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Replace your patchwork of sticky notes, spreadsheet invoices, and file folders with a comprehensive automation platform designed with your success in mind.

Features like Invoices, To-Dos, Contracts, and Online Scheduling (to name just a few), integrate together to fully automate your client experience.

Google Workspace

Connect to the world. Create and organize information. Collaborate with your staff and customers using Google Workspace.

Google Workspace plans provide a custom email for your business and include collaboration tools like Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Chat, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites, and more.

Gmail can be used for free, and the Google Workspace paid plans have so many more useful tools for business.

Organize your whole business life. Get started with a free 14 day trial with all the bells and whistles and see if you like it!

Google Voice (Phone)

Call with your phone or call and text on your computer with Google Voice.

Google Drive

Save documents in the cloud and access from anywhere with Google Drive.

Gmail

Create a custom email address with Gmail for your business or personal use.

Google Meet

Video chat with your customers or friends using Google Meet.

Google Calendar

Save important events, and access your calendar on your phone Google Calendar.

Google Docs

Easily make documents with Google Docs for meetings, proposals, resumes, etc.

Google Sheets

Organize information in a Google Sheets spreadsheet. Customize, calculate and format your info.

Google Gemini

AI assistance helping you work faster, smarter, and uncover insights instantly.

Google Workspace is a great addition to any business. Try it out here:

LastPass

Password Manager

Remember, back in the day, when we first got email and we needed to remember a password? One password. Then, we signed up for a chat somewhere, messenger to talk to other kids when the teacher wasn’t looking, and ebay back when a search gave 6 results.

More passwords.

Now, every website we use requires a password. To keep your login information safe, and so you don’t need to remember every single one (or -eeek- use the same password for everything), use a password manager like LastPass.

LastPass can be put on your phone, tablet and embedded into the browser on your computer. Enter your master password once, and LastPass remembers AND INPUTS all of your login information for you.

With the business version, you can even have your employees log into systems without remembering, seeing, or changing the passwords. You remain in control of the login information - they get the benefit of easy access. It’s a very safe place for your passwords.

Calendly

Scheduler

Connect this schedule directly to your calendar, allowing customers to book time with you based on what times you have available. 17hats includes this, so don't double up...

Backblaze

Redundancy at its best.

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Online Stopwatch

...and countdown timer

For just getting stuff done! Set the timer for 40 minutes (or even just 10!), turn off distractions, and just get that thing done that you've been putting off!

GoDaddy

Domain Names

Buy a domain name and associated email address. Don't buy any of the extra stuff they want to sell you. You don't need it. Find a free one year URL purchase or really good deal - usually 99cents or something like that.

MailerLite

Email Database

Create a customer list for sending emails to everyone at once, and send automatic emails when people sign up for something on your website.

duda

Website Builder & Hosting

Build your website and host it in the same place using duda. This platform is a a click, drag, drop, swap, easy-to-customize website builder.  Use a template or have AI design one for you. Try a free 14 day trial.

Zoho

Integrations & Email

Free email option, if you want to have a personalized business email, such as andrea@ahgrafix.com, Zoho also has customer and project management tools.

Google Profile

Google Business Listing

Edit the information Google shows the world when someone “Googles your business” name, so that people see the correct, up-to-date info.

17hats

Client & Project Management

Manage clients contact info,
mange projects, proposals, invoicing,
automate emails using the 17Hats content management system.