books

I’m an avid reader and often prescribe books like doctors prescribe medicine. Here are some that have made the greatest impact in my business and thinking:

• The E-Myth Revisited, by Michael Gerber
• The War of Art, by Stephen Pressfield
• The 12 Week Year, by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington
• Essentialism, by Greg McKeown
• The Four Hour Workweek, by Tim Ferris
• Pumpkin Plan, by Mike Michalowicz
• Profit First, by Mike Michalowicz
• Tribes, by Seth Godin
• Ask, by Ryan Levesque

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tech

CONTRACT SIGNING SOFTWARE

• Hellosign | for getting contracts signed by email
• Aisle Planner* | for freelancers needing a project/client management tool and contract signing software (use code ANNETTE for a 25% off your first 3 months)

WEBSITE + COURSE CREATION

• Squarespace | for my website
• The New Kajabi* | for online courses
• Camtasia for Mac | for creating screen recordings

EMAIL SOFTWARE

• ActiveCampaign* | if you need some more bells + whistles

PODCAST

• Libsyn | for hosting the episodes
• Blue Yeti Microphone | for great recording sound
• POP Filter | for even better sound from my mic
• ECamm | for recording the interviews

SCHEDULING + TO DOs | CRM

• Calendly | for scheduling client and podcast guest appointments
• Asana | for the daily to-do list and team collaborations
• RW Elephant | for event rental companies

ACCOUNTING

• Quickbooks
• Square Invoice* | for getting paid

STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

• Styled Stock Society* | for pretty pictures for social media and other projects

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education

FOR WEDDING AND EVENT PLANNERS

• LVL Academy

* Heads up! Items marked with an asterisk are affiliate links. This means that if you purchase an item using this link, I may earn a commission (at no extra cost to you).  I only recommend products that I love.