50 Essential Websites, Apps, Resources, and Tools for Creators

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I’m a total course junkie, online tool and resource junkie. If there’s a shortcut way to do something that will help me with my business, I am all for it!

I spent years finding the best tools, websites, and apps to use for my company. Every time I’d find a gem, I’d pocket it in my bookmarks on my computer. And while I don’t use every single tool daily, I definitely use them regularly to help me:

• Save time
• Save headache
• Make more money

If you’re looking for websites, tools, and resources to help you transform your creative business, this list is what you’re looking for.

Let’s get to it.

50 Underrated Websites, Apps, Resources, and Tools You Want

1. Speedwrite — best article rewriter I’ve found
2. Jarvis AI — use AI to write anything
3. 10 Minute Mail — beat spam by using an exploding email address
4. Unscreen — background eraser
5. Custom Cursor — lets you change your cursor to fun characters like Tom and Jerry.
6. Name Snack — business name generator
7. Stationian — a bookmark manager you can share with anyone
8. The Hive Index — find a new online community to join’
9. Linkz.AI — link with a smart preview
10. Starter Story — read the success stories of startup businesses
11. Deck Deck Go — open source editor presentation tool
12. Shortform — get summaries of books
13. Booklets.io — the free version of Shortform (book summaries)
14. Claritynotes — YouTube notetaking
15. PromoTab — free tool to test if your emails are going to the Promotions folder of your recipients
16. 100DaysofNoCode — 100-day no code challenge to learn how to build apps and websites through no code
17. Monkeytype — find out how fast you type, challenge your friends with typing tests and more
18. Wayback Machine — check out the archived version of websites (i.e. check what a site looked like 5 years ago, etc.)
19. Freezing Cam — freeze your camera in different online meetings
20. Cofinds — pitch your idea in 200 characters or less to find co-founders for your company
21. Tella TV chrome extension— records yourself and your screen for video presentations
22. Glorify Mockups — simple product mockups
23. BTW — curated list of 250 marketing tools
24. Founder Resources — a list of founder and startup resources
25. Creator fund mini directory — my Medium story with 8 Creator funds and creator programs to join for free money (grants), tools, and resources
26. Surfer free outline generator — AI-generated outline
27. Murf.AI — voiceover if you don’t want to use your own voice
28. My Color Space — branding, interior design, creative, whatever you want..type in a hex code and get color palettes to choose from for creative projects
29. Udemy — free and paid courses to take to level up your skills
30. Email Tuna — free, spy on brand emails
31. AppSumo — like Amazon but for SAAS products/tools
32. Forest — free productivity tracker
33. Unroll — manage your overflowing email inbox
34. Lastpass — manage all your passwords in one place
35. Tokboard — trending Tik Tok songs for your Tik Tok videos
36. Beacons.AI — build a one-page free website where your links live
37. Sleeptown — helps to ensure you get enough sleep nightly
38. Grammarly — quick, easy way to check your documents for errors in grammar and spelling
39. Google Docs Voice Typing — use dictation to write your articles or blog posts
40. Kapwing — bunch of tools for creatives like a meme maker, video editor, add or remove music from videos, trim and convert video, etc
41. Linktree — a Beacons.AI alternative, one-page website for your links
42. Milkshake — like Linktree and Beacons
43. Loom — create videos from your computer using their extension
44. Pexels stock video — free stock videos
45. Marketmuse — AI content planning (this one is really genius)
46. Clara for Creators — directory of brand deals (including payment amounts)
47. Letterhunt — discover amazing newsletters
48. Warmer — generate personalized emails in seconds
49. Microcopy — free, headlines, slogans, and more to help you write copy
50. Builtwith Chrome extension — spy on plugins, tools and apps that websites are using

How did I come up with this list?

Mostly from one place, Tik Tok!

I’m addicted to the platform if you can’t tell by all the Tik Tok Medium stories I publish.

While most of the tools come from Tik Tok, many come right from my bookmarks tab, where I’ve stowed away my favorite tools found from articles on the web. I figure it would be easy to roundup some of the best websites on the app and put it all in one place for you.

Did I miss any?

What are your favorite underrated websites?