Essential Tools

Cool Stuff for a Better Digital Life

From cash-back to design, SEO, social media marketing and security, here’s a curated selection of tools and resources I’ve discovered to be invaluable in creating and managing an organised, efficient, and engaging blog.

All of the essential tools on this page not only help streamline my blogging process but also enhance everyday digital life (and even help me save money).

These all get the unofficial Tidymalism seal of approval and I think you’ll find them as helpful as I do. ⭐️

Publer

The Best Social Media Manager

I have tried every social media scheduler under the sun, from Hootsuite to Later, from Metricool to Fedica. Publer beats them all, and it’s affordable!

• Clean, intuitive interface – a joy to use
• Integrations with all major platforms
• Killer feature: media library
• Rich insights and analytics

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Save Money

Get Your Cash Back!

Formerly known as eBates, this is a no-brainer browser extension that really gets you some serious cash back.

• Set it and forget it – it just works
• Attractive cash back deals and coupons
• Automatically alerts you to cash back
• Also available as an app for in-store shopping
• Get $30 at signup with my link ⤵

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Web Hosting

Blazing Fast Hosting for Blogs and Websites

If you have a blog or website, you should be self-hosting, so a good web host is one of your most essential tools. With Hostinger you can start for as little as a buck a month.

• Super easy managed WordPress hosting
• Litespeed caching
• Host multiple domains from one account
• Get 20% off with my link ⤵

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Get 20% off

SEO Keywords

Stop Guessing and Start Ranking

My favourite tool to analyse SERPs and generate keyword ideas for all of my writing projects is affordable and has a nice minimal interface.

• Must-have tool for your SEO
• Choose from credits or subscriptions
• Incredibly good ROI
• For copywriters, bloggers, online marketers and anyone writing web content
• No credit card required to try it out

Start Ranking

10 FREE credits

SEO Plugin

The Best SEO Plugin for WordPress

Over the years I tried a bunch of SEO plugins that drove me bananas. Then I found SEOPress and it’s a keeper! Use it to improve the ranking of your WordPress sites.

• All-in-one plugin easy to set up
• For bloggers, small business owners, developers and SEO experts alike
• Dashboard analytics widget
• XML and schema
• Social tags
• Many other free features

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Start for FREE

Affiliate Plugin

Optimise Your Affiliate Revenue with AI

An all-in-one solution to manage and display affiliate products on a WordPress site.

• AI smart and contextual
• Automatically displays and updates products
• Multi and custom merchant
• SEO and AMP friendly
• Customisable product boxes
• International

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TailwindApp

Put Your Social Media Marketing on Autopilot

Grow your social media traction with TailwindApp – it bundles a bunch of essential tools, almost like having an entire marketing team at your disposal.

• Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest scheduler
• AI ghostwriter
• Insights and analytics
• Marketing content creation with AI
• Hashtag finder
• Built-in community boosts your content

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1 Month FREE

Mediavine Journey

For Premium Content Creators

Journey by Mediavine is an ad management offering designed to help creators earn income from their growing websites.

• Install
• Evaluate
• Monetise
• It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3

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Start earning

Clean Email

Take Control of Your Inbox

Clean your inbox of thousands of unwanted junk emails in one sweep.

• Unsubscribe from newsletters
• Declutter your entire inbox
• Keep your email tidy
• Create custom auto-rules
• Works with ALL email providers and devices
• Cancel at any time

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CyberGhost VPN

For Total Privacy Protection

Your internet service provider sees everything you do online. CyberGhost gives you one-click privacy protection for the cost of a pack of gum.

• Over 6,800 VPN servers worldwide
• 24/7 customer support
• Apps for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS & more
• 45-day refund policy

Save 83% Now

2 Months FREE

Kit

Run Your Newsletter with Ease

I switched from MailChimp to Kit (formerly Convertkit) for my Minimal Monthly newsletter and never looked back. Check out the free plan for up to 1,000 subscribers and start creating!

• Unlimited forms, landing pages, CTAs
• Unlimited broadcasts
• Customizable domain setup
• Run free or paid newsletters
• Sell your digital products
• Create a hub for link-in-bios
• For coaches, marketers, bloggers, authors, musicians, YouTubers, podcasters and artists

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Creators

Setapp

250 Apps, 1 Subscription

Install and use as many softwares and apps as you like for less than ten bucks a month.

• Fantastic curated selection of work, creative, productivity and utility software
• Over 250 apps for macOS & iOS to pick from
• Try for free over a 7-day trial period!

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7 Days FREE

Binance

Low-Fee Trading

I don’t talk about it around here, but I do some moderate trading myself and think crypto should at least play a tiny role in any minimalist financial planning. Binance is my exchange of choice.

• Get $100 when you sign up with my link and deposit $50 in your account
• Low trading fees
• Be responsible. This isn’t financial advice!

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Get $100

Stay Safe Online

Protect Yourself and Your Data

A good VPN should be in everyone’s arsenal of essential tools. I’ve used NordVPN both at home and during my travels to countries with repressive governments. It’s ultra reliable and affordable.

• Browse without interruption
• Keep malware at bay
• Your data = your control
• Connect up to 6 devices

58% off for 1 yr

72% off for 2 yrs