Taylor The Attorney

Free Resources

Free Resources To Level Up Your Business Game

Resources For Growing + Scaling Your Side Gig Into A Professional Small Business

No one gets to the top alone. 

And as a female entrepreneur, you have a lot of small business tasks to juggle. Even more so when you’re the only employee.

Meaning, you need some help if you want to end up shopping on Rodeo Drive.

These resources have been carefully selected to help you on your journey from “just a side gig” to a professional and successful small business.


And remember, if it all gets to be too much for you, just…


Tools + Resources

Tools & Resources

These Tools + Resources have been hand-selected because of their excellence in providing users with helpful resources and great customer service, ease of product/service use, fair price points and of course, overall effectiveness of the product or service.

Those marked with a “*” are the same tools + resources that Taylor personally uses in running her own businesses.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

SOCIAL MEDIA

  • *Planoly — Social Media Scheduling
  • *Tailwind — Social Media Scheduling (Pinterest mainly)
  • *Canva – Easy DIY Graphics
  • *UppBeat – Unlicensed Music, i.e. free music to use
  • SoundStripe – Unlicensed Music, i.e. free music to use
  • WordSwag — Add text to photos
  • Layout — Let’s you create layouts for Instagram before you post so you can see how it looks

MANAGING YOUR BUSINESS

  • Trainual — Employee Training + Onboarding platform
  • Miro — Team Collaboration Platform (digital sticky notes)
  • Trello — Team Collaboration Platform
  • Zapier — Automate Tasks Online
  • *IFTTT — Automate Tasks Online
  • Zoho — CRM
  • *ActiveCampaign — Email Marketing
  • Fiverr.com – find freelancers to assign & outsource tasks 
  • *Rev — convert video/audio to text
  • BambooHR – BambooHR automates operational HR tasks

GO GREEN

WEBSITE ASSISTANCE

  • Unbounce — Landing Page builder + more
  • Convert Kit — Build landing Pages, Sign up forms, email marketing + more
  • *Surfer SEO — SEO Plugin
  • *Yoost SEO — SEO Plugin
  • LeadPages — Build websites, landing pages, pop-ups, alert bars, + beyond
  • *Rank Math — SEO plugin for WordPress based sites
  • UpTime – Site speed helper and website monitoring
  • *JPEGMini – shrinks images without compromising high res images (helps with site speed)
  • Shopify — online shop

ONLINE ADS HELP

AUDIENCE RESEARCH

  • Exploding Topics – surface rapidly growing topics before they take off.
  • AMZ Scout – Complete Toolset for Selling on Amazon
  • Jungle Scout – all-in-one platform for finding, launching, and selling Amazon products
  • Stackline – Explore retail, brand and shopper trends
  • *Google’s Consumer Interest Insights – help you understand how your customers are searching for and engaging with your business on Google.
  • *Google’s Demand Forecasts – help you to understand the predicted upcoming trends relevant to your business.
  • *Google’s Audience Insights – help you better understand who your customers are by surfacing the unique characteristics, interests, and behaviors of user groups who see your ads and convert.
  • *Alexa Traffic Rank – Learn about how your site is being found through search engines, find similar sites to yours, and more
  • ClearBit – data activation platform
  • Uplead – data activation platform
  • PeopleMap 

COMPETITOR ANALYSIS

  • *Google Trends – Explore what the world is searching for on Google
  • *Google Keyword Search – Plan the keywords to use based on Google keyword research
  • *Amazon Reviews – research competitors reviews to see what your potential clients are raving (or hating) about similar products

SPONSORSHIPS & PITCHING BRANDS

  • *Pitch It Perfect – THE best course for bloggers/influencers wanting to learn how to pitch brands and land sponsorship deals
  • Influencer Academy – another great course by Julie Solomon (Pitch It Perfect creator) that teaches bloggers/influencers how to create a real business out of posting on social media

SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORMS

  • *Paperbell – online coaching platform, including a subscription platform
  • MemberVault – host online courses, 1:1 meetings, memberships + more
  • *MemberPress – host online courses, Memberships + more (WordPress Plugin)
  • Thinkific – host online courses and memberships 
  • Patreon – platform to build membership program for creatives

ONLINE VIDEO/WEBINAR PLATFORMS

  • Teachable – online course platform
  • EasyWebinar – host live webinars
  • *Rev — convert video/audio to text
  • *Screenshare — capture your screen in high quality + edit it 

Challenges

Challenges

Here you’ll find Challenges that have been created based on requests from Taylor the Attorney’s audience + client-base. 


CHALLENGE No. 1: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome is a free 10 day email challenge that is designed to move you past your self-imposed limitations and into possibilities that create your dream life, full of self-love, acceptance and success. 

Parts of this Challenge are designed to really well…challenge you. After all, when you make impactful and meaningful shifts in your mindset + behaviors, you can expect some of it will be uncomfortable. 

The goal of this Challenge is to help you change your behaviors and patterns regarding your self-esteem and self-awareness.  


Free Downloads

The following free downloads have been created with creatives in mind.

Free Downloads


Mindset

Mindset

Use the mindset resources below to get your mind right, girlfriend! Without a clear sense of where you’re going and the headspace to get there, you’re lost. 

Helpful Apps

Headspace – create life-changing habits to support your mental health 

Calm – #1 app for Sleep, Meditation and Relaxation

Bounceback – free skill-building program designed to help lower your stress + anxiety

I Am – Daily Affirmations

Self Care Resources

Self Care Resources for Teachers

40 Self Care Tips for the Mommas Who Are Stretched Too Thin

Self-Care and Mental Health Pinterest Board

10 Podcasts That Will Help Your Find Your Best Self

Mental Health 

A Big Ass List of Mental Health Resources

The Ultimate List Of Digital Mental Health Support

11 Lessons Learned as a Counselor for 11 Years

10 Podcasts That Will Help Your Find Your Best Self

Free Guided Meditations

Meditation Oasis

UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center

Do Yoga With Me

The Best Guided Meditations On YouTube

YouTube Meditations for Depression + Anxiety

10 Free Amazing Guided Meditations


Affirmations

You may be thinking, “affirmations? REALLY? Very unique and different Taylor.” But, truly your mindset breeds your actions and actions become reality. 

Repeat your favorite empowering affirmations as many times as you need to until they become your reality and you no longer need to repeat them:

  1. My business brings value and purpose to others.  
  2. I have the power to achieve anything I desire. 
  3. I am amazing and capable of more than I realize.
  4. I have the courage to be seen and heard. 
  5. I CAN do hard things. My strength is greater than any struggle. 
  6. I don’t have to wait to feel ready to act on my goals. The timing will never be right. I am ready now.
  7. I am fearless. I am confident. I am limitless. 
  8. I create my own reality, I live on my own terms and I choose what I become.  
  9. I am an empowered woman and my success is inevitable. 
  10. I respect myself, and expect others to respect me. 

 


TedTalks + Podcasts 

Not every week feels like you’re on top. And that’s normal! Believe me. These TedTalks + Podcasts are meant to bring  you clarity, empowerment + inspiration as you walk through your business journey. 

TEDTALKS

Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action

Brene Brown: The Power of Vulnerability

Sheryl Sandberg: Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders

Gayle Lemmon: Women Entrepreneurs, Example Not Exception

Pat Mitchell: Dangers Times Call for Dangerous Women

Madeleine Albright: On Being A Woman + A Diplomat

Leila Hoteit: 3 Lessons on Success From an Arab Businesswoman

Dolores Huerta: How to Overcome Apathy + Find Your Power

Stacey Abrams: 3 Questions to Ask Yourself

Mel Robbins: How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over

Tabitha Coffey: Why You Need To Be A Bitch

Luvvie Ajayi: Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable

Laura Vanderkam: How to Gain Control of Your Free Time

PODCASTS

A Taylored Adventure to Happiness

Unapologetically Abundant

Girl Boss Radio with Puno

About The Attorney

Hi! My name is Taylor + I’m a small business attorney (J.D./MBA).

I currently run a family law firm with my husband in Round Rock, Texas, as well as Taylor the Attorney, an online legal platform designed for female, creative entrepreneurs who want to pursue their passion project full time and quit their 9-5.

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Taylor the Attorney is always there to chat about your problems (and is almost always online too).

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