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issuu.com
Free
Guide / Tutorial
Marketing & Platform Tools

Ultimate Guide to LinkedIn for Business

An e-book hosted on the publishing platform Issuu covering how to use LinkedIn for business, including profile setup, company pages, networking, and content strategy for reaching customers. Shared by an individual Issuu account; the original publisher is not stated on the page.

#linkedin#personal-branding#networking
issuu.comAdded Oct 8, 20260 opens
substack.com
Free
ToolNewsletter
Marketing & Platform Tools

Substack

Publishing platform for newsletters, podcasts and video. Free to start and publish with no fees until you choose to charge readers; Substack takes 10% of paid subscriptions if you do.

From the site: The app for independent voices

Why I recommend it: Free tier covers everything you need to publish and grow; you only share revenue if you turn on paid subscriptions.

#audience-building#content-strategy#creator-economy
substack.comAdded Sep 18, 20260 opens
Medium
Free
Tool
Marketing & Platform Tools

Medium

Open publishing platform for essays and articles. Writing and publishing are free; reading is limited by a metered paywall unless you pay for a membership, and the Partner Program requires a paid membership to earn.

From the site: On Medium, anyone can share insightful perspectives, useful knowledge, and life wisdom with the world.

Why I recommend it: Free to publish and build a portfolio of writing. Be aware readers may hit a paywall on your posts, so cross-post anything you want widely read.

#audience-building#blogging#content-strategy
MediumAdded Sep 18, 20260 opens
mydatafolio.com
Free
Tool
Career & Professional Optimization

MyDataFolio

Portfolio builder made for data professionals: show projects, embed dashboards, add a skills timeline and share one public portfolio link. The free plan covers up to five projects with no card required.

#portfolio#data-analyst#data-science
mydatafolio.comAdded Sep 16, 20260 opens
linkedin.com
Free
ArticleSocial
Career & Professional Optimization

How to optimize LinkedIn articles for engagement and AI visibility

A LinkedIn article on structuring long-form LinkedIn posts so they get read by people and surfaced by AI search tools — headlines, formatting, and keyword choices.

Why I recommend it: Worth ten minutes if you post on LinkedIn at all. Being findable by AI search is quickly becoming part of being findable, period.

#linkedin#personal-branding#article
linkedin.comAdded Sep 14, 20260 opens
marcussheridan.com
Free
WebsiteVideo
Marketing & Platform Tools

Marcus Sheridan Learning Center

Free talks, videos, and teaching from Marcus Sheridan, author of They Ask, You Answer — answering customer questions honestly as a content and sales strategy for small businesses.

Why I recommend it: The whole method is: answer the questions your customers actually ask, including the awkward ones about price. Cheapest marketing strategy there is.

#marketing#content-marketing#small-business
marcussheridan.comAdded Sep 14, 20260 opens
executivespeakers.com
Free
Article
Career & Professional Optimization

What kind of keynote speaker actually works for a burned-out team?

Executive Speakers Bureau on choosing a speaker for an exhausted team facing constant change — what actually lands with fatigued audiences and what makes burnout worse.

Why I recommend it: Useful from both sides — if you book speakers, and if you speak. The read on what a tired room can actually absorb applies to any presentation you give.

#article#reading#speaking
executivespeakers.comAdded Sep 14, 20260 opens
suitorly.com
Free
AI Tool
Career & Professional Optimization

Suitorly — strengths-based CV and role matching

An AI platform for professionals to articulate their value, build targeted CVs, and match to roles aligned with their strengths rather than keyword-matching job descriptions.

Why I recommend it: Free to explore, with paid coaching behind it — use the strengths framing to sharpen how you describe yourself, then apply it wherever you want.

#ai#ai-tool#resume
suitorly.comAdded Sep 14, 20260 opens
wrightmode.com
Free
Website
Entrepreneurship & Free Tools

Wright Mode — AI systems for women-led businesses

Brooke Wright's Wright Mode offers AI workshops and strategy for small business owners, turning existing expertise into repeatable AI-supported systems and lead generation.

Why I recommend it: Free content and podcast episodes are worth your time; the consulting is paid, so treat the site as learning material first.

#ai#ai-tool#small-business
wrightmode.comAdded Sep 14, 20260 opens
screencursor.com
Free
ToolVideo
Marketing & Platform Tools

ScreenCursor

A browser-based screen recorder that automatically adds cinematic zooms and camera moves to clicks, drags, and keystrokes, producing polished demo videos without manual editing.

Why I recommend it: Useful for portfolio walkthroughs and product demos — the auto-zoom does the work that usually makes homemade demos look amateur.

#screen-recording#video#tool
screencursor.comAdded Sep 14, 20260 opens
capcut.com
Free
Platform ToolVideo
Marketing & Platform Tools

CapCut

A free all-in-one video and photo editor for social content, with templates, captions, auto-subtitles, background removal, and AI editing tools on web, desktop, and mobile.

Why I recommend it: The fastest way to make a decent video introduction or short-form post without buying software. Auto-captions alone will lift your reach.

#video#video-editing#content-creation
capcut.comAdded Sep 14, 20260 opens
youtube.com
Free
ArticleVideo
Marketing & Platform Tools

How I Use AI to Edit All My Short-Form Videos

A walkthrough of an AI-assisted short-form video editing workflow, covering the setup and the specific prompts used to cut, caption, and assemble clips without manual editing.

Why I recommend it: Copy the prompts, not the whole stack. One good repeatable editing routine beats a pile of tools you only use once.

#video#video-editing#ai
youtube.comAdded Sep 14, 20260 opens
areatalent.com
Free
Article
Career & Professional Optimization

area|Talent LinkedIn Job Search Guide

A practical walkthrough from career ghostwriter area|Talent on searching LinkedIn effectively — Boolean and filter tactics, how semantic search and AI recruiting agents read your profile, and what to fix so recruiters can find you.

Why I recommend it: Do the profile fixes before you do the searching. Being findable pays off longer than any single search you run today.

#ai#article#career
areatalent.comAdded Sep 14, 20260 opens
buttondown.com
Free
NewsletterNewsletter
Resume Help

How to write it like you told it

Mike Monteiro on making written communication sound as natural and convincing as conversation.

Why I recommend it: A short, useful read for anyone polishing cover letters, bios or LinkedIn posts.

#writing#communication#storytelling
buttondown.comAdded Sep 13, 20260 opens
medium.com
Free
Event
Marketing & Platform Tools

Medium Day

Sep 18, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026Medium

Free virtual community gathering from Medium with over 100 sessions of writing and publishing insight from writers, editors, and experts, plus live product demos, writing workshops, and meetups with Medium staff and writers. Speakers include Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine and writers such as Zulie Rane.

Why I recommend it: A good low-risk day to invest in your writing if you are building a personal brand. Pick two or three sessions rather than trying to watch everything, and use the meetups to actually meet editors.

#events#live-event#online-event
medium.comAdded Sep 13, 20260 opens
writingclub.world
Free
Community
Career & Professional Optimization

Writing Club

A weekly writing community: one interesting question per week, written alongside other people anonymously, plus a chat, contests and writer interviews.

Why I recommend it: Writing well is a career skill. This is a low-pressure way to practice weekly.

#writing#community#personal-branding
writingclub.worldAdded Sep 13, 20260 opens
virginiafrancoresumes.com
Free
BlogBlog
Resume Help

Virginia Franco Resumes — latest articles

Ongoing resume, LinkedIn and executive job-search advice from professional resume writer Virginia Franco.

Why I recommend it: Straightforward resume guidance, especially for mid-career and executive roles.

#resume#linkedin#job-search
virginiafrancoresumes.comAdded Sep 13, 20260 opens
chill-pullover-277.notion.site
Free
Document
Career & Professional Optimization

Discoverability Exercise (Allison Rossi)

Shared Notion workbook walking through an exercise on making your work and expertise easier for others to find.

Why I recommend it: Do the exercise in writing. Discoverability problems are usually clarity problems in disguise.

#career#career-development#career-growth
chill-pullover-277.notion.siteAdded Sep 12, 20260 opens
be-early.notion.site
Free
Document
Career & Professional Optimization

Optimize Your LinkedIn (BeEarly Guide)

Free step-by-step LinkedIn optimization workbook covering headline, about section, experience, and visibility.

Why I recommend it: Work through one section a day instead of trying to rewrite your whole profile in an afternoon.

#career#career-development#document
be-early.notion.siteAdded Sep 12, 20260 opens
jerryvalerio.com
Free
Tool
Career & Professional Optimization

Signal Scan

A review of the signals your LinkedIn profile and content send to buyers and recruiters, with feedback on what to change.

Why I recommend it: Outside eyes on your profile catch what you have stopped seeing. Worth one round of feedback even if you never work with the author.

#career#career-development#career-optimization
jerryvalerio.comAdded Sep 11, 20260 opens
Marketing & Platform Tools
Free
Document
Marketing & Platform Tools

The 30-Minute-a-Day LinkedIn System

A short playbook on landing clients from LinkedIn in 30 minutes a day: post five times a week, link every post to a free "Trust Bridge" resource so warm leads identify themselves, then spend the half hour only on profile views, likes and comments from the day before.

Why I recommend it: This is the clearest short explanation I have seen of why chasing cold outreach wastes your time. The "Trust Bridge" idea works for job seekers too: give people a reason to raise their hand instead of hunting them down.

land_clients_on_LinkedIn_in_30_minutes_a_day.pdf

Created by Danny DelVecchio

#client-acquisition#coaching#content-strategy
Added Sep 11, 20260 opens
beehiiv.com
Free
ToolNewsletter
Marketing & Platform Tools

beehiiv

A newsletter publishing platform with a free tier covering website, subscriber management, and growth and monetization tools.

Why I recommend it: A newsletter is the one audience nobody can take from you. Start it before you need it.

#audience-building#content-strategy#creator-economy
beehiiv.comAdded Sep 11, 20260 opens
linktr.ee
Free
Tool
Marketing & Platform Tools

Linktree

A free link-in-bio page collecting your portfolio, resume, booking link and social profiles behind a single shareable URL.

Why I recommend it: One link in your profile beats making people hunt for your work. Put your resume and portfolio behind it.

#free#link-in-bio#marketing
linktr.eeAdded Sep 11, 20260 opens
digitalcareerportfolio.com
Free
Website
Career & Professional Optimization

Digital Career Portfolio

A site for building a digital portfolio that shows your work rather than just describing it, with structure and examples for people whose results are hard to fit on a resume.

Why I recommend it: If your best work does not survive a resume bullet, a portfolio page fixes that. I ask career changers to build one before they apply anywhere.

#career#career-development#career-optimization
digitalcareerportfolio.comAdded Sep 11, 20260 opens