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Business Help
$0.99 domain names
GoDaddy has domain names starting at $0.99. Click here to find yours
$1 per month website hosting
GoDaddy offers hosting starting at just $1 per month. You have to pay for the first year up front meaning you can start your wordpress website for $12. Click here for a tutorial on getting started
Help forming an LLC
It can be hard trying to do everything yourself. If you need help forming your LLC, you can always hire a lawyer. Another option is to file online using a helpful website such as Incfile.
Bookkeeping
It can be a huge time-saver to connect expense tracking to your website or online shop. Freshbooks can track your expenses when you take photos of receipts and it also syncs with Shopify. You can try it free to see if it's a good fit for your business. Quickbooks is another good option.
Start A Blog Free Course
This course shows how to get setup on wordpress and start your website or blog at an affordable price.
Start An Online Boutique Free Course
The Boutique Bootcamp challenge gives you a different task to complete each day. Each task will get you one step closer to launching your online store. Enroll for free.
E-commerce
Shopify
This is the platform I use and recommend. Most e-commerce professionals recommend Shopify because the platform has everything you will need as your business grows. The app store features a ton of tools that can be connected to your shop. Shopify also helps you push your products to social media so you can sell everywhere. Click here for a free trial
TaxJar
Taxjar tracks your sales tax and prepares state-ready reports. Enroll in AutoFile to have TaxJar automatically file your quarterly return. Sign up for a free 30-day trial
Wholesalers
I put together a free list of boutique fashion wholesalers to help new shop owners get started.
Salehoo
This website gives you wholesale and dropshipping suppliers. Try it for $67 / year.
Wholesale2b
This is a dropshipping website. They help you sell wholesale dropship products on ebay, amazon, or your own website. Sign up for a free account to check out their inventory.
Creating an Affiliate Program for Your Shop
Affiliate marketing is a great way to get the words out about your online store. You can set up your affiliate program with LeadDyno - grab a free trial. Check out this blog post to read more about how this works.
Social Media Help
Smarterqueue
SmarterQueue is an advanced social media scheduling system. You can schedule posts, organize your content by category, and even loop your posts. For example, if your shop releases new inventory on the 1st of the month, you can automatically post on all your social media accounts sharing a link to your new arrivals page. Click here for a free trial
Boardbooster
Schedule pins to your Pinterest boards and to group boards with BoardBooster. You can also loop your pins so your account is always posting content and engaging your followers. This tool is a must for my business and it starts at just $5 / month
Tailwind
Tailwind is an advanced scheduling tool for Pinterest. Tailwind tribes is an awesome feature giving the opportunity to schedule posts along with others in your tribe. You share and schedule each others posts. Grab a free trial of Tailwind
Email Marketing
Aweber
Start building your email list with automated email campaigns, autoresponders, and app integrations. Click here for a free trial of Aweber.
Convertkit
Email marketing for professional bloggers. This is an advanced email system for online business owners taking their blog to the next level. Click here to request a demo
Mail Chimp
A good email system for new business owners. There is a free plan available.
