Resources - Priority VA

Resources & Tools We Recommend

Equipping our Priority Executive VAs and clients with the latest tools and technology is one of our favorite things to do around here.

We’ll add and remove from this list as new products or services become available and meet our expectations!

Here’s a list of our favorite resources for you to check out as you’re growing, or scaling your business.

Because some of these links are affiliate links, rest assured that Priority VA doesn’t recommend or endorse products and services it hasn’t used.

Priority VA is not responsible for your experience with any of these products or services!

ASSESSMENTS

KOLBE A INDEX

Kolbe score shows your instincts, your natural desires of how to act. This isn’t Myers Briggs’ “are you an Extrovert or Introvert?” It’s more of a how well do you work with teammates to get things done.

 

16PERSONALITIES

16Personalities measures people’s preferences for where they get their energy (are they an introvert or extrovert?), how they handle information (through sensing or intention?), how they make decisions (by how they think or how they feel?), and how the structure the outside world (is everything judged or perceived?).

DiSC®

DiSC® profile is a powerful do-it-yourself training and development tool designed to improve work productivity, teamwork, and communication.

 

CLIFTONSTRENGTHS

CliftonStrengths assessment identifies a person’s unique sequence of 34 themes of talent and shows people how to succeed by developing them into CliftonStrengths.

 

ORGANIZATION

AIRTABLE

Airtable can store information in a spreadsheet that’s visually appealing and easy-to-use, but it’s also powerful enough to act as a database that businesses can use for customer-relationship management (CRM), task management, project planning, and tracking inventory. 

SLACK

Stay connected with your team and avoid inbox clutter with Slack. Stop the inbox insanity!

 

EVERNOTE

Evernote allows you to share files with your team and take notes from your computer and phone.

 

GOOGLE DRIVE

Create and share files with your team and keep them in one easy to use location.

 

FOLLOWUPTHEN

Gone are the days of forgotten follow ups. Send yourself a reminder with followupthen.

DISPATCH

Dispatch makes it easy to act on mails even when you’re on the move.

 

DROPBOX

With Dropbox, you can organize and share files that are important to you and your business.

SCHEDULING

ACUITY SCHEDULING

Avoid countless emails to coordinate a meeting time. With Acuity Scheduling, simply email the link and your client can schedule a time convenient to them.

SCHEDULEONCE

Avoid countless emails to coordinate a meeting time. With ScheduleOnce, simply email the link and your client can schedule a time convenient to them.

COMMUNICATION

HELPSCOUT

HelpScout is a helpdesk solution offering Live Chat, Shared Inboxes, Knwoledge Bases and more. This is the best way to keep your teams external communication streamlined. 

ZOOM

Zoom allows you to video chat, screen share and record calls that are essential to your business.

Virtual Summits Software

Virtual Summits Software makes it quick, easy, and painless to host a virtual summit.

SNAGIT

Using Snagit, simply record an image of your screen to walk your team through programs and products you use. This is one of my favorite training tools!

JING

 Snagit is an ultimate screen capture and video recording software for Windows and Mac.

VIEWEDIT

Use this Chrome extension to send clients and team members quick videos using ViewedIt.

LOOM

Use this Chrome extension to send clients and team members quick videos using Loom.

Milanote

Milanote is an easy-to-use tool to organize your ideas and projects into visual boards.

TECH TOOLS

ZAPIER 

Zapier is a tool that allows you to connect apps you use every day to automate tasks and save time. You can connect any of our 1,000+ integrated apps together to make your own automations. Zappier makes you happier!

INFUSIONSOFT BY KEAP

With the help of Infusionsoft by Keap, you’ll manage your CRM better than ever!

LEADPAGES

With its “drag and drop” features, creating a leadpage is easier than ever.

OPTIMIZEPRESS

This WordPress plugin & theme offers drag & drop ease of use to create landing pages, optins, course pages and more with no monthly subscriptions.

WISHLIST MEMBER

This is the most flexible WordPress members site plugin available. Period.

WISHLIST MEMBER FOR INFUSIONSOFT

Membership sites automated with Infusionsoft. To get the full power of Infusionsoft within your WishList member site you’ll need this tool.

PLUS THIS

When Infusionsoft doesn’t do what you may need out of the box. This is the tool you need.

APPSUMO

Earn credits for programs that are new to the market or just plain fun!

1 AND 1 WEB HOSTING

These guys are our go to website hosting option and domain registration option. They’ve got a great user friendly interface to help keeps things simple to understand.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ASANA

Asana is the work management platform teams use to stay focused on the goals, projects, and daily tasks that grow business.

TEAMWORK

Your team will stay organized using the features that Teamwork offers.

TRELLO

Stay organized and collaborate with your team on projects.

PRODUCTIVITY

GRAVY

Gravy is like having your own 24/7 U.S. based engagement team who contacts your customers within hours of their failed payment, captures updated billing information, and saves the customer you worked so hard to acquire.

ALFRED

Alfred is like the magic finder to all things Mac. I especially like and use the snippet feature, daily!

ATEXT

If you type the same things repeatedly, then you need this text accelerator!

MINDMEISTER

Use MindMeister to put your thoughts into a practial, easy-to-use map.

SOCIAL MEDIA

MEET EDGAR

Schedule Social Media posts that will gain traction on your social media accounts. Easy to use and will house a large library of images and blog posts.

COSCHEDULE

Schedule Social Media posts that will gain traction on your social media accounts.

STOCK IMAGES

HAUTE STOCK

Are you looking for beautiful stock photos? Look no further! Haute Stock features unique, high quality images for any business.

PEXELS

Pexels offers creative stock images free of charge. Choose the photo you love and save it to your computer.

TIME KEEPING

EVERHOUR

All-in-one time management solution for your team. Accurate time tracking for budgeting, client invoicing and painless payroll. Perfect for Asana · Trello · Basecamp · Jira · ClickUp

TOGGL

Stop wondering how much time you’re spending each day. Using this time tracking system is easy to use and will help you budget your time.

SLIMTIMER

Stop wondering how much time you’re spending each day. Using this time tracking system is easy to use and will help you budget your time.

HOURS

Stop wondering how much time you’re spending each day. Using this time tracking system is easy to use and will help you budget your time

PASSWORD MANAGERS

LASTPASS

This easy to use feature in Teamwork will track how much time you’re spending on projects and answering emails.

ONGOING EDUCATION

THE VIRTUAL SAVVY

Want to learn how to start a Virtual Assistant business? At The Virtual Savvy, they help savvy starters grow their VA business to 5k months and beyond through training and community!

THE 90-DAY YEAR

A high-performance system used by Olympic athletes, Fortune 50 companies and entrepreneurs alike, for getting real results in your business

DAY JOB TO DREAM JOB

If you are looking for practical steps and inspiration on turning your passions into pay… check this out.

 MONKEYPOD MARKETING

Infusionsoft training that you can trust. It’s a great resource for all skill levels.

BRANDING FOR MOO-LAH

If you’re trying to figure out a branding strategy and how to implement it, this course is your secret weapon.

DIY SEO COURSES

Learn the best practices, strategy, and execution needed for do it yourself SEO.

COPY CHIEF

If You Need Better Copy, You Need Copy Chief.

THE CONVERSION COPYWRITER

If your current copy is only words on a page, you’re wasting valuable digital real estate and leaving money on the table.

DANNY OZMENT PODCASTING

Want to learn how to create and launch a podcast that reaches your ideal clients and converts at a high rate? Danny is your guy.

PODCASTS + PEOPLE WE FOLLOW

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The Psychology of Entrepreneurship, hosted by Ronsley Vaz, brings to the public discussion insights from New York Times bestselling authors, founders of multi-million dollar companies, Olympic athletes, clinical psychologists, professors, high profile musicians and performing artists.

Ronsley and his guests will cover every perspective and angle there is on the internal workings that happen in the mind of an Entrepreneur.

COMMUNITY MADE 

Self-Made is a myth. The truth is no one ever does it alone. We need other people to lean on and to learn from. The Community Made Podcast is an all access pass to lessons, learnings, and key insights from the world’s most fascinating entrepreneurs including Gary Vaynerchuk, Naveen Jain, Tim Ferris, and Shep Gordon.

DIARY OF A DOER

Diary of a Doer from Priority VA Founder, Trivinia Barber, features interviews with business owners and practical strategies for businesses, thought leaders, and influencers who want to determine the next steps in their business and grow.

ENTREPRENEUR ON FIRE

John Lee Dumas, and his partner Kate Erickson have created an empire from their wildly famous podcast, EoFire. It’s the daily dose of inspiration, tactical information and know how you need to grow a business, stay sane and ignite the fire within!

DIY LEGAL CONTRACTS BY GENA JAFFE

If you’re a business owner, investor or Influencer, then this podcast needs to be on your go to list. Ryan Daniel Moran interviews those who have been there, done that and he shares his insights on where business is headed, so you can be prepared!

Finance + Profit Pros

The Bottom Line CPA is an award-winning, 100% Xero cloud accounting practice serving as industry leaders for Amazon FBA, eCommerce, and Online Business owners.