StartupNation

JULY 26, 2025

For entrepreneurs and small business owners, most of your time is likely spent juggling multiple jobs, client relationships, marketing, and maybe even a bit of fulfillment. Instead of charging by the hour, create digital assets that can be sold repeatedly with little to no additional work. billion U.S.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 27, 2025

Many online reviews from ecommerce marketers report facing challenges with Omnisend’s steep learning curve and inconsistent customer support. Let’s dive into the best Omnisend alternatives on the market right now. (TL;DR) 5 (1000+ reviews) SendGrid Developer-friendly email API-first architecture Free (paid from $19.5/month)

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

To that end, online whiteboards are a key tool when you need fast, easy, visual collaboration regardless of what city, country, or continent your colleagues are in. I've been working remotely for my entire tech writing career—well over a decade now—so I have a lot of experience testing apps and actually using online collaborative tools.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

While Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) offers an affordable entry point for email marketing, online reviews suggest that users often struggle with emails landing in spam folders and support tickets going unanswered. Let’s dive into the best Brevo alternatives on the market today!

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Chalk it up to occupational hazard: as a marketer and consumer of ads, I can't help but take note of ads that nail the hook, the message, and the execution. I've grouped them into categories to make things easier to scan, but keep in mind: the best ads don't always fit neatly into a box.

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StartupNation

JULY 24, 2025

In this era of digital interactions, maintaining authenticity in brand messaging is critical to business success. Hence, they tend to ignore or disengage with marketing messages that aren’t relevant to their journey. Several AI tools can enhance this messaging to make it sound more personable and human.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

If you’re looking for alternatives that offer better support, more intuitive design tools, and reliable inbox placement, you’re not alone. 5 (1000+ reviews) Mailchimp SMBs needing all-in-one marketing Comprehensive marketing stack Free (paid from $13/month) 4.4/5 Let’s dive in. (TL;DR)

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

While Klaviyo offers decent tools for e-commerce-specific email marketing, online reviews frequently mention struggles with deliverability and support issues. Let’s dive into the best Brevo alternatives on the market today. Let’s dive into the best Brevo alternatives on the market today. (TL;DR)

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

Ready to find your perfect email marketing match? TL;DR) ConvertKit alternatives at a glance Tool Best For Key Advantage Starting Price Reviews Campaign Monitor by Marigold Professional businesses needing on-brand emails Highly customizable emails and powerful prebuilt automated journeys Free Plan; Paid from $12/month 4.7/5

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Automation used to be the best way to do that. But an automation tool that can also collect new data, learn from it, and handle complex decision-making? People don't follow structured algorithms to the T quite like automated tools, and AI can analyze huge amounts of data to inform decisions.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

(TL;DR) ActiveCampaign alternatives at a glance Tool Best For Key Advantage Starting Price Rating Campaign Monitor by Marigold User-friendly email marketing with visual impact Intuitive drag-and-drop editor with superior design capabilities, transactional emails free plan; pricing starts at $12 USD/month 4.7/5

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StartupNation

JULY 22, 2025

This ongoing need to reinvent is particularly impactful because the market is constantly changing, and frankly, the “bar is being raised.” It also increasingly involves using AI as a tool to handle mental effort and labor, dramatically reducing the time it takes to get things done.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 7, 2025

A customer relationship management tool (or CRM) is a critical hub for sales and marketing teams—but it's not just a place to store contact details. It's happening on your website, in your inbox, through social media, at events, or across dozens of other tools your team relies on every day. Learn more.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2025

One of the best marketing tactics to boost customer engagement is treating your email list like a close-knit community. 12 Keys to Choosing and Building Your Best Side Hustle 2. Offer a Valuable Freebie The best way to grow your email list is by offering something valuable in return.

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StartupNation

JUNE 11, 2025

It’s also one of the best ways to improve long-term stability and growth. Spreading your income across multiple sources not only cushions you against market fluctuations but also opens up exciting new avenues for yourself and your team. The best way to figure out what people want is to listen to what they have to say.

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StartupNation

JUNE 11, 2025

It’s also one of the best ways to improve long-term stability and growth. Spreading your income across multiple sources not only cushions you against market fluctuations but also opens up exciting new avenues for yourself and your team. The best way to figure out what people want is to listen to what they have to say.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 29, 2025

If you're throwing together a quick social media graphic, making a poster for an upcoming event, or even creating a presentation, Canva is one of the best design tools you can use—but it isn't the only one. Canva is a powerful template-based design tool. What makes the best Canva alternative? Let's dig in.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

In this guide, I'll walk you through what I've learned—from what visual maps actually are, to practical examples you can steal, to the tools that help you create and automate them without it feeling like a chore. Improve problem-solving: When things go sideways (and they will), a visual map is your first diagnostic tool.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

It offers business and productivity tools that run the gamut from sales and marketing to finance and legal to IT and analytics. Zoho CRM Each app in Zoho's suite is priced separately, but you can get many of its apps in pre-packaged and discounted bundles that include tools relevant to a specific role or department.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

Ready to discover which email marketing solution might be a better fit for your needs? 5 (1000+ reviews) Mailchimp All-in-one marketing Comprehensive marketing stack with strong AI features Free (paid from $13/month) 4.4/5 5 (13,000+ reviews) Constant Contact Event marketing Built-in event hosting and ticket sales $12/month 4.1/5

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

We independently review every app we recommend in our best apps lists. Streamline your invoicing workflows with automation Learn how And with so many great free invoicing tools out there, you can streamline the process without any upfront investment. There's no one perfect solution when it comes to the best free invoicing tools.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Use automation to support brainstorming, delegation, and communication Learn how I do most of my mind mapping digitally—and even when I don't, I often recreate a paper mind map online so that I can have it safely stored and easily searched. (It's I've also made dozens of mind maps myself, both on paper and digitally.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

That's why I set out to find the absolute best accounts payable software. I wanted to find the tools that actually deliver on their promise to streamline all that stuff they promise to streamline and help you and your team reclaim time, enhance accuracy, and give you crystal clear control over your outgoing cash.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Then, we'll show you how to connect your invoice tools to the rest of your systems using Zapier. Instead of manually entering data and matching invoices against purchase orders, an automation tool or software automatically captures critical information from invoices. How does invoice automation work? Smart data extraction.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Use automation to share, engage, and cross-post without lifting a finger Automate your social media And with more platforms prioritizing pay-to-play models, many marketers—me included—are wondering if organic reach is dead. This is a common topic in Reddit threads and marketing forums. Here's what they had to say. million views.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Connect your project management software to your other apps Make your job easier Add that to the "pudding will get hot when heated" warning and the trademark "shower cap fits only one head" disclaimer, and you've got yourself an era in which communication plans are not only a helpful organizational tool but a very necessary one.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Last weekend, I spent 60 seconds watching an AI tool create a website for me. Site-building tools have made incredible leaps over the last two decades. Website building apps are also increasingly comprehensive, including not just design tools but also support for eCommerce, lead generation, marketing, and analytics.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Improve your real estate business with automation Automate your CRM But with countless options on the market, how do you know which software is right for you? ​​I Here's everything you need to know about the best real estate CRMs on the market. Here are some key features I found most valuable in the top contenders.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

With all the hype around AI, it'd be easy to forget that AI tools have existed for a while now. We're not talking about AI writing generators here—these are purely AI grammar checkers, with broader editing tools designed to correct, refine, and improve your content. Style and tone suggestions. Style consistency.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 3, 2024

In a world where everything is increasingly tailored to people’s needs, inbound marketing is crucial to getting your brand out there. Identifying which digital marketing strategies will move the needle from so many viral trends is a real challenge: Is video marketing content as effective as they say?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Using video content as part of your digital marketing strategy can be very profitable. Educational videos, whiteboard animations, video explainers — each popular type of marketing video brings something unique to the table, and it’s critical to use the right tool at the right time to get the results you want!

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

Your database—automated Store, edit, share, and automate data all in one tool. Even beyond corporate use cases, Airtable users can also pick from a truly impressive range of templates for things like novel planners, digital art galleries, medical history records, competition brackets, and even bug trackers.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2020

He is the founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners , an affiliation marketing company. While many businesses will struggle with the shift to a stay-home economy, both companies and content publishers in these 10 verticals are poised to thrive, especially though a relationship called affiliate marketing. Virtual and Video Tools.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 7, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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