When you’re creating anything online there are tons of resources to help you, many free: fonts, stock images, help with typography, color, etc.
(Our team at Aligned Online is also here to help you create anything you might need. Just get in touch.)
Here are some resources we’ve used and can recommend:
(some are partner links)
Domain Registration:
WordPress Hosting:
- WPEngine (where we host)
- SiteGround
Market Research:
Templates, Guidelines:
- AO Customer Experience Funnel
- AO Marketing Playbook Worksheet
- AO Online Presentation Checklist
- Opt-in Offer Template – Checklist in MS Word from Aligned Online
- Online Audit – Google Sheet Template to keep track of what services you’re paying for
- https://sproutsocial.com/insights/social-media-character-counter/
Design Tools:
- Canva
- Logofox
- myecovermaker.com
- placeit.net
- mockupworld.co (Photoshop files)
- Moo (online printing – business cards, etc.)
Forms, Surveys:
- Typeform
- Woofu – Forms Gallery (owned by SurveyMonkey)
- SurveyMonkey starts at $384/yr. Woofu is $169.
- Google Forms
Stock Images:
- http://htmlcolorcodes.com/resources/ultimate-guide-to-free-stock-photos (reviews some good free options)
- http://htmlcolorcodes.com/resources/how-to-search-for-images-by-color
- https://unsplash.com (My go-to source for great free photos)
- http://makerbook.net/stock-photos (tech and startup focused)
- https://pixabay.com
- https://www.pexels.com
- https://stocksnap.io
- http://isorepublic.com
- https://google.com/images (Click on Tools, then Size, and select Large)
Icons, Emoji for Facebook:
- http://fontawesome.io/icons/
- https://icons8.com/line-awesome
- https://iconfinder.com
- http://emojipedia.org/facebook/
Fonts, Typography:
- https://fonts.google.com
- https://www.typewolf.com/google-fonts
- https://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design-tips/best-free-fonts-for-designers-1233380
- https://typ.io
Color Palettes:
- https://paletton.com
- https://color.adobe.com
- https://colormind.io
- https://www.canva.com/color-palette/ (pulls from an image)
- https://hue.tools (mixes colors)
Payments & Shopping:
- https://stripe.com
- https://snappycheckout.com (checkout pop-ups for Stripe, 2% per sale, max of 50¢)
Miscellaneous Tools & Troubleshooting:
- https://gtmetrix.com (See why your site is slow.)
- https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/ (page speed insights)
- http://iloveadaptive.com (See what your site looks like on different screens.)
- https://www.whatsmydns.net (See if your website is connected properly.)
- https://broadbandnow.com (See what broadband options you have.)
- https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/sharing (see what FB shows when you share a link)
- https://www.facebook.com/ads/tools/text_overlay (Test for 20% text overlay rule.)
Click here for a list of the apps and tools we use at Aligned Online.
