WEB DESIGN ANALYSIS | TOOLS AND RESOURCES
TOOLS WE ACTUALLY USE OR RECOMMEND
DESIGN & IMAGERY
Logo Creation |
LogoJoy.com |
LogoMaker.com |
Font Selection Tool |
FontJoy.com |
Messaging Tool |
Black Design |
Color Palettes |
ColorPalettes.net |
Photography |
iStockPhoto.com |
Shutterstock
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WEBSITE MANAGEMENT
Website Owner Tools
Visitor Stats Tools
Google Analytics FREE. Provides code to put on your site that allows you to track visitor information
SEO-Ready Tools
**Google Keyword Finding Tool
Google Webmaster Tools List
Is My Site Indexed?
WordPress Site Index Plugin
Rich Snippets
In-Bound Links Analysis & tools
Open site Explorer FREE. Tells you how many sites are linked to any address
SEO Ongoing Management
SEO Moz $99/month. A tool that helps you track ongoing popularity of key words
COMMUNITY BUILDING
Social Media Content Creators |
Canva |
Social Media Posting Tools |
Hootsuite.com |
Subscriber Management |
Mailchimp.com |
AWeber.com
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BUILDING AND HOSTING
Website Building Platforms |
Squarespace.com |
Wix.com |
Strikingly.com |
Shopify.com |
WordPress Hosting |
WPEngine.com
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OTHER USEFUL TOOLS
Other Tools You Might Love

We build beautiful + mighty websites for brands that rely on gorgeous imagery. We know that it is hard to know which tools are the best, and which are needed if you are bootstrapping with no budget. Our list is a combination of free and paid tools. We have an affiliate agreement with a few of them, but only if we already have a relationship with them and use them ourselves.
– Wendy Louise Nog, Founder
