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12 Free Websites That You Need To Bookmark Right Now: (And the links to find them) 1. Unsplash? ? High-quality images which are free to use. ? Perfect for improving social content if you’re limited in time. https://unsplash.com/ 2. Remove bg ? Removes the background in photos for free. ? Super useful for updating your LinkedIn profile photo. https://www.remove.bg/ 3. Draw IO ? You can create flowcharts, diagrams, and visual representations for free. ? Fantastic when showing ideas to your team. https://www.drawio.com/ 4. 12 ft Ladder ? Will get past the high majority of paywalls for free. ? Perfect for accessing articles without subscriptions. https://12ft.io/ 5. Otter AI ? The perfect free note-taking solution. ? Great for turning your meetings into content ideas. https://otter.ai/ 6. Coursera ? Free access to top business and university courses. ? Take your personal learning to the next level. https://www.coursera.org/ 7. Hemingway Editor ? Analyses text for readability and suggests improvements. ? Perfect for when you’re launching a new website. https://hemingwayapp.com/ 8. Trello ? One of the best project management solutions. ? Really easy and fun to use, perfect for small teams. https://trello.com/ 9. Clean Email ? Declutter your email inbox by unsubscribing from unwanted emails. ? Use this to feel far more organised. https://clean.email/ 10. Open Library ? Find millions of free books. ? Only takes your email address to borrow books. https://openlibrary.org/ 11. Notion ? Create a connected workspace. ? Build to-do lists, calendars and more. https://www.notion.so/ 12. Canva ? Design anything from graphics, presentations or assets ? Super easy to use and is trusted by millions of marketers https://www.canva.com/ What's a website you can't live without? Let me know below ?? ?? Repost this to your network to help others find brilliant websites? And follow Chris Donnelly for more content like this ?? Want a high-resolution clickable PDF of this sheet?? Try my free newsletter Step by Step. Join 100,000+ people and subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/eVCiGdBU You'll get 30+ high-value leadership, business and personal resources.

Sorry to be the bad news bear, but…. ?? The cost of advertising is going to get even more expensive. ?? Political ad spending is going up by more than 30% from the last presidential campaign. ?? It’s expected that this year, there’ll be a record $15.6bn in US political ad spending. This means that everyone’s CPMs are going up. Yours and mine. Just be aware of this and add an extra buffer to your CPA projections. We’re already seeing a light increase in CPMs.