THE 60 TOOLS & PROGRAMS

I USE IN MY MILLION
DOLLAR DESIGN BIZ

THE 60 TOOLS & PROGRAMS I USE IN MY MILLION DOLL AR DESIGN BIZ

 Art Tools
I have spent YEARS getting to know the art world and the best materials to use, and I can tell you
one thing, the better the tools, the better your art - hands down! I mean you don’t even have to be a
good painter, haha. The second you use those Pro tools, your work looks a million times better!
So, to save you my years of experimenting, these are the art tools I use on a daily basis:

1 PAINTS: WINSOR & NEWTON PROFESSIONAL WATERCOLOURS (in tube form)

Nothing wrong with the pans though & DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLOUR PAINTS

2 BRUSHES: WINSOR & NEWTON COTMAN SABLE ROUND WATERCOLOUR BRUSHES

& POLINA BRIGHT PROFESSIONAL WATERCOLOUR ROUND BRUSHES

3 WATERCOLOUR PAPER: 100% COTTON ARCHES WATERCOLOUR PAPER - OMG you

will notice the difference with this!!

4 PANS: I use lots of different types of pans at home, but THIS ONE WOULD
BE MY MOST USED

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 Apps
The apps I use for my business have changed over the years and I feel like I have a some-what
organised way of working (haha) I know this will evolve in time, but this is what is working for me right
now. OH, and I should probably say I have an iPhone X.

5 INSTAGRAM: My go-to social media platform is the Instagram App! It’s where I love to share my
work and connect with other artists and new clients.

6 PLANOLY: I use Planoly to plan out my social media feed. I use it sporadically week to week and
when I want to see what my feed is looking like as a whole.

7 AUDIBLE: I’m a bit audio book junkie! I love holding a physical book, buttttt insert kiddos and that
just doesn’t happen anymore. So audio books in the car or while walking is sooo good!

8 KAJABI: So we’re talking about the Kajabi App here. It’s amazing for allll the courses I have purchased
over the years. They are all housed within this app and I can access the courses from my phone, yay!

9 TEACHABLE: Again, a few courses I have bought in the past are on Teachable and it’s so hand to
have the courses right there on my phone!

10 VOXER: Voxer is like a walkie talkie and you can chat so easily with your friends or coach. I love it
for the flexibility of being able to communicate on your terms.

11 TELEGRAM: I’m a newbie to Telegram, but it’s been such an amazing way to connect with like
minded humans in specific groups. Turn the notifications off though, they get kind of annoying, ha!

12 PINTEREST: Ummm well goes without saying, am I right. Love a good moodboard sesh.

13 LIGHTROOM: My saviour for editing all my photos for social media. I love this app so much and
have a few presets on there that I use ALL the time!

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 Apps

14 GOOGLE CALENDAR: I’ll be honest, up until last year I was an old-school physical calendar
person, so it’s been an adjustment to move everything online. Very grateful for the reminder alerts
though, hehe.

15 INSHOT: Love this app for making little videos on my phone!

16 UNFOLD: Such a great app to have a play around with different formats for your social media
stories.

17 MOJO: Again, give you more options for giving animation effects to your Insta stories.

18 NOTES: A handy place to brain dump my ideas for content, blog posts, etc.

19 PODCASTS: I’m in my podcast app daily, it’s my favourite thing to do whilst I’m painting! Current
faves are Dear Gabby, The Lively Show & Leonie Dawson.

20 YOUTUBE: Love me some pep talks from Abraham Hicks on YouTube each week!!

21 PROCREATE: My new favourite toy!! I’ve seen so many hours on ProCreate just playing and
working through ideas. It’s such an amazing tool, honestly, better than a Wacom in my opinion!

22 MY HUMAN DESIGN: If you haven’t heard of HD then jump onto the My Design App by Jenna
Zoe. If you’ve been following me for a bit then you know how much I love Human Design. It’s been
a game changer for me, and it’s just so much fun knowing your friends and family’s designs too.

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 Software Programs
So in order to work smarter, not harder, I invest in the very best software programs to keep me
organised (coz someone needs to!) Some of these are free and some paid, but they do the job just
fine - just make sure you keep on top of your expenses my friend.

23 TAILWIND: We use this program as part of Pinterest.

24 SQUARESPACE: My virtual home. We have two squarespace websites now, and we love
recommending them for our clients too. So pretty and so easy to build!

25 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP: Where all my artwork is manipulated, perfected and turned into repeat
patterns. I’d be lost without my PS.

26 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR: Our favourite tool for creating logos and branding (and vector based
patterns).

27 ADOBE INDESIGN: Our go-to for all our formatting of docs from business cards to brochures,
books and more!

28 ADOBE ACROBAT: Our number one for PDF creation! Our number one for PDF creation!

29 XERO: Where all my money is managed, yay!

30 DROPBOX: Where alllllll our files are stored! This has made working with clients a breeze!

31 FLODESK: We love flodesk for sending all of our emails. It’s such a beautiful and easy to use
platform. (Get 50% off your first year when you use my affiliate link - here.)

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 Software Programs

32 ZAPIER: Zapier helps us connect all our programs. Think of it like a little messenger that allows
each program to talk to each other.

33 KAJABI: I only started using Kajabi in 2020 when I launched my first surface pattern design
course. I love this platform so much as it’s really easy to use to get our courses out to you!

34 ICLOUD: Our back up storage champion.

35 GMAIL: Love me some Gmail! It’s so simple and easy to use, and let’s face it, I’m on there daily!

36 GOOGLE DOCS: The best thing Google invented! We keep all our word docs and excel
spreadsheets on there. It helps them be updated in real time and allows all of our team to work on
them.

37 ASANA: Our number one organisation tool! We’d be honestly lost without Asana. We manage
every single task in Asana, from client management to daily tasks within the business. We can
assign a person to a task so that everyone knows what they are doing. Oh, and it’s FREE!

38 TELSTRA: Thank you Internet!

39 GO DADDY: Where our domain names are hosted.

40 LOOM: Allows me to record videos and tutorials whilst seeing my face in the corner.

41 ZOOM: For all my client meetings and group course Q&A sessions.

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42 IMOVIE: The best video editing software!

43 QUICKTIME PLAYER: Allows me to screen record when I need to.

44 SPOTIFY: Love me some background tunes.

45 SAFARI / CHROME: I toggle between both of them. Some are good for some sites, and some are
good for others, so I usually have both open at the same time.

46 HANDBRAKE: Great for converting large files to little ones.

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 The Tech
So I would pretty much be lost without my iMac. I mean if my home burnt down, my iMac would
probably be the first thing I grab (after my kids of course) haha. I’ve slowly gathered the best of the
best equipment in order to feel profess (fake it til we make it right) and also be able to deliver the
very best quality to my dear clients.

47 IMAC PRO (2017): Only the best of the best for all of my huge ass files and client work!

48 IPHONE X: Time to upgrade soon I think, but I’ll always be an iPhone girl!

49 IPAD PRO: A recent purchase that I’m loving (so is my son - eye roll) I mainly have my iPad for
Procreate.

50 RODE PODCAST EQUIPMENT: This is very new, and I’m still learning, but stay tuned my
friends as I’ll be learning all the new software for this very soon!

51 EPSON PERFECTION V600 SCANNER: So if you want to start scanning our artwork in to
perfection, get hold of one of these babies. When I invested in this scanner my quality of work
instantly changed!

52 EPSON PRINTER ET-2720 SERIES 2: An epic ink printer with such true-to-colour quality!

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 The Stuff I Outsource
I wanted to add these in so that it gave a clearer picture of my business, because I don’t do it all
myself. Yes, my software programs are one of my biggest overheads, however there are a few other
things I outsource to keep my business going, here they are:

53 PINTEREST VA: Every month my Pinterest VA helps me with optimising my pins and driving
traffic to my website.

54 COACHING / MENTORING: I am a big believer in investing in mentors and coaches to help

you get tot hat next level. Whether it one 1:1 coaching, masterminds, group coaching or high level
courses.

55 COPYWRITER: I bring in a copywriter each time I launch a course to help with formatting my
words and helping me explain myself.

56 LAWYER: I invest in a lawyer each time I need to update my contracts.

57 BOOKKEEPER: I use a bookkeeper every quarter to assist with my BAS.

58 CONTRACT DESIGNER: I’d be lost without my designer Indi, she is an amazing Graphic
Designer and tech wiz!

59 LOCAL PRINTER: Although I don’t print a lot of stationery anymore, I still use a local printer for
small things like thank you cards and stickers. I also use a Fine Art Printer to print my watercolour
artworks on incredible German paper - they honestly look like the originals!

60 AUSTRALIA POST: Goes without saying, this is how I get my physical art to the world.

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 That’s all, folks!
And that about sums it up my friends. We are constantly trialling
different programs, apps and painting equipment to see how they could
benefit out business, so it’s never ending really. This is where we are at
right now and it’s working so well. I think we could always outsource so
much more than we already do, but it’s about letting go and trusting in
the process of trialling new ways.

IT’S ALL A LEARNING CURVE & IT’S ALL MEANT TO BE FUN!

I hope this list has helped you or has given you some new ideas and new
things to try for your new or established business!

xo

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