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Get to Know Your Team
Let’s skip the awkward part.
Icebreaker is a free collection of over 200 icebreaker questions you can use to start any team meeting or gathering.
It’s 100% free and a great way to get to know your team. #BreakThatIce
Marketing Examples
We think you’re gonna like this one. It’s a fresh tool, so give it some time.
“It’s like Dribbble for Marketers.”
‘Marketing Examples’ features real-world marketing examples from successful companies.
Up Your Customer Service Game
If you’re looking for an easy to use and efficient live chat software, look no further.
Enter Live Chat.
You can have Live Chat up and running on your site in no time. Seriously.
The UI is great and the features are plentiful. Give it a try.
Get That Email
Cold outreach is alive and well. When we need to track down that impossible email, we use Hunter.io.
The ‘Domain Search’ lists all the people working in a company with their name and email address found on the web. With 200+ million email addresses indexed, effective search filters and scoring, it’s the most powerful email-finding tool ever created.
Give it a try and get up to 50 searches for free per month.
A Shared Space for Meetings
Fireflies automatically records your meetings and organizes your team’s knowledge in one place.
All you have to do is connect your calendar, include a dial-in number and capture away. Fireflies integrates with over 15+ leading providers.
There’s a free version with enough features to be dangerous.
Be Heard
Videos with captions get 15% more shares and 26% more CTA clickthroughs.
Enter Quicc.
Quicc’s caption engine automatically transcribes and burns captions onto your videos. We dig!
Sign up for free today.
Show up. Hit Record.
SquadCast is about making it easier for you and your guests to spend time having meaningful conversations without compromising quality in a remote conversation.
No installs, plugins, or extensions.
If you’re involved with podcasting at all, we highly recommend checking this tool out.
Your New SEO Tool
If you’re looking for a tool to grow your search traffic, research your competitors and monitor your niche, Ahrefs will be your new best friend.
Whether you’re looking for backlink opportunities, low-hanging content ideas, or competitive analysis Ahrefs has it all.
There’s a reason why top SEO and marketing experts like Brian Dean use Ahrefs.
Give it a try for a week for only $7. That’s less than 2 Pumpkin Spice Lattes from Starbucks.
Freelance Calculator
Here’s one for all you freelancers and side hustlers.
This freelance calculator reverse engineers your pricing structure by asking your desired income.
It’s simple and free to use. Give it a try.
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