{"id":6504,"date":"2019-04-29T08:52:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T15:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/logmyhours.com\/blog\/?p=6504"},"modified":"2019-04-30T09:53:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T16:53:57","slug":"essential-tools-for-bootstrappers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/logmyhours.com\/blog\/essential-tools-for-bootstrappers\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Tools for Bootstrappers"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; 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time tracking, invoices, expenses, great for teams and freelancers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rescuetime.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RescueTime<\/a> &#8211; track how much time you are spending on websites, or with tools.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clubhouse.io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ClubHouse<\/a> &#8211; product management tool.\u00a0\u00a0Similar to Trello but so much better.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freedcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freedcamp<\/a> &#8211; simple product management, todo list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brain.fm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brain.fm<\/a> &#8211; AI created music to help keep you productive. Works great with headphones and when you really want to focus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoho.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zoho<\/a> &#8211; e-mail tool[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<div class=\"lvca-heading lvca-style3 lvca-aligncenter \" ><h3 class=\"lvca-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SaaSWebsite_Tools\"><\/span>SaaS\/Website Tools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/div>[vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/machmetrics.com\/\">Mach Metrics<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0continually monitors the speed of your website<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saberfeedback.com\/\">Saber Feedback<\/a> &#8211; collecting feedback from users<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keen.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keen<\/a> &#8211; event tracking<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tidio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tidio<\/a> &#8211; chat widget for your website<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/placeit.net\/\">Placeit<\/a> &#8211; create mockup images on multiple devices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.screely.com\/\">Screely<\/a> &#8211; Turn screenshots into mockups with a browser window outline.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.profitwell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ProfitWell<\/a> &#8211; monitor monthly recurring revenue (MRR) and Churn<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stripe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stripe<\/a> &#8211; payment processor, great API, easy to use.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<div class=\"lvca-heading lvca-style3 lvca-aligncenter \" ><h3 class=\"lvca-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dev_Tools\"><\/span>Dev Tools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/div>[vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jetbrains.com\/phpstorm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PhpStorm<\/a> &#8211; hands down the best IDE if you are working with PHP. Works great with Symfony and Laravel<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ionicframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ionic<\/a> &#8211; build cross-platform apps (and PWAs) with 1 code base. Primally with Angular but now also supporting React and VueJS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/code.visualstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visual Studio Code<\/a> &#8211; great for working with Ionic (any many others, but I&#8217;ve only used it for Ionic)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Web Services<\/a> &#8211; web hosting<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bitbucket.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitbucket<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Github\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; Git Repo[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<div class=\"lvca-heading lvca-style3 lvca-aligncenter \" ><h3 class=\"lvca-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Social_Media\"><\/span>Social Media<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/div>[vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canva<\/a> &#8211; create images formatted for various social media platforms<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unsplash<\/a> &#8211; large collection of royalty free images[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<div class=\"lvca-heading lvca-style3 lvca-aligncenter \" ><h3 class=\"lvca-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Content_Creation\"><\/span>Content Creation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/div>[vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/blog-planner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blog Planner<\/a> &#8211; a simple writing tool I created on the side to help plan out my blog articles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammarly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grammarly<\/a> &#8211; tool to improve your writing. 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