🛠️ The Tools I Actually Trust (After Testing Way Too Many)

PLUS access to $10,000+ worth of deals inside!

April 29, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

If you’ve been anywhere near the AI and tech world lately, you know there’s a new tool popping up every 5 minutes.

It’s overwhelming.
It’s noisy.
It’s a little too easy to fall into shiny object syndrome (trust me, been there, done that).

But today, I’m not dropping another endless "directory" on you (you’ve probably already seen sites like There’s An AI For That).

Instead, I’m sharing something different:
➡️ My personal picks.

These are the tools that didn’t just hype their way onto my radar.
They earned their spot by actually making my life easier, saving me time, and giving me more freedom.

I’ve tried hundreds (no exaggeration) of tools across the years — for my personal projects, for client work, and for pure curiosity.
Most came and went.

Only a few survived the long haul ⏰.

Some were total shiny objects I got excited about and dropped.
But a select few?
They’ve genuinely helped me grow, work smarter, and even enjoy more time away from the laptop.

You’ll also notice — I sometimes recommend more than one tool per category.
That’s because different tools served different purposes depending on what I was working on (and who I was working with).

And yes, a quick heads up:
Many of the links you’ll find are affiliate links.
That means if you decide to grab a tool through my link, it won’t cost you anything extra — but it will help fund my ongoing travel addiction 🌴.

(So, thank you in advance if you do!)

🔥 Here's where you can dive in:

👉 View My Curated Tools List Here
(or keep scrolling if you want to see the highlights below)

✨ Why This Matters to You

Look — time is your most valuable asset.
The right tools can either give you more of it or steal it away quietly.

What I’m sharing today isn’t just about "cool tools."
It’s about stacking your life and business with tools that:

  • Actually do what they say they do

  • Save you real time (not just in theory)

  • Help you grow, create, sell, or scale without needing an army

I built this list for the version of me a few years ago — overwhelmed, juggling too many apps, wasting too much time switching between things that didn’t deliver.

If that feels even a little familiar to you, this will save you months of trial and error.

🏆 A few categories you'll find inside:

  • Best tools for content creation

  • Best tools for automation and workflows

  • Best tools for lead generation

  • Best tools for project management and operations

  • Best tools for community and client portals

  • ...and more

Each one battle-tested, not just "browsed."

💰🎁 Access to $10,000+ worth of deals

If you want to grab some great deals on most of the software mentioned below, I’ve got mine via Secret.

Personally, this was one of the best investments I’ve made! It gave me access to some of the most insane deals and they keep adding more. Here are some that I got access to:

  • 12 months on Make.com's Annual Team Plan ($636 saving)

  • $1000 credit on Airtable

  • 6 months free on Notion Plus Plan ($6000 saving)

  • 6 months free on the highest plan on Typeform ($800+ saving)

  • $1000 LIFETIME credit on Miro

🚀 Next Step:

And if you end up grabbing one through my link, send me a reply — I’d love to hear how you’re using it.

Might even share some tips on how I personally set it up.

Talk soon.

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The Agentic Marketer