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Everything I actually use to run three companies: the software, the services, the suppliers and the systems that hold them together. No tool is here because someone paid for placement.
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Tools reviewed
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Service providers
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Categories
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Workflows
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Categories
Every category page lists what I use, what I dropped, and where my own companies fit in.
Software
CRM and follow-up · Software
All-in-one CRM, messaging and automation platform used to run lead capture and follow-up.
Best forService businesses that want CRM, messaging and automation in one place rather than five subscriptions.
Finance and tax · Software
UK cloud accounting software for invoicing, bank reconciliation, VAT and payroll.
Best forUK small businesses that want tidy books their accountant can work with.
Landing pages · Software
Design-led site and landing page builder with fast hosting and simple CMS.
Best forTesting offers and campaigns without a development cycle.
Services and suppliers
Software only takes you so far. These are the humans and suppliers I rely on.
Workflows
Tools in isolation do nothing. These are the workflows that make them earn their keep.
Comparisons
Where two tools genuinely compete, here's which one I kept and why.
The order it runs in
The asset that has to earn the enquiry.
Forms, calls, chat and missed-call recovery.
One place every enquiry lands and gets owned.
The plumbing between tools so nothing is manual.
Speed and persistence — where most work is won.
Fast, consistent, easy to say yes to.
Job records, proof and customer updates.
Asked for at the right moment, every time.
Enquiries, conversion and cost per job.
Clean books, and reliefs actually claimed.
Every tool, cost, purpose and whether I'd choose it again — in one document.