Creative Founders was born out of the desire to inspire female artists and creative entrepreneurs looking to nurture their creative passion into thriving businesses. Our goal is to connect a collective of like-minded women (like you!) with the best resources to support you on your entrepreneurial journey, which is why we’ve curated this handy resources page to share some of the products and services that we know, use and love. From our free downloads, to website platforms, outsourcing, communications tools and more, these are some of our favourite resources that we hope will help you run your creative business.
Disclosure: Please note that some of the links below are affiliate links
FREE DOWNLOADS
Ultimate Hashtag Guide
Our ultimate hashtag guide for artists and creative entrepreneurs to help you grow your niche instagram audience.
The Art of the perfect blog post checklist
A handy checklist to make sure your blog posts get the attention you want and the results they deserve! Everything you need to do before and after you press publish.
SOCIAL MEDIA RESOURCES
Artist Marketing Tips Pinterest Group Board
We created this Pinterest Group Board to share the best art business content we can find on the web.
Board Booster
This tool is no longer in existance unfortunately, check out Tailwind it is a must-have!
Tailwind
We are loving Tailwind and Tailwind Tribes! We have seen our traffic shoot up since using it. Don’t forget to check out our TRIBE Artist Biz & Marketing Tips! See you there!
Planoly
Manage, plan, and schedule your Instagram posts from your computer and mobile phones. It’s so good we have just upgraded to the paid version.
Peoplemap
An Instagram Marketing tool. Influencer Analysis, List Building, Campaign Tracking, and Statistics all in one tool.
Hootsuite
Save time by managing all of your social media marketing efforts from a single dashboard…and there is a FREE version.
Email Marketing & Lead Acquisition
Convertkit
Get the automations and email marketing tools you need to grow your blog and business. We use Convertkit here at CF and love it!
Mailchimp
MailChimp provides marketing automation. Send beautiful emails, connect your e-commerce store, advertise, and build your brand.
Sumo
Sumo is a suite of free tools that can be used to grow your website’s traffic. The Sumo tools are easy to install and work on any website.
WEBSITE PLATFORMS & HOSTING
Square Space
We’ve always been fans of Squarespace for their beautiful templates and the fact that it is super super easy to use.
Shopify
A ecommerce platform that has everything you need to sell online with the flexibility to grow with your creative business.
Bluehost
Bluehost is one of the largest and most trusted web hosting services powering millions of websites. We use it here at CF too!
GoDaddy
GoDaddy makes registering Domain Names fast, simple, and affordable. We love how easy it integrates with Square Space, making it really easy to get a website live!
WordPress Themes, Photos, Fonts, Graphics, Music & More…
Envato Market
Over 3 million digital products created by a global community of designers, developers, photographers, illustrators & producers.
Etsy
We never thought to look on Etsy for branding support, but there are lots of amazing creative women hanging out there, so now it is a first port of call!
99 Designs
The #1 marketplace for graphic design, including logo design, web design and other design contests
Organization & Productivity
Google Drive
This is one tool we could not live without! We also love the mobile app so we have all our documents with us when we are on the go!
SEO & Analytics Tools
Google Analytics
A free analytics tool by Google that allows you to measure your website ROI by tracking your visits, sales and so much more.
Neil Patel
We recommend you check out Neil Patel’s website for great content on online marketing and SEO.
Photo Editing
Canva
We use Canva for our Pinterest images and banners. It is a really amazing tool that allows people with no graphic design experience to make beautiful creatives.
Pic Monkey
Editing your photos is easy with PicMonkey! Add filters, frames, text, and effects to images with our free online photo editing tool!
Courses
Pinfinite Growth by Melyssa Griffin
Melyssa teaches entrepreneurs + bloggers how to grow their audience, and her Pinfinite Growth Course is a must-do!
Instagram Marketing Course by I LOVE CREATIVES
We highly recommend the Instagram Marketing Course by I LOVE CREATIVES. We took this course and really enjoyed it.
Art Inspiration + Resources
Art Maze Mag
ArtMaze Mag aims to support the international artistic community by promoting the work of emerging artists from around the world.
The Jealous Curator
The Jealous Curator encourages artists to transform their jealousy into inspiration. If you don’t know it already, go check it out!
The Artist Market Co
The Artist Market Co. was created to help emerging artists who want to make a living as a professional.
Artist Marketing Resource
Artist Marketing Resources is a treasure trove of information about where and how to sell your art.
Art Square Blog
Showcasing the best fine art business resources, tips and tricks to modern independent artists looking to sell more art.
THE ABUNDANT ARTIST
Cory Huff, The Abundant Artist, teaches artists how to market their businesses more effectively online.
TARA LEAVER
Creative Encourager Tara Leaver’s approach is to create ‘sparks and springboards’ to helps you with practical tools and experiences to ignite your excitement and propel you into carving your own artist path.
MARIA BROPHY
Maria Brophy’s goal is to “help creative people to design the career and lifestyle of their dreams…”.
Creative Inspiration
The Inspired Editorial
The Inspired Editorial’s blog is filled with the inspiring stories of creatives, business tips & tutorials, motivational quotes, creative space tours, and more!
A Beautiful Mess
a women’s lifestyle company focused on creating happiness every day through a homemade lifestyle.
The Every Girl
The ultimate online resource helping shape the creative, career-driven woman to experience her life better lived.
Not only is Pinterest one of our favourite marketing tools, but it is also one of our first ports of call for Inspiration.
Creative Boom
An art & design blog for the creative industries, featuring art, graphic design, illustration and photography.
Podcasts
The Jealous Curator Art For Your Ears
This podcast by Danielle Krysa gives its listeners a chance to get to know successful artists, who also happen to be regular people with hilarious stories.
THRIVE TALKS PODCAST
A monthly podcast hosted by artists Jamie Smith and Tara Galuska from THRIVE Art Studio. Every episode follows the format of a THRIVE Mastermind meeting where they share what they are excited about, learning and struggling with.
The Tim Ferriss Show
Author of the 4 Hour Workweek and #1 business podcast on iTunes, we always find something interesting here.