My Favorites

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(Please read this first: Some of these links are affiliate links, and as an affiliate and Amazon Associate Affiliate I'll earn a small commission when you sign up using them. This doesn't add any cost to your price for anything. Please understand that I only recommend things that I use myself, and if something is listed here, I trust it. If you have any questions feel free to contact me. All affiliate links are marked with #afflink)

Following are some of my favorite Cake and Business Resources from around the internet. These are all things that I use or have used in my business.

Email - Social Media - Tech Tools

For my email list and my two email classes, I use Mailchimp. It's simple, easy to integrate with a lot of platforms, and has basic functionality for either free or a low monthly price. Use my affiliate link to get a $30 credit when you use a paid plan. This might not be right away, but when you grow your list and start to pay for it, the credit will be waiting for you.

Mailchimp: Click here to learn more and get a $30 credit when you sign up for a paid plan #afflink

For social media scheduling, I use Buffer. I like it because with their basic plan you can schedule 100 social media posts to each account that you link. It works with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn, and you can attach multiple accounts to it if you have Facebook pages and groups. You can also schedule one post, then drag it into multiple accounts to duplicate it, then edit to add the appropriate hashtags or captions. It cuts down on your social media posting time SOOOO much.

Buffer Social Media Scheduling

For Texting signups to my email list, I use Textiful for text marketing. It integrates with multiple email services, and you can get people to sign up to your email or text marketing list by texting a simple code to a keyword. It makes it easy for people to sign up for your email list, and if they opt in, you can text special offers to subscribers. There are free plans and paid plans with more features, and if you sign up with my affiliate link you'll get 200 free credits.

extiful: Textiful for U.S. Text marketing and email signups, plus 200 free credits. #afflink

For video recording and screen sharing, I use Be.Live. It allows you to record yourself and your screen, and also to have invited guests share the screen for interviews. It works on Facebook and youtube, and you can also record offscreen and download to post the videos in other places. Sign up with my affiliate link and get a $10 credit.

e Live: Be.Live for Video Streaming #afflink

I have my domain names and web services on GoDaddy. I find it easy to keep everything in one place, and GoDaddy is a one-stop shop.

GoDaddy.com for domain registrations and websites

I print my shipping labels using Shippo. It integrates with my website and Etsy, so I can import all of my orders into one place to print everything from a central location. It offers the lower business shipping rates and cubic shipping prices for larger packages.

Shippo for shipping labels (#afflink)

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Cake Products

For a long list of my favorite cake products, click here

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Business Books

(all are Amazon #Afflinks)

All of these are books that I have read and found valuable for one reason or another as far as my business goes. I don't follow any business "gurus" or motivational speaker types, but these are all books that I've enjoyed reading and thought they were good for business takeaways.

udible: Free trial of Audible, plus free books