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My favorite free bootstrapping tools that I use in all my projects

Zencastr Trello Slack Reddit Medium MailChimp Hugo GitHub Pocket Firebase
  1. High Fidelity Podcasting
    Zencastr - Great to record sound and video when interviewing or speaking with guests.

    #Podcast Tools #Podcast Hosting #Podcasts 31 social mentions

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    Infinitely flexible. Incredibly easy to use. Great mobile apps. It's free. Trello keeps track of everything, from the big picture to the minute details.
    Pricing:
    • Freemium
    • Free Trial
    • $12.5 / Monthly (Per user - Business Class)
    Trello - Great to organize your ideas or to keep track of your project tasks.

    #Project Management #Task Management #Productivity 231 social mentions

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    A messaging app for teams who see through the Earth!
    Slack - No surprise here I guess! It's probably the most used chatting tool for companies.

    #Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Chat 208 social mentions

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    Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Get a constantly updating feed of breaking news, fun stories, pics, memes, and videos just for you.
    Reddit - It's a great tool to do market research, advertise your projects and collect feedback from potential users.

    #Social Networks #Social Network #Forums 3294 social mentions

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    Welcome to Medium, a place to read, write, and interact with the stories that matter most to you.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Medium - It's a blogging tool that allows you to easily write blog posts and share them with the world.

    #Blogging #Blogging Platform #CMS 2211 social mentions

  6. MailChimp is the best way to design, send, and share email newsletters.
    Mailchimp - Super powerful tool that allows you to easily collect your user's email and stay in touch with them with target newsletters.

    #Email Marketing #Email Marketing Platforms #Email Marketing Automation 85 social mentions

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    Hugo is a general-purpose website framework for generating static web pages.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Hugo + Netlify + Github stack - This is my go-to stack to make my static websites for free. Simply putting Hugo allows you to generate good-looking websites using the only markdown. And I use Netlify together with Github to host my website. Are you interested in knowing more about this stack? Let me know in the comments.

    #Static Site Generators #Blogging #Blogging Platform 354 social mentions

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    Originally founded as a project to simplify sharing code, GitHub has grown into an application used by over a million people to store over two million code repositories, making GitHub the largest code host in the world.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Hugo + Netlify + Github stack - This is my go-to stack to make my static websites for free. Simply putting Hugo allows you to generate good-looking websites using the only markdown. And I use Netlify together with Github to host my website. Are you interested in knowing more about this stack? Let me know in the comments.

    #Code Collaboration #Git #Version Control 2043 social mentions

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    When you find something you want to view later, put it in Pocket.
    Pocket - This is like your browser favorites in steroids. You can get attribute tags to each favorite and easily search through them.

    #Bookmark Manager #Bookmarks #Note Taking 56 social mentions

  10. Firebase is a cloud service designed to power real-time, collaborative applications for mobile and web.
    Firebase - Made by the same car company as google meets they offer a big variety of tools that include: database, signup, notifications, analytics, etc...

    #Developer Tools #App Development #Backend As A Service 248 social mentions

  11. Say goodbye to phone and email tag for finding the perfect meeting time with Calendly. It's 100% free, super easy to use and you'll love our customer service.
    Calendly - Makes scheduling meetings much easier. It connects to your calendar and allows others to pick a time and a date to meet with you.

    #Appointments and Scheduling #Appointment Scheduling #Event Scheduling 115 social mentions

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    Buffer makes it super easy to share any page you're reading. Keep your Buffer topped up and we automagically share them for you through the day.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Buffer - It's a tool that allows you to schedule your social media posts.

    #Social Media Tools #Social Media Marketing #Twitter Tools 56 social mentions

  13. Record bite-sized podcasts that anyone can join ⚓
    Anchor - It's a company own by spotify that allows you to easily record podcasts and publish them on multiple platforms (spotify, apple, web, etc...).

    #Podcast Tools #Podcast Hosting #Podcast Platform 92 social mentions

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