When it comes to working on or building a website these days, as a VA you need to have a good understanding of WordPress! WordPress has become the most popular and widely used content management system (CMS). It's amazingly flexible - you can build any kind of site you could dream of with it and make it look any way you wish. That being said, there is a more techy feel to it, and it can be ... Read on
Tools
Collaborative Virtual Whiteboard
A graphic speaks a thousand words, and scribbling what's in your head can help you make sense of your thoughts or deliver the message you're trying to convey. Miro is a visual collaboration tool and it has been a "gold nugget find" for the Thought Penny team. We use it to map websites, display organisation charts, plan client journeys before we automate them, and brainstorm during marketing ... Read on
CRM with Automation, Appointments, EDMs, Sales Pipeline and More
Keap Pro is an all-in-one sales, marketing and customer relationship management platform, and seriously, your new best friend. The key word we want you to keap, uh, keep in mind here is automation... because Keap Pro is the master of it! So, while you can choose how hands-on you want it to be, when used to its full potential, it’s a platform designed to take the hard yards out of everything ... Read on
Chrome Browser Extensions
We’ve gathered a list of our most useful Google's Chrome browser extensions that are used daily by the Thought Penny team. These extensions save time (and tab space!) and help you minimise the steps involved in completing ongoing, often repetitive tasks. LinkedIn Add the LinkedIn extension to Google Chrome (if you’re using Chrome as your default web browser) so you get notified ... Read on
Free Email Signature Generator
The average office worker sends 40 emails per day. That’s 40 opportunities to market yourself and your business in those individual emails you send, every single day. A lot of people treat their email signatures like an afterthought, which we think, is a real missed opportunity. Coding an email signature can be hard right? WRONG. The HubSpot Email Signature Generator is ... Read on
Cloud Productivity & Collaboration Suite
Superior to Microsoft 365 in so many ways that we’ve dedicated a channel in the Thought Penny Slack account. Google Workspace plans provide: ... Read on