FREE RESOURCES

Free resources to help you build a business that runs smoother, gets found online and grows without relying on you for everything.

FREE WORKBOOK

10 Ways to Monetise Your Website

Find your website’s next revenue opportunity.

Your website is open 24/7. Is it earning while you sleep?

This free workbook gives you ten practical strategies to turn your website into a revenue stream, from packaging your expertise to adding offers that complement your existing business. Use this workbook to identify an approach that fits your audience, your strengths and the time you can commit.

Inside you’ll find:

  • Ten revenue ideas you can act on immediately

  • Different ways to earn: compare approaches that involve ongoing delivery with those built around reusable products and content.

  • Practical steps to make your site work for you, not just sit there looking pretty

FREE Workbook

Your First Digital Product Blueprint

Turn what you know into a product worth building.

A guide, a template, a workbook. You have ideas, but which one should you start with?

This free blueprint helps you turn your knowledge into a clearer product concept and understand the steps towards launch, so you can start building with direction.

Inside you’ll discover:

  • What you could sell: identify useful product ideas within your skills and experience.

  • Which format fits: consider how your audience would benefit from your product.

  • What comes next: follow a plan that takes you from your initial idea towards launch.

Get your idea out of your head and give it a practical starting point.

FREE CHECKLIST

Shopify UX Checklist For High-End Brands

Does your online store do your products justice?

You’ve invested in your products and your brand. Your online shopping experience should reflect that same attention to detail.

This free checklist helps you review your Shopify store through your customers’ eyes, identifying opportunities to make shopping clearer, build confidence and support the decision to buy.

Use it to:

  • Review your store’s first impression: does the experience reflect the quality of your products?

  • Identify buying friction: where do shoppers feel confused about what to do next?

  • Focus your improvements: details worth addressing before investing in a redesign.

For premium product brands ready to create a considered online shopping experience.

TOOLS & SOFTWARE

  • Tally Forms

    Say goodbye to boring forms. Tally is a free, intuitive form builder. Get 50% off for 3 months off of any plan.

  • Google Workspace

    Get the premium versions of Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Meet and more for Business.

    Get 10% your first year of subscription.

  • Notion

    All your projects, goals, calendars, roadmaps and more in one tool, personalised to how you and your team work.

  • Canva

    Canva is an online design and visual communication platform with a mission to empower everyone in the world to design anything and publish anywhere.

  • Wise

    Everywhere money. 160 countries, 40 currencies. One card.

    Get a free card or zero fees on a transfer up to NZ$900.

  • Mailerlite

    Create email newsletters, websites, landing pages, pop-ups & more — all without coding.

    Get $20 credit upon plan upgrade.

  • Setmore

    Setmore is free online customer appointment scheduling. Book services, send reminders, manage staff logins & more.

  • Google Analytics

    Google Analytics

    Google Analytics is a free web analytics platform provided by Google that tracks and reports on website and app traffic and user behaviour.

  • Hotjar

    Hotjar is a heatmaps and behaviour analytics tool to help you understand your customers actions on your website.

  • Meta for Business

    Meta Business Suite is for building and managing your advertising activities and presence on Facebook and Instagram

  • Mailchimp

    Mailchimp is a marketing platform to craft hyper-personalised campaigns, automate workflows and drive engagement.

  • Klaviyo

    Klaviyo is a CRM built for B2C brands, combining marketing automation, analytics, and customer service into one solution.

  • Zapier

    Connects thousands of apps to automate processes.

  • Make (formerly Integromat)

    A more advanced alternative to Zapier for complex workflows.

  • Zendesk

    A scalable solution for managing customer enquiries.

  • Manychat

    Automate two-way, interactive conversations in Instagram Direct Messages, Facebook Messenger, and SMS to grow your brand. Starting at $0.

  • ClickUp

    Organise tasks, collaborate on docs, track goals and streamline team communication - all in one place,

  • Trello

    Simple and visual, great for smaller teams or personal task management.

  • LiveChat

    Adds real-time chat support to your website.

  • HubSpot

    Ideal for growing businesses with built-in marketing automation.

  • Opal App

    Opal helps you schedule time away from distracting apps and start focused sessions with a simple timer, so you can feel more in control, less distracted.

Created by Gem Media

Gem Media is a boutique brand and web studio and consultancy. We help businesses clarify their direction and bring it to life through strategy, design and digital experiences.

Our resources bring that thinking into practical tools you can use in your own business.

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