MY FAVOURITE
TOOLS + RESOURCES
Hi, I'm Karen!
As a VA Coach and Mentor, it is my job to help you learn how to become a VA and how to start working with clients confidently.
I love sharing my favourite tools and resources with others and now you can find it all in one easy-to-find place. This page will house my fave programs, apps, systems, and experts. If I love it and use it in my business, you’ll find it here!
These are just some of the tools I teach VAs how to use in my VA Kickstarter Course and during my 1:1 power hour sessions. If you are interesting in learning more about how to build your business using tools and programs like these, click the button to find out how.
Quick Disclosure: Some of these links happen to be affiliate links which means when you click the link to purchase something on this page, it won’t cost you more but I may receive a commission for sharing this with you. Which is great, because I was going to share it with you anyway!
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LASTPASS
This handy tool allows you to (or your client) to store and share your passwords securely with your team, without revealing your password.
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ASANA
Asana is a project management system that you can use to organize your workload and business as well as your clients’ businesses.
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G-SUITE
Google’s email platform for businesses that comes with the Google Suite of apps like Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and more enabling you to collaborate with your team.
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GOOGLE DRIVE
Securely store your files, back-up your data, share with clients, and have the ability to access them on any device that has an internet connection. It makes things so easy!
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PLANOLY
Planoly acts as a visual planner for Instagram, so you can use it to plan your feed in no time. Plus impressive story templates, filters, a hashtag stash, as well as analytics.
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TAILWIND
Tailwind is a Pinterest and Instagram scheduler and analytics tool. If Pinterest is a platform you use in your social media strategy, this is the tool for you!
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KAREN'S INSTAGRAM AUDIT CHECKLIST
This is your ultimate Instagram Audit Checklist to get you on the right track towards social media goodness for both you and your clients. You’ll know exactly what next steps to take.
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KAREN'S SOCIAL MEDIA
CONTENT PLANNER
Because staring at a blank piece of paper is a hard place to start, this will help save a bunch of time and take the guesswork out of what you need to post, why and when!
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ZOOM
Zoom can be used to host video meetings, host webinars, and collaborate on projects. It also gives you the ability to record your calls, so that they can be shared.
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LOOM
Need an easy-to-use screen recorder? Create videos for your course, record a personal welcome message to onboard your client, or use it for a demo video on your socials.
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DUBSADO
Dubsado is a business management solution created to streamline your business by combining communication, automation, integration, reporting, and scheduling.
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VOXER
Voxer is a communication tool known as a walkie talkie app that allows you to communicate with clients securely in real time through voice messaging. It’s a gamechanger!
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BLUEHOST
Bluehost is one of the internet’s largest web hosting services. An affordable hosting option that is perfect for beginners and advanced developers alike.
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KAJABI
Kajabi is a powerful online marketing platform that can be used to set-up your course or membership, manage your email marketing and so much more.
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BLUCHIC
Bluechic offers beautiful and professional feminine WordPress themes and design templates for every business stage to instantly elevate your biz and online presence.
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CHRISTIANA NICOLE
A former VA Kickstarter student, Christiana shares her expertise through power hour sessions, website strategy sessions, branding & website design services for VAs & biz owners.
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ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD
A creative’s favourite tools. This is a suite of graphic design tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, After Effects and so many more creative tools.
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CANVA
This easy-to-use program is perfect for designing on-brand content, social media posts, templates and any graphics you would want to create for your business.
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KATE MAX STOCK
With thousands of styled images, KateMaxStock is the largest styled stock library of its kind & your secret for gorgeous branding in a cinch and saving your time.
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CREATIVE MARKET
Bring your creative projects to life with over 3 million unique fonts, graphics, themes, photos, and templates designed by independent creators around the world.
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CONVERTKIT
An email marketing solution for small businesses to grow their audience and turn their email subscribers into paying customers.
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INTERACT QUIZ
Interact is a tool for creating online quizzes that generate leads, segment your audience, and drive traffic to your website.
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THE COLLECTIVE MILL
EMAIL EMPRESS COURSE
Learn how to build an email list of raving fans & turn them into customers.
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XERO
SOFTWARE
Xero is online accounting software for small business that let’s you share access to your latest business numbers with your team, accountant and bookkeeper. I use it for my biz and love it!
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BALANCE TAX ACCOUNTANTS
Overcoming your fear of finances opens up a world of freedom for your business. Always meet with your accountant when starting and growing your business. I recommend Diana Todd!
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FINANCIAL PLANNING SPREADSHEET
Knowing your numbers and getting your financial structure set up properly from the beginning is essential. This spreadsheet is the perfect resource you need when setting up your business from the start up phase and beyond.
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MASTERCLASS ON PRICES & PACKAGES
Wondering how much to charge as a Virtual Assistant? This JUICY Masterclass will give you all of the right information so that you can confidently start charging the right rate to the right clients, and getting paid for it.
MORE OF MY FAVOURITE TOOLS COMING SOON - STAY TUNED!
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CASEY FENTON FROM INTEGRA INSURANCE BROKERS
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EASY LEGAL TEMPLATES
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RIZ OF FOUNDD LEGAL
LEGAL CONTRACTS
AUSTRALIAN
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BRITTANY RATELLE
LEGAL CONTRACTS
UNITED STATES
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VA KICKSTARTER
COURSE
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SOCIAL MEDIA MANGEMENT
MINI COURSE
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FROM ENQUIRY
TO ONBOARDING
MINI COURSE
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GMAIL MANAGEMENT & ORGANISATION TIPS AND TRICKS MINI COURSE
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DANIELLE READ
READCITY WRITING
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CHANTELLE DAVISON
VA COPY COLLEGE
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