7 SOFTWARE TOOLS TO CONSIDER BEFORE CREATING YOUR ONLINE BUSINESS

7 Software Tools for your Online Business

About Daren Denholm

Daren has the energy of a 5-year-old with an Organisational Psychology degree and a business card..

Published November 18, 2020

GET TO KNOW YOUR ONLINE BUSINESS TOOLS

My husband always invested in software tools. I could not understand this seemingly pointless consumption until I created my own online business. I was a Speech Therapist and my husband was a Memory Specialist. We had so much to teach and share with the world! In my mind, an online business was the solution! How hard could it actually be? We are ten years down the line now and we are still learning and figuring things out about this ever-changing virtual world! I still use all the software tools he brought and it has saved me a lot of time, money and frustration.

INVIDEO for your Online Business

InVideo is a great tool which allows you to create exciting videos using pre-made templates as well as blank templates. Video creation forms an integral part of your online business. Please have a look at the article ‘5 Areas That May Be Out Of Your Comfort Zone When Creating Your Online Business’ to find out more. The videos you create can be used as part of your product creation as well as for marketing purposes. Examples of video templates available are:

  • Bite – Size Ads
  • Video Testimonials
  • Intro/Outro
  • Listicles
  • Posters

DOODLY for your Online Business

Doodly is one of those brilliant software tools for anyone looking to delve into animation. It provides templates that any layperson to create wonderfully animated explainer videos. The user does not have to be technologically savvy nor design savvy. The program does it all for you! The doodle sketches can be done on the following backgrounds”

  • Greenboard
  • Blackboard
  • Whiteboard
  • Glassboard 

TOONLY for your Online Business

With the help of Toonly, the user can create an animated explainer video. The videos are creative, captivating and professional. Everyone loves a good story! You do not have to be technologically nor design savvy. The program is extremely user friendly and anyone can use it. Examples of how the Toonly can help your online business are:

  • the videos Inform and educate
  • the videos simplify complicated subject matter
  • the videos reduce support calls
  • the videos are memorable

VISME’ for your Online Business

Visme’ is a content and collaboration platform. The user can create professional and branded content. Anyone from any walk of life can use Visme’. Examples of what the user can create are:

  • Presentations 
  • Infographics
  • Documents (reports, plans, proposals, resumes, cover letters etc)
  • Printables (posters, flyers, menus, magazine covers etc)
  • Web Graphics
  • Social Graphics

STENCIL for your Online Business

Stencil is one of those really great graphic design software tools. It is very easy and quick to use. Stencil has the following on offer:

  • 4800000+ stock images
  • 1150+ amazing templates
  • 100000+ quotes
  • 3100000+icons and graphics 
  • Plus a whole lot more!

SCRIVENER for your Online Business

Scrivener is a perfect tool for writers of all types. It provides writers with everything they need to start writing and continue writing. It is important to note that Scrivener does not tell a person HOW to write. It suits the needs of the following persons:

  • Best-selling novelists
  • Screenwriters
  • Non-fiction writers
  • Students
  • Academics
  • Lawyers
  • Journalists

TEXTMETRICS for your Online Business

I am currently writing this article using Textmetrics software. Textmetrics helps the user to make his website content SEO proof. This results in higher search engine rankings. Textmetrics will analyse your content and help you optimise the content for maximum result in the search engine rankings.  

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