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###### FAVORITE TOOLS

###### Smart & Pretty — Favorites

# *The tools that actually work.*

No affiliate filler, no apps I downloaded once. Every tool here   
is open on my desktop right now.

[📚  BOOKS](https://www.thesmartandpretty.com/favorite?hsLang=en)

[🛠  BUSINESS TOOLS](https://www.thesmartandpretty.com/favorite-tools?hsLang=en)

[💄 BEAUTY](https://www.thesmartandpretty.com/favorite-beauty?hsLang=en)

[🎧 PODCASTS](https://www.thesmartandpretty.com/new-podcast?hsLang=en)

######  ✦ Daily non-negotiable

### runs my whole business.

FEATURED PICK

# Notion

All-in-one workspace

### my take

##### *"My entire business lives here — client projects, content calendar, SOPs, ideas, everything. I tried every other tool and kept coming back. Worth every minute of the setup."*

 Try Notion →

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TOOLS

## What's open on my *desktop right now.*

The Stack I Actually Use (Not   
The One That Looks Good   
On Instagram)

![](https://www.thesmartandpretty.com/hubfs/photo-1517842645767-c639042777db.jpg) TOOLS

 

runs everything ✦

Project Management

### Notion

All-in-one workspace

"My brain, my business, my client work — all in one place. Non-negotiable."

Try it free →

![](https://www.thesmartandpretty.com/hubfs/photo-1611532736597-de2d4265fba3.jpg) TOOLS

 

saves hours ✦

Design

### Canva Pro

Visual design platform

"I resisted this for years. Now I use it every single day for content, decks, everything."

Get Canva Pro →

![](https://www.thesmartandpretty.com/hubfs/Screenshot_231.png) TOOLS

 

S0 GOOD +

Email Marketing

### Flodesk

Email marketing

"The prettiest emails I've ever sent. Flat rate pricing means I stopped dreading list growth."

Try Flodesk →

![](https://www.thesmartandpretty.com/hubfs/photo-1553729459-efe14ef6055d.jpg) TOOLS

 

a must ✦

Finance

### QuickBooks

Business accounting

"Took me three years to get serious about my books. Don't wait as long as I did."

Get started →

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game changer ✦

Social Scheduling

### Later

Social media scheduler

"Batching my content became possible the week I started using Later. That's it. That's the review."

Try Later →

![](https://www.thesmartandpretty.com/hubfs/photo-1506097425191-7ad538b29cef.jpg) TOOLS

 

worth every $ ✦

Meetings

### Calendly

Scheduling tool

"Eliminated the back-and-forth email chains that were quietly eating my week alive."

Get Calendly →

### *Work smarter,  not harder.*

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they make it to this page. Get the unfiltered list every   
week.

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