In no particular order, these are the tools I use (most of them on a daily basis) that allow me to run multiple IM companies for the past 15 years with almost no coding, design, or graphical design ability.
Are there better tools out there than some of these? Probably. Are there cheaper or free ones, or ones with more features? Definitely. All of these tools have proven themselves valuable in the same way to me though, they allow me to focus on the things I'm good at while automating as much of the things I'm shitty at, all at comparatively low cost compared to what it would cost me without them.
So, the list...... (in no particular order)
EverNote: Ya, it’s been said here before. Just get it, trust me. It took me months to finally force myself to use it religiously, but now I I don’t know what I ever did without it. Load up your To-Do list and set priority using tags, and you’ll immediately become more productive.
Paperport: reasonably inexpensive software to scan any document or PDF into a compressed, editable format and store them for easy search and retrieval. There are probably 80 software programs out there that do the same thing, but this one is my go-to for ease of use.
FileTaxes.com – I got turned on to this by a CPA from a Big-5 accounting firm. They will send out your W-2’s and 1099’s super-cheap and on-time, and all your affiliates or vendors get a professional looking copy on-time and you spend less than you probably spent on dinner last night. No complicated software, no sitting down with a shoebox full of receipts with your $200/hr accountant on April 14th just to get a few 1099’s and W-2s out the door to avoid IRS rage, this service is simple to use and easy to setup. I've sent out probably 3000 affiliate 1099's without a hitch since switching over to this from doing it through an outside accountant.
Are there better tools out there than some of these? Probably. Are there cheaper or free ones, or ones with more features? Definitely. All of these tools have proven themselves valuable in the same way to me though, they allow me to focus on the things I'm good at while automating as much of the things I'm shitty at, all at comparatively low cost compared to what it would cost me without them.
So, the list...... (in no particular order)
EverNote: Ya, it’s been said here before. Just get it, trust me. It took me months to finally force myself to use it religiously, but now I I don’t know what I ever did without it. Load up your To-Do list and set priority using tags, and you’ll immediately become more productive.
Paperport: reasonably inexpensive software to scan any document or PDF into a compressed, editable format and store them for easy search and retrieval. There are probably 80 software programs out there that do the same thing, but this one is my go-to for ease of use.
FileTaxes.com – I got turned on to this by a CPA from a Big-5 accounting firm. They will send out your W-2’s and 1099’s super-cheap and on-time, and all your affiliates or vendors get a professional looking copy on-time and you spend less than you probably spent on dinner last night. No complicated software, no sitting down with a shoebox full of receipts with your $200/hr accountant on April 14th just to get a few 1099’s and W-2s out the door to avoid IRS rage, this service is simple to use and easy to setup. I've sent out probably 3000 affiliate 1099's without a hitch since switching over to this from doing it through an outside accountant.
