Align To Shine

Marketing meaningful education

Toolkit

The tools below are the most effective I’ve found for entrepreneurs and social enterprises to maximise online impact with ease.

I use all of these myself and can’t imagine working without them!

If you pay to try tools marked with a *, I’ll likely receive a small share of sales or account credit. You’ll pay the same great price while helping me to develop my services to deliver even greater impact.

Starred links below count as affiliate marketing ads under the Advertising Standards Authority and Committees of Advertising Practice Advertising Codes.

Unstarred links are those I won’t receive commission for if you pay to try them, but whose benefits I rely on and wouldn’t want to miss. Legal bits over!

I regularly re-evaluate and curate the products I recommend on this page.

Website

Website design and functionality services to let your work shine

*Siteground

WEBSITE Hosting

I’ve enjoyed Siteground’s fast, reliable, and secure hosting for six years. When I’ve had occasional minor issues, its customer service has been responsive, effective, and empathic.

Now you too can get 75% off hosting, free site transfer, free email, SSL, CDN, and backup.

Gandi.net

DOMAIN REGISTRATION

I rely on Gandi.net’s low-cost, straightforward domain registration, with exceptionally helpful and responsive customer service.

*Elementor

wordpress website builder

Elementor Premium drag-and-drop website builder has all the tools I need for functional and attractive WordPress website design.

*GeneratePress

WORDPRESS WEBSITE theme

GeneratePress is my WordPress theme of choice. Fast, functional, and reliable, it continues to be recommended by many WordPress experts I follow. The lifetime license is great long-term value.

*Iubenda

privacy & cookie policies

Worried about your website’s policies? Iubenda keeps them legally compliant, so you can focus on the work that matters most.

Marketing & content creation

Platforms to make compelling content creation easier

*Mailerlite

email marketing

Likely the backbone of your marketing, you need an email provider with reliable deliverability and functionality. MailerLite is the best I’ve found for small businesses, so why be a mail chump? 😉

*Editorr.ai

AI COPYEDITOR

Feel like your copy might be missing the mark but can’t find the time or budget to hire a world-class copyeditor? With Editorr’s platform you can apply the power of AI to editing your marketing copy.

Security

Top-rated computer protection

*Bitdefender

CYBERSECURITY

With ever-growing online threats, Bitdefender’s system security provides peace of mind. I’ve used it since it became Which’s top-rated cybersecurity solution.

Productivity

Tools to free focus for the work that matters most

Branding

Products to show your brand at its best

*Moo

BRANDED STATIONERY

I rely on Moo for high-quality and great-value branded business cards and stationery.

Align To Shine

Marketing meaningful education

Toolkit

Website

*Siteground

Gandi.net

*Elementor

*GeneratePress

*Iubenda

Marketing & content creation

*Mailerlite

*Editorr.ai

Security

*Bitdefender

Productivity

*RescueTime

*Boomerang

TextExpander

CleanMyMac

Dropbox

Branding

*Moo

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