6 different software tools I use to manage my side hustles today
Never in history could people manage 10+ different side hustles simultaneously as a one man/woman show. It’s only possible today thanks to technology, which is why I propose the question: why wouldn’t you be using as many software tools as possible to streamline and automate your businesses?
Many of these tools are free or come with free plans that are enough to automate, or in some cases, manage an entire side hustle so you can do other things with your time.
Giving rise to the phenomenon known as the ‘lazy entrepreneur,’ many online hustlers are only spending two or three hours per week on their side hustles thanks to these different software tools and systems.
I am personally working on joining the ranks of lazy entrepreneurs, and I am relying heavily on software to get there. Although I use more than just these six different tools, here are my critically important software products I use almost daily in my online operation:
6 Software Tools to Embed in Your Business
Canva: I use Canva to create cohesive branding across my entire online network, from the gig images that I use to sell my Fiverr services, to the Instagram Highlight covers I use to sell books and online courses. I use Canva to make YouTube thumbnails, website graphics, and a slew of other critically important assets that live online forever. The more effort you put into your initial online branding, the longer it’s going to do the selling for you, months from now, without you having to put in any of the work.
SoundStripe: Video is the most effective form on content consumed online right now, which is why I put a lot of time into creating quality short and long-form videos across my channels. I use SoundStripe to access royalty-free music for all my YouTubes, as well as my longer TikToks and other spin-off video content. Since video content drives nearly 90% of my sales, I am willing to pay for software that makes it as powerful as possible.
Riverside.fm: Riverside is by far the best video-conferencing software you can use for things like podcast interviews and online webinars. Since each user downloads their original audio/video locally, it produces the best quality content afterwards. I use Riverside.fm for all my podcasts, which I repurpose as YouTube videos (recycling content is a huge part of my online social media strategy).
Bookbolt: I have started investing heavily into passive income as of this year, which is why I have been using Bookbolt more often. Bookbolt makes it easy to learn about trending topics in the world of books (on Amazon), in addition to providing book, workbook, puzzles, and coloring book templates. Listing these one-off products on Amazon, after a while, generates passive income you don’t have to worry about managing in the future.
Creaitor.ai: Although I do not rely on AI to write my blogs (at the time of writing this), it can be a helpful tool to assign out to your team if they must do a lot of mundane writing. AI can get a bare-bones structure down for longer content, but does still require a human to go back in and fix it. I do find it improves completion times for my business partner as she manages the more administrative side of my business.
Flodesk: Flodesk is where I host all my online conversion forms, email templates, and newsletter templates. To me, it’s far more superior than MailChimp, mainly because it has a simpler dashboard layout with more aesthetic templates. Branding is very important for my product offerings, and I find that Flodesk is the best email management software for that task today.
Technology Can Be Your Business Partner
This is only a fraction of the software products I leverage in my day-to-day business. Still, I behoove you to check out these different tools and figure out how you can embed them into your business. I believe we are only at the forefront of what’s going to be possible with automation in the years to come. The days of hunching over a desk for 80+ hours per week are, thankfully, coming to an end.