12/03/2026
Ahhh my beautiful must haves. The programs that I literally could not run this business without. I hands down recommend these to everyone if they are running any kind of social media page, whether you're a social media manager and coach like myself, or a business owner.
1. Canva:
This is the holy grail for anything graphic design. It's super easy to use with a free option or a premium option. I use the premium as I create brand kits within Canva to allow for a better flow, however you could totally get by with the free version if you memorise your branding. There are an abundance of templates you can use (posters, social media posts, invites, stories etc) that mean you don't have to reinvent the wheel each time and don't have to be a tech savvy whiz to look professional. 100000/10 would recommend.
2. Capcut/Edits:
To be honest, these two are very similar. I would probably say that Edits is more user friendly and the direct connection it has with Instagram is very desirable. It's super easy to overlay trending sounds within the app and its entirely free. Capcut is probably better in the sense that it allows you to do fancier edits, but you have to pay for a premium subscription to remove the watermark. If you're new to editing I'd go with Edits. Edits - 8/10, Capcut 7/10
3. Asana/Notion/Excel:
Okay, I've really bundled a lot into one point here so bear with me. Asana and Notion are project management tools that both offer free versions that are jam packed with features. Excel allows you to create spreadsheets to track your project management. I put this point in here as I highly recommend planning your social media. I plan my clients' posts a month in advance and use Notion to communicate this with them. There are some incredible templates and tutorials out there to show you how to set up your Asana and Notion to easily plan and track your social media. If that sounds too technical, trusty old Excel does the job... but you will need a Microsoft 365 subscription. Asana (best for team management) - 8/10, Notion (best for social media planning - 8.5/10, Excel - 8/10
Let me know below how you go with trying these out!!! đ