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What are your top tools for product growth?

When it comes to building and growing your product, what tools do you swear by? Whether it's app builders, email platforms, sales outreach tools, analytics software, automation solutions, or SEO/marketing resources, I'd love to hear your favorites and why you rely on them?

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    I usually handle the marketing side for my clients. So for the creatives, I use Canva and Photoshop. For prototyping, Figma works too. For email marketing I use WarpLeads, Reoon, and Mailforge.

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      How is the success with email-marketing?

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        For one of the top products I am currently handling, it was the one that worked best.

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    If you are doing social media marketing I made a tool that can help you analyze competitors' social media. This will give you understanding what working in your niche and you can have better result in social media.

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    https://uecalc.com for searching of growth points, and modelling features income.

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    For product growth you can use google analytics, mixpanel, itercom, mailchimp,buffer zappier etc. These tools, when used effectively, can support various aspects of product growth, from understanding user behavior to driving traffic, engaging customers, and optimizing conversions.

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    Content Marketing & Social Media Management:

    • Explore tools like Later or Hootsuite for robust scheduling and management features to maintain a consistent social media presence across multiple channels.
    • Consider leveraging ContentCal for seamless planning, creation, and publishing of content across various channels to ensure a cohesive strategy.
    • Utilize Buzzsumo to identify trending topics and resonate content for enhanced engagement.

    Public Relations & Influencer Marketing:

    • Harness HARO to connect with journalists for media coverage and Pitchbox for streamlined influencer outreach and management.

    Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO):

    • Integrate A/B testing tools like Optimizely or Google Optimize alongside Hotjar to experiment with website variations and gain deeper insights into user behavior.

    Project Management & Communication:

    • Explore project management platforms like Asana or Monday for comprehensive task delegation, deadline management, and progress tracking capabilities.

    • Tailor tool selection to align with marketing goals and budget.

    • Integrate marketing tools with analytics platforms for data-driven insights.

    • Prioritize security with tools offering robust data protection measures.

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    Product Development and Management:
    Jira: For agile project management and issue tracking.
    Trello: A flexible kanban board for organizing tasks and projects.
    GitHub: Version control and collaboration platform for software development.
    Asana: Project management tool with customizable workflows and task tracking.
    Analytics and Data Analysis:
    Google Analytics: For tracking website traffic, user behavior, and conversions.
    Mixpanel: Provides advanced analytics and user insights for web and mobile apps.
    Amplitude: Helps analyze user behavior, retention, and product usage.
    Tableau: Data visualization software for creating interactive dashboards and reports.

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    SalesLoft for my sales outreach
    Notion for tasks
    Prodcamp for user feedback and product management
    Fathom for meeting recording and to-do list
    And Excel and ChatGPT for everything else.

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    Top tools for product growth include data analytics platforms like Google Analytics for user insights, marketing automation tools such as HubSpot for targeted campaigns, and customer feedback systems like SurveyMonkey to understand and adapt to user needs. These tools empower businesses to optimize strategies and foster sustainable growth.

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    For me, it's Carrd.co for fast pushing, one page landingpages. For more complex apps, I've learned Flutterflow with Firebase, which allows for non-static and complex app-building, also fast publishable :)

    As of marketing, I'm actually looking for greater options. I'm currently cross-publishing videos and DevLogs on TikTok, Instagram, Youtube and X, with a little growth. I'm also sporadically pushing articles in subreddits, X, and here on IndieHackers!

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    Websites with development time: TailwindCSS and JS.
    Website without time I prefer no-code: Pagy.co

    Email Marketing: Mailerlite.
    Emailing in SaaS: Loops.so
    CRM: Pipedrive.

    Growth in social networks: Typefully, Buffer, Gleam

    Analytics: Pirsch or Plausible.

    Conversion Rate Optimization Tool: https://tools2convert.com

    The latter is my next product to launch as IndieHacker. I invite you to subscribe and participate in a free year for being part of IH ;)

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    At mixsave we use this:

    Closing - close.io
    Building product - webflow
    Analytics - mixpanel, google analytics
    Email: resend, activecampaign
    Automation: zapier, make (10x cheaper)

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    The right set of tools can significantly amplify product growth, and I've found a mix that works wonders for various stages of development and marketing. For design and prototyping, Figma is my go-to for its seamless collaboration capabilities. When it comes to building backends quickly, Firebase provides great scalable solutions without a hefty infrastructure.

    In the realm of marketing, HubSpot stands out for its robust CRM and automation features, making customer interactions smooth and personalized. For diving deep into data, Google Analytics offers invaluable insights, supplemented by Mixpanel for a closer look at user behaviors.

    For SEO, Ahrefs is unbeatable in tracking and keyword research, helping stay on top of SEO trends. And for connecting various tools and automating processes, Zapier has been a game changer.

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