If you are manufacturing and selling physical products, you’ll need various partners and platforms to run your business.

Here are some of the most popular tools used by e-commerce entrepreneurs in the Learn To Make A Product community:

1. Shopify– Get a super-professional, functional website – easy to manage on the backend – and that connects with a bunch of helpful shipping and promo apps!
2. Fiverr – Fiverr is great for accomplishing low-cost, project-based work, such as simple graphic design projects, product photography, or keyword research for SEO.
3. Pickfu – Want consumer feedback in minutes? Pickfu makes it easy to get feedback about your product, logo, packaging and more.
4. Storetasker – Need help building and managing your Shopify store? Find affordable taskers who can assist you.
5. Packlane – The most beautiful custom shipping boxes! Wow your customers with a branded delivery experience plus get $25 off your first order
6. Creative Market – Beautiful, easy to use templates for pitch decks, social media graphics, landing pages and more
7. Design Contest – Let graphic designers compete for your business! Host a design contest for logos, branding guides, product artwork and more.
8. Aliexpress– Search for things like hang tags, hardware and other components from international suppliers. Lots of private label products too.
9. Shipstation – Want to make money while you sleep? Use a site like Shipstation to handle all your fulfillment. Just ship finished product to their warehouse and they’ll do the rest.
10. Shipmonk – Shipmonk is another great way to fulfill customer orders. Just send them your inventory and they’ll ship to your customers so you don’t have to.
11. Incfile – Planning on trademarking your logo or product name? Incfile handles Trademark applications at a reasonable price.
12. RocketLawyer  – Customize important legal docs like Non-Disclosure Agreements, Provisional Patent Applications, and a host of incorporation materials. You can also use their ‘Ask A Lawyer’ program to get affordable legal guidance.
13. Quickbooks Online – It’s VERY important to track your expenses, even when you’re just starting out. Plus, if you’re an LLC, you’ll need to submit a P&L and Balance Sheet to your accountant when it’s time to do taxes. Quickbooks automatically connects to your bank account as well as selling platforms like Shopify and Paypal.
14. Convertkit – Manage email marketing like a pro. When someone checks out with a product on your website, you can assign them a certain tag, and then trigger a series of automated emails (i.e suggest more products, collect feedback etc) over days, weeks or months.
15. Build a StoryBrand – Clarify your brand message so that people buy your product. Enough said!

Please note: none of these companies have asked us to promote their products. While some pay a commission since we send a lot of people their way, all of these resources are things we would 100% share regardless. We hope this list helps you grow your business!