our most frequently used tools. These are the apps we use regularly.
- Feedly for RSS management
- Google Docs for writing on the go
- Harvest for time tracking
- IFTTT for task automation
- Snapseed for photo editing
- Sprout Social for social media management
- VSCOcam for photo editing
- Wunderlist for to-do lists and reminders
Web Apps
In addition to our desktop apps, there are a number of web apps that help us stay productive.
- Bit.ly for customized short links
- G Suite for email and cloud apps
- Harvest for time tracking
- KeeperSecurity for password management
- Sprout Social for social media management
WordPress
We use WordPress for every site we build and work on. These are our go-to resources when working on WordPress.
- Dreamhost for domain registration
- Elegant Themes for beautiful, responsive themes
- Flywheel for managed WordPress hosting
- Gravity Forms for advanced forms
- Social Warfare for better social sharing
- WP Spamshield Anti-Spam for spam protection
- Yoast SEO for improved Search Engine Optimization
What do you think of our favourite tools? What are your go-to tools and resources?