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Hey, I’m Eleanor!
I’m a Squarespace Website and Brand Designer from Manchester, UK.
It’s my mission to help ambitious independent businesses create a powerful presence online so they can save time, scale their business and live their dream life.
Whether you are launching something exciting or breathing new life into an existing business, let’s transform your business into something truly remarkable.
Tools can truly transform your experience of launching and running your business. I wanted to create a place to share with you all of my favourite things, links and resources which help make my life a little easier.
Disclaimer: Some of the items on this list contain affiliate links (marked *). If you make a purchase through these affiliate links, I make a small commission at no cost. Trust me, the items on this page would only make it if they’re products I truly love and want to share with you. It’s a win-win.
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For absolutely stunning business cards, flyers and posters.
From creating a PDF document to a social media graphic, Adobe Creative Cloud has all the tools to get it done.
Canva is a great user friendly alternative to Photoshop or Adobe CC. It’s perfect for creating quick graphics and free to use.
Creative Market offers a wide range of graphics, fonts and stock photography.
My favourite place for a wide range of premium fonts.
For absolutely b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l stock photography and mock ups, Moyo.com is the place to go.
Unsplash is my favourite place to find free photos for myself and clients that don’t look like they’re stock.
Pexels is another great destination for free high quality stock photography.
Asana is free to use and a brilliant project management tool. I use it to create checklists for all my business processes.
The most amazing tool to organise your client processes. Use the code “eleanor20” for 20% off your first month.*
G Suite is ideal for your business email account and sharing larger files with your team and clients.
Sturdy up your contract for a fraction of the price from a solicitor to keep your precious business protected.
Keep track of how much time you spend on different tasks. Warning: expect eye opening results!
Easily share your screen in videos for clients or your team.
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Digital Marketing
Tailwind
Pinterest is a great tool for driving interested traffic to your website. Tailwind allows you to schedule pins in advance.
Later*
Later is my favourite social media scheduling tool. It’s free for 30 posts a month. Use this link for 10 extra free posts a month.
MailChimp*
MailChimp is THE platform for businesses starting out and looking to build an email list. It’s free for the first 2000 subscribers.
Flodesk*
For those looking to take their email marketing to the next level, try Flodesk. Get 50% off your Flodesk subscription here.
Email Subject Tester
Check your email subject lines using this tool and watch your open rates increase.
Headline Analyzer
Headline Analyzer takes a look at your blog headlines.
Grammarly
Grammarly highlights spelling and grammar mistakes in text you write online.
Interact
Interact is THE Quiz tool for engaging email opt ins.