We’re sharing some of the top tools and apps from our virtual assistant tool-kit. These tools help us and our clients rock digital marketing, social scheduling, managing memberships, webinars, and MUCH more. 

Whether your client is looking for the latest in CRM systems or wants to create a new membership, we’ve got you covered. Check out our top tools and apps below. 

Zoom – Easy Video Conferencing

Looking for a great solution to conduct your group coaching calls?  Zoom is the answer. With amazing calling features like video conferencing, screen sharing, breakout rooms, meeting recordings, active speaker view, telephone call in, group messaging, and more, you can’t go wrong here.  You can even use it for your webinars!

You can sign-up for Zoom for free to test it out.  The free plan gives you 40 minutes of video calling, but the pro plan is very affordable and has no time limits.  With both the basic and pro plan you can host up to 100 interactive participants and up to 10,000 view-only participants.

Check out Zoom today at www.thevachicks.com/zoom 

Kartra  – Your Next Online Marketing Solution

It’s finally here –a software tool that does all the marketing automation you need and won’t break the bank. And we can’t mention our top tools and apps without mentioning Kartra. 

Kartra is an all-in-one business platform that gives you just about every tool you need for your coaching business; sales pages, shopping cart, email marketing, affiliate marketing, video hosting and even a membership site!   

Yep, with just one software you can manage all of your marketing in one place.  Plus, you can do some amazing things like split-testing, create campaigns to nurture your leads into paying clients, offer upsells and downsells and get some great analytics.  

Kartra was built by a team of experienced digital marketers so they’ve built-in marketing proven templates and images and made the system very user-friendly.   If you’re ready to propel your coaching business while saving money on all those other monthly subscriptions, Kartra is a great solution.

Get your free 14-day trial from www.thevachicks.com/kartra

LearnDash – Online Coaching Tool

If you offer online courses or are just thinking about it, you have to check out LearnDash. When it comes to the top tools and apps for memberships, Learndash is among the best.

LearnDash is a WordPress plugin that takes everything you love about online coaching and amps it up by about 100%.  It has basic membership software features like; time-released content, different access levels, ability to add videos and images, and mobile compatibility.  Where LearnDash really shines is when it comes to reinforcing learning. You can add quizzes, timers, forums, badges that people can earn after completing a section of content, certificates that can be delivered online and it integrates with just about any other tool you can think of including most shopping cart systems and email marketing tools.

To use LearnDash you’ll need a WordPress website and an annual license.  Learn more and sign-up at www.thevachicks.com/learndash

Tailwind – Schedule Social Media with Ease!

If you’re ready to grow your Pinterest and Instagram traffic (who isn’t?!) the fastest and most affordable way is to use Tailwind.

Tailwind makes Pinterest a breeze.  Some of our favorite features include: the ability to pin to multiple boards at once, make pins appear again and again, and to upload multiple images at one time. Tailwind even has a browser add-on so you pin anything you see on the web!

If Instagram is your jam, you’ll love Tailwind’s most popular hashtag finder, the ability to re-gram anything you see across the web, and being able to easily schedule posts to both Pinterest and Instagram with just one click. Tailwind even has tribes (groups) you can join for free that will promote your content!

Between it’s reporting tools, ability to connect with Google Analytics, and the free marketing you can gain from tribes, Tailwind  a no-brainer.

If you’re ready to make an impact on Pinterest and Instagram.

Check out Tailwind – we know you’ll love it.  Plus, you can grab your very own FREE 30-day trial AND save $15 off your first month by visiting www.thevachicks.com/tailwind

Proof – The Social Proof you Need!

Are you looking for a way to let your customers do the selling for you? Proof provides all the social proof you need to instantly convert leads into customers. With Proof, you can set a notification to appear on your sales page or landing page every time you make a sale or get an opt-in. This notification gives credibility to your offer and a creates a sense of urgency to take action.

Pricing starts at $24/mo increases based on site traffic and features such as the ability to track live visitor counts.

Get social proof today: www.thevachicks.com/useproof

AddEvent – Automated Reminders for Your Events

Keep your clients and leads informed of upcoming events with AddEvent, one of the top tools and apps for reminders. For your next webinar, include an “Add to Calendar” button on your website. And when they click the button it will walk them through adding the event to their specific calendar system in a matter of clicks.

With AddEvent, you can also create a subscription calendar and add all the dates of your launch including cart open, webinars, cart close, etc. With one click, your clients can add all of the dates to their calendar so they don’t miss a thing. You can even add custom calendar details to include info and a link to join the event or call.

For as little as $19/mo you can be sure your clients never miss a call or webinar again.

Create a calendar today: www.thevachicks.com/addevents 

Top Tools and Apps as Recommended in Choice

Jennifer and Bethany are tech review authors for Choice – the magazine of professional coaching. Check out our articles in these Editions. 

Published in, and reproduced with permission from, choice, the magazine  of professional coaching  http://www.choice–online.com

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