Scaling a Business? Here's How Smart Tools Keep You Focused on Growth

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1. Free Tools

Google Analytics

If you have a website, you should be using Google Analytics.

There are no exceptions here it’s a useful and important tool for every website owner.  One of the first things we recommend website owners do when launching a new site is get tracking set up for Google Analytics.

Google Analytics Pros

1. An excellent free tool

2. Simple to set up

3. Provides out of the box reports and web analytics

4. Manages multiple properties (that's websites to most of us) under the same account

5. Ability to dive deeper into website data if you're interested

6. Regularly updates with new features

7. Tells you how people found your site

8. Shows you real-time traffic data

What are the cons of google analytics?

1. A steep learning curve

2. It's a bit of a mouth full.

3. Data sampling

4. Gives a limited number of hits per month

5. Doesn't comply with E.U. data protection laws

6. Lack of customer support

7. Spamming of G.A. reports

Canva

Canva is a graphic design app that aims to let you design visual materials without needing extensive graphic design experience. It can be used to create social media graphics, simple videos, presentations, slides, posters and other visual assets — and a wide range of customizable templates, royalty free images and AI features is provided to help users do so easily.

Pros and Cons of Canva

1 Templates

2 Book Covers

3 3-D Mockups

4 Social Media Graphics

5 Author Photos

6 Built-In AI Tools

7 Event Flyers

Cons of Canva

1 You Might Need More Unique or Custom Designs

2 You Have to Pay for More Advanced Features

3 Generic Stock Photos

Buffer

In today's digital age, finding the right social media management tool is crucial for businesses. This Buffer review aims to provide a comprehensive look at what the platform offers.

Whether you're a solopreneur or a growing business, understanding the strengths and limitations of Buffer can help you decide if it's the right fit for your social media needs.

Buffer pros

1. Publishing
2. Scheduling
3. Campaigns
4. Analytics and reports
5. Integrations
6. Calendar view
7. Team management
8. Start Page
9. AI Assistant
10. Pablo for image creation
11. Publishing
12. Scheduling
13. Campaigns

 

Analytics and reports

1. Integrations
2. Calendar view
3. Team management
4. Start Page
5. AI Assistant
6. Pablo for image creation

 

BufferCons

1. Limited support options
2. Costs can accumulate
3. Limited listening features

 

Might not be ideal for bigger businesses

2. Freemium (Free + Paid Features) Tools

Grammarly

Grammarly is a writing assistant app that helps users improve their writing by checking grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style. It offers real-time suggestions and can be used across various platforms, including web browsers and mobile devices.

Grammarly pros and cons

Grammarly pros

1. Has a built-in plagiarism checker.
2. Catches most punctuation errors.
3. Catches misspelled words.
4. Only takes a few minutes to use.
5. Gives you suggestions to help you learn.
6. Provides real-time checking.
7. Works in most browsers, social media, and email.

 

Grammarly cons

Highly accurate, but does not catch every mistake.

1. No control to tell it to ignore every instance of a mistake that is actually correct.
2. Suggestions are not always 100% correct.
3. Does not work with Google Docs.
4. Aggressive advertising with the free version.
5. Does not allow offline editing.
6. Cannot completely replace manual proofreading.

 

Hootsuite

1. Hootsuite is one of the oldest social media management tools in the industry. It boasts a wide feature set that serves as a digital social media manager. Granted, it doesn’t eliminate the need for an in-house marketing professional but it does help supercharge their social media marketing efforts. While it used to offer a free plan, it has discontinued it as of March 2023 and with prices starting at $99 per month (with annual billing), it’s not the most affordable option on the market. Find out if it’s the right choice for you with our hands-on Hootsuite review.

 

Pros

1. Multiprofile scheduling
2. Unlimited posts with all plans
3. Schedule and publish directly from Hootsuite
4. Post time optimization
5. Includes stock photos
6. Integrates with Canva
7. Free 30-day trial

 

Cons

1. No longer offers a free plan
2. It’s expensive
3. Free trial requires a credit card

 

Support is slow to reply

SEMrush

Semrush is a leader in search engine optimization (SEO) with a variety of useful tools to help businesses discover the best keywords, improve on-page SEO, analyze competitors, build links and gain valuable visibility in search engines, such as Google.

Pros

1. Free forever plan available
2. Robust SEO research and tools
3. Organic and PPC keyword work research tools
4. On-page SEO
5. Competitor analysis
6. Track daily rankings
7. Identify link-building opportunities
8. Seven-day money-back guarantee

 

Cons

1. It’s not the most user-friendly
2. Paid plans are very expensive
3. Its free plan is very limited

 

3. Premium Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed. it is the most used tool for professional digital art, especially in raster graphics editing.

Pros of Using Adobe Photoshop

1. Advanced features for photographers
2. Wide file support
3. Integrated stock library
4. Highly customizable shortcuts
5. Integration with other Adobe apps
6. Frequent updates
7. Integration of AI features
8. Compatibility
9. Variety of educational content
10. Merging pictures
11. Capable of performing professional color grading
12. Professional graphics
13. Advanced layers
14. Cloud storage
15. Useful plug-ins, filters, textures, overlays, actions
16. Full support of drawing tablets
17. Opentype SVG fonts and emoji support
18. Many design tools
19. Lots of digital painting brushes
20. Video clips and animation layers

 

Cons of Using Adobe Photoshop

1. Complicated learning curve
2. It isn’t cheap
3. Installation limitation
4. Progress monitoring bars are missing in some features of Photoshop
5. High-quality graphics are difficult to render
6. Support for vector graphics
7. Discontinued 3D design feature
8. Not suitable for batch work with photos
9. Incomplete updates or untested beta vers

 

HubSpot Marketing Hub

HubSpot Marketing is a part of HubSpot's software platform that focuses on inbound marketing strategies, helping businesses attract, engage, and convert leads through tools for content management, social media marketing, email marketing, and SEO. It provides automation features to streamline marketing efforts and improve overall effectiveness.

Pros

1. This is amazing all in one marketing platform. This is great marketing platform to be connected with clients.
2. Analytics tracking and lead capture are super easy to use and implement. I find the reporting on communication and reading analytics super useful and impactful in strategic planning.
3. In general, I would describe this very wonderful experience with your company, which is distinguished by its wonderful style and dealings, and this is the most important thing to me.
4. I love the workflows and granular data you can dig into with Hubspot. It makes marketing tasks very exciting and fun to design.

 

Cons

1. For the non advanced/experienced users, some features can be confusing, also, we had some problems with email delivery. Pricing for Brazil is extremely high, due to currency exchange.
2. Sometimes the lessons are a bit hard for me and a lot of information could be a bit confusing.
3. Also, workflows can be confused in their elaboration. Recommendation: Test before you start on.

 

Does not have integration with Microsoft ads so tracking the performance of search ads in Bing is difficult. Most landing page templates are ugly and hard to configure.

Ready to Scale? Let’s Talk Strategy!

Scaling your business in 2025 is all about balancing growth with efficiency. With a solid financial foundation, a strong team, and the right technology, you can 10x your revenue in the next three to four years. But scaling isn’t just about getting bigger—it’s about getting better.

What’s the biggest challenge holding your business back from scaling right now? Drop a comment and let’s brainstorm solutions!