12 essential apps I use to run my coaching & creator business

The platforms, apps and tools I use as a coach, mentor, consultant, and creator save me 15+ hours a week.
In this video, I rate and review what I’m using to build my website, host courses, manage a community, sell digital products, monetise a newsletter, check web analytics, send email, do video calls, manage my calendar, track my time, message clients, take notes, virtual whiteboard, edit video and keep on top of bookkeeping. (Phew!)
I’ll also talk about an AI assistant, and the challenging of choosing privacy-focused software over more mainstream platforms. Plus, I’ll tell you why I’ve never liked Slack (sorry, Slack).
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:56 Website, courses, community, digital products (Podia)
03:10 Newsletter/blog (Ghost)
04:12 Analytics (Plausible)
04:39 Cloud Documents & email (Google Workspace)
05:41 Scheduling (Calendly)
06:09 Time-tracking (Toggl Track)
06:37 Communication (Slack & Signal)
07:36 Note-taking (Roam Research)
08:47 AI Assistant (ChatGPT)
10:11 Visual collaboration (Miro)
11:11 Video editing (Descript)
11:51 Bookkeeping (Accountable)
12:42 Monthly cost & recommendations
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Accountable: www.accountable.de/en/r/?ref=...
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If we haven’t met yet, my name is Adam. I'm a strategy coach, fiction writer, ambient musician, aspiring marathon runner, and a tired-but-happy parent. I'm also the founder of Evenly Distributed.
In previous lives, I was a nonprofit executive director (European Journalism Centre), a chief of product (Storyful), a communications director (Sourcefabric), a producer and curator (Transmediale, AV Festival, Dott, Northern Lights), a blogger (no chance you're getting a link for that), a bar manager, a teacher of autistic adults, and an eBay hustler.
These days I’m on an urgent mission to use my listening and writing powers to help others build and discover a more equitable future.
Thanks for watching! x

[@davethomas6485]

Great video really informative. Well done definitely food for thought.

[@evenly_distributed]

Much appreciated!

[@HenryLeonhard]

Thank you, helps me alot!
Oder auch: Dankeschön 😄

[@evenly_distributed]

Bitte schön! You're welcome, and thanks for stopping by. 😊