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Hey, I’m Eleanor!

I’m a Squarespace Website and Brand Designer from Manchester, UK.

It’s my mission to help ambitious independent businesses create a powerful presence online so they can save time, scale their business and live their dream life.

Whether you are launching something exciting or breathing new life into an existing business, let’s transform your business into something truly remarkable.

 
 

My Favourites

Tools can truly transform your experience of launching and running your business. I wanted to create a place to share with you all of my favourite things, links and resources which help make my life a little easier. 

Disclaimer: Some of the items on this list contain affiliate links (marked *). If you make a purchase through these affiliate links, I make a small commission at no cost.  Trust me, the items on this page would only make it if they’re products I truly love and want to share with you. It’s a win-win.

 

 Design

 
Squarespace | Eleanor Stones

Squarespace*

The platform that this and most of my client websites are built on! Get 10% off your first year with ‘ELEANOR10’.

Moo  | Eleanor Stones

Moo

For absolutely stunning business cards, flyers and posters.

Adobe CC  | Eleanor Stones

Adobe CC*

From creating a PDF document to a social media graphic, Adobe Creative Cloud has all the tools to get it done.

 
Canva | Eleanor Stones

Canva*

Canva is a great user friendly alternative to Photoshop or Adobe CC. It’s perfect for creating quick graphics and free to use.

Creative Market*

Creative Market offers a wide range of graphics, fonts and stock photography.

My Fonts  | Eleanor Stones

Myfonts

My favourite place for a wide range of premium fonts.

 Photography

 
Moyo Studio | Eleanor Stones

Moyo-Studio*

For absolutely b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l stock photography and mock ups, Moyo.com is the place to go.

Unsplash | Eleanor Stones

Unsplash

Unsplash is my favourite place to find free photos for myself and clients that don’t look like they’re stock.

Pexels | Eleanor Stones

Pexels

Pexels is another great destination for free high quality stock photography.

Digital Marketing

 
Tailwind | Eleanor Stones

Tailwind

Pinterest is a great tool for driving interested traffic to your website. Tailwind allows you to schedule pins in advance.

Later | Eleanor Stones

Later*

Later is my favourite social media scheduling tool. It’s free for 30 posts a month. Use this link for 10 extra free posts a month.

MailChimp | Eleanor Stones

MailChimp*

MailChimp is THE platform for businesses starting out and looking to build an email list. It’s free for the first 2000 subscribers.

 
Flodesk

Flodesk*

For those looking to take their email marketing to the next level, try Flodesk. Get 50% off your Flodesk subscription here.

Email Subject Tester | Eleanor Stones

Email Subject Tester

Check your email subject lines using this tool and watch your open rates increase.

Headline Analyzer | Eleanor Stones

Headline Analyzer

Headline Analyzer takes a look at your blog headlines.

 
Grammarly | Eleanor Stones

Grammarly

Grammarly highlights spelling and grammar mistakes in text you write online.

Interact | Eleanor Stones

Interact

Interact is THE Quiz tool for engaging email opt ins.

 

Business Admin

 
Asana | Eleanor Stones

Asana

Asana is free to use and a brilliant project management tool. I use it to create checklists for all my business processes.

Dubsado | Eleanor Stones

Dubsado*

The most amazing tool to organise your client processes. Use the code “eleanor20” for 20% off your first month.*

G Suite | Eleanor Stones

G Suite

G Suite is ideal for your business email account and sharing larger files with your team and clients.

 
The Contract Shop | Eleanor Stones

The Contract Shop*

Sturdy up your contract for a fraction of the price from a solicitor to keep your precious business protected.

Toggl | Eleanor Stones

Toggl

Keep track of how much time you spend on different tasks. Warning: expect eye opening results!

Loom | Eleanor Stones

Loom

Easily share your screen in videos for clients or your team.

 
Zoom | Eleanor Stones

Zoom

I use Zoom for my client calls as we can both be anywhere in the world and easily chat for free.

Streak | Eleanor Stones

Streak

Streak is an app for Gmail that allows you to save email templates and manage your customer relationships.

 

 Bookshelf

 
The Miracle Morning | Eleanor Stones

The Miracle Morning

by Hal Elrod

You are a Badass | Eleanor Stones

You Are A Badass

by Jen Sincero

How to Style your Brand | Eleanor Stones

How To Style Your Brand

by Fiona Humberstone