Resources

Before you’re ready for a custom build.

The tools and communities I’d point you to first.

Most founders don’t need a custom platform yet. They need a handful of good tools, a few patient communities, and time to outgrow the stack on purpose. This is the list I share when someone asks what I’d recommend before the conversation about ownership even makes sense.

When these tools stop adding up to a system, that’s when we talk.

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Communities worth joining

Where the work gets easier to keep doing.

Before the tool stack even comes up, these are the rooms worth being in. The first one is mine — a free space where I’m actively teaching — and the other two are teachers I genuinely trust.

Featured community

Built With Tiff

Built With Tiff is my free Skool community for multi-passionate people who want to use AI to build a life and business that actually fits them. Inside, I share practical AI tutorials, build-alongs, chart-informed strategy, and structure for brains with too many ideas and not enough systems.

Why it leads
AI tutorials, build-alongs, chart-informed strategy, and structure for multi-passionate brains.
Best fit
People with big ideas who want practical tools, more follow-through, and a business that fits how they are wired.

I would love for you to join me inside and start building with AI in a way that feels more usable, more human, and more sustainable.

Grow With Evelyn

Grow With Evelyn is led by a strong teacher — knowledgeable, grounded, and genuinely good at making the business-building process feel manageable. She focuses on selling online and building a Skool community, and the community she's created reflects that energy. I send people here when they want steady, supportive guidance without the usual hustle pressure.

Your First 5K by Arlan

This is a beginner-friendly resource for freelancers and creatives who want their first real, consistent income online. It's gentle and realistic — no pressure to go from zero to six figures overnight. I recommend it to anyone who's just getting started and wants steady guidance that actually meets them where they are.

Tools I’d recommend

A stepping-stone stack — not the whole answer.

These are the tools I actually use and point people toward when a custom build is more than the situation calls for. Pick the one that unblocks you today. When you’ve outgrown two or three of them at once, that’s usually the signal.

Featured tool

ClickUp

ClickUp is where I keep everything organized when my brain has too many tabs open. I use it for my own business and for client work — tasks, notes, projects, all in one place. The AI features are genuinely the most useful I've seen built into a project management tool, and that's not something I say lightly.

Why it leads
It sets the tone for the page: practical, thoughtful, and built around relief instead of noise.
Best fit
Founders who need one place to keep their moving parts from turning into mental clutter.

A strong all-in-one home for tasks, notes, project planning, and day-to-day execution.

Courses + Checkouts

Skool

Skool is one of my favorite platforms for building a membership or community-based offer. It's clean, easy to navigate, and doesn't pull you into social-feed noise the way other platforms do. I reach for it when I want a space where the community is the point, not the algorithm.

Email Marketing

FG Funnels

FG Funnels is an all-in-one marketing tool that covers email marketing, social media management, website building, and funnels — all with templates that actually look good. I find it genuinely fun to build with, which isn't something I say about most tools. The owners are engaged and responsive, and you can accomplish a lot without bouncing between platforms.

Courses + Checkouts

Teachery

Teachery is one of the cleanest, most aesthetically pleasing course platforms I've used, and I picked it up on a lifetime deal. When someone wants to launch a course without spending a week inside settings menus, this is where I send them. The founders are solid people, and it shows in how the product is built.

Courses + Checkouts

ThriveCart

When I need one place for checkouts, funnels, and course delivery without another monthly subscription, I use ThriveCart. It's straightforward to set up, and the lifetime license means I'm not adding another line item to the stack. Good fit if you're selling digital products or courses and want it contained in one tool.

Analytics

Metricool

Metricool is my go-to for social scheduling and analytics. I use it to stay consistent with posting and, more importantly, to actually see what's working. The analytics dashboard is the best I've found for getting a clear picture of performance across platforms without having to dig through each one separately.

Email Marketing

MailerLite

MailerLite is my email marketing recommendation for service providers and creators who want something clean and straightforward. I've used other platforms, and while Flodesk has its appeal visually, I've run into enough deliverability issues to make MailerLite my default. It does the job well without unnecessary complexity.

CRM + Operations

Moxie CRM

Moxie is my preferred CRM — I've used Dubsado, and Moxie wins on both features and ease of use. Proposals, invoices, time tracking, and client messaging all live in one place, so you can stay organized without constantly asking yourself where something is. Good fit for service providers who want their client management to feel contained and simple.

CRM + Operations

Airtable

Airtable sits somewhere between a spreadsheet and a database — you can link records, create different views of the same data, and build in some light automation without writing any code. I use it when a spreadsheet feels too flat but a full database is more than the situation calls for. It's solid for content planning, client tracking, launches, or anything that needs both structure and flexibility.

Team Documentation

Trainual

Trainual is where I point teams that need one reliable place to document how things get done. Onboarding guides, playbooks, role ownership — it keeps documentation organized and actually usable instead of buried in a folder no one opens. If you're building a team or trying to stop re-explaining the same processes, this is worth looking at.

AI + Build

Lovable

Lovable is where I go when I want to build something and get it deployed fast. I use AI coding tools across several platforms, but Lovable is the one I reach for when speed and simplicity matter — you just chat with it, describe what you want, and it builds. The deployment process is straightforward enough that it doesn't slow you down or become its own project.

When the stack stops adding up

If the stack still isn’t working, that’s the conversation.

The moment these tools stop adding up to a system, the next move is owning one. No pitch — a real conversation about what you’re running and whether something custom would actually help.