Best Agency and Freelancer Resources
wrote this 7 months ago in General
When a new member signs up for our community, we ask them to share their favorite resource they use in their business.
Below is a list of the best apps, tools, training and more – chosen and ranked by real agency owners and freelancers.
I'll try to keep this list updated, so please post your favorite resources in the comments below (along with a short review of what makes it great).
Below is a list of the best apps, tools, training and more – chosen and ranked by real agency owners and freelancers.
I'll try to keep this list updated, so please post your favorite resources in the comments below (along with a short review of what makes it great).
Best Training Programs
- Best for Finding Clients: Endless Clients
- Best for Raising Your Rate: Double Your Freelancing Rate
- Best for SEO agencies: Next Level
- Best for Group Coaching: Group Coaching by Jonathan Stark
- Best for Client Sales: Fox Sales Legends
Best Job Sites for Agencies and Freelancers
- Best Overall: Referral Newsletter by Folyo
- Best Large Job Site: Indeed
- Best Social Impact: Design Gigs for Good
- Best for Freelancers That Hate Client Management: Toptal
- Best for LinkedIn: LinkedIn ProFinder
Best Business Blogs for Agencies
- Best for Agencies: Folyo
- Best for Freelancers: Double Your Freelancing
- Best for WFH: Location Rebel
- Best for Upwork: Freelance To Win
- Best for Agency Management: Sakas and Company
- Best YouTube Channel: The Futur
Best Design Blogs for Agencies
- Best for Landing Page Inspiration: Land-book
- Best for Branding Campaign Inspiration: Mindsparkle Mag
- Best for Typography Inspiration: Typewolf
- Best for Design Inspiration: Eye on Design
- Best for Curated Design Articles: Sidebar
- Best for New Tools: Dense Discovery
- Best for Trending Tech: Trends.co
- Best YouTube Channel: Flux Academy
Best Project Management Apps for Agencies and Freelancers
- Best Overall: Slack
- Best for Large Teams: Teamwork
- Best for Ease of Use: Trello
- Best Time-Tracking App: Noko
- Best All-in-One Tool for Freelancers: And.co
- Best Forecasting App for Freelancers: Cushion
- Best for SOPs and Notes: Notion
Best Design Tools and Services
- Best Overall: Figma
- Best for No Code Design: Webflow
- Best for Fast Graphics: Canva
- Best for Quick UI Testing: evrybo
- Best for User Flows: Miro
- Best for Prototyping: ProtoPie
- Best for Usability Interviews: User Interviews
- Best White Label WordPress Hosting: Flywheel
Best Legal Services and Tools
- Best Company Formation in the US:
- Best for Company Formation in the UK: 1st Formations
- Best Business Insurance in the US:
- Best for Business Insurance in the UK: With Jack
- Best Electronic Signature App: DocSketch
- Best for Sending Money Abroad: TransferWise
Best Stock Design and Photo Marketplaces
- Best Overall: Creative Market
- Best Free Option: Free Design Resources
- Best for Free Icons: The Noun Project
- Best for Free Photos: Unsplash
- Best for Email Templates: Stripo
Books Recommendations for Agencies and Freelancers
- Best Book on Sales: Demand Side Sales
- Best Book on Starting a Freelance Business: Go Freelance
- Best Book on Remote Work: Deep Work
- Best Book on Service Design: Thinking in Services
- Best Book on Personal Branding: Full Time You
- Best Book on Design Principles: Ten Principles of Good Design
- Best Book on Branding: The "22 Immutable Laws of Branding"
- Best Book on Copywriting: Breakthrough Advertising
Agree with any of the recommendations above? Disagree?
Post below and let me know!
Discussion
Shay
7 months ago
Also, check out our resource database: MakeStuffUp.Info. From Ideation to Development & Testing, the site currently has 300+ resources, helping designers & non-technical entrepreneurs build faster with less.
If you have any feedback or question, please do reach out to me directly. 🤗