We have conducted a comprehensive research in several interesting fields for web designers so we can have a better understanding of which tools they use most, on a daily basis or very often. After a couple of months of intense work and lots of discussions, designers shared their secret with us. It was an enjoyable, yet difficult process, as these guys invested lots of money and time in the past years to see what it is working and what it is not.
Below you will find the resume of this work, please share your thoughts with us.
1. ListingPro – Directory Builder
ListingPro is a very powerful directory builder used by more than 6,000 customers from over 170 countries. Big directory brands are using ListingPro, a top performer in the hospitality and various other industries.
It is super easy to build a directory like Yelp, FourSquare, Zomato or Yellow Pages with this all-in-one solution. There is no need to have any coding skills or previous experience, ListingPro was built from ground zero to be super simple to use while getting awesome results.
On their webpage, you will find 30+ real-life examples of directories being powered by ListingPro.
Check out their website and signup.
2. Userfeel.com | Test any Website or Mobile App
Userfeel is an excellent usability test service, totally different from A/B testing and Heatmaps. Here your website or mobile app will be tested by real-life persons that you filter from various criteria: language, age, country and web experience.
They have a vast network with 20,000 testers that speak 40 languages. You can test any website in any language. If you want, you can even add your own testers to the project. Userfeel will provide you a link for that.
The price for desktop testing per user session is $49 and you will get an excellent video packed with voice comments, written answers for the questions you have provided and you will see the mouse cursor of the tester. You will understand WHAT the tester is seeing on your website and WHY he is doing certain things. It’s the real-life experience, the same visitors will have.
You should check their video examples on the website and get a free video for your website.
3. DealJumbo - Discounted Design Bundles with Extended License
DealJumbo was launched in 2013 as one of the first design deals websites and since then they are delivering outstanding bundles and items for web professionals, everything is hugely discounted. Getting these deals are helping a lot all of us, by saving money and time.
Their items are being sold exclusively with an extended license which permits to use them for an unlimited number of commercial projects, including digital and physical items.
Sign up for the daily newsletter and download 1580+ free fonts & graphics. All come with a standard commercial license.
4. MotoPress
MotoPress a drag and drop content builder plugin that can enhance your WordPress content editing experience to a huge extent. MotoPress plugin will bring in a number of amazing features to your WordPress editor and help you to create your content with a visual interface.
5. Deeezy.com – Freebies for Web Designers
Deeezy is a great resource website for designer portfolio templates and developers where they will find free & premium fonts, mockups, gorgeous graphics and much more. Right now there are 237 exclusive freebies and 86 exclusive premium items with extended license, which means that you can use them for unlimited commercial projects.
There 3 memberships plans, the first one being absolutely free and the premium plans start at $9 per month. Get and free and premium fonts and graphics.
6. actiTIME
actiTIME is the designers’ favorite time tracking and scope management software. Understand how much time you spend on day-to-day tasks, improve personal and team productivity, check how the workload is distributed across projects and achieve many more things by using actiTIME.
Start with the fully functional 30-day online trial today.
7. Notism - Design & Video Collaboration for Creative Teams
Notism is a powerful and simple to use collaboration tool that team and project members will love to use. Make comments and sketches on your work, receive live feedback, have real-time video collaboration and much more.
There are 3 premium plans which start at $9 per month. Start a 15-day free trial work and check Notism features.
8. Weblium
Weblium is a website builder that specializes in assisted website building. It offers solutions for individual web design, web hosting, encryption, and more. In this article, we compare the most popular pricing options available.
9. Codester.com - Buy Code, Scripts, Themes, Plugins and More
Codester is a fast-growing marketplace for web designers and developers can find gorgeous graphics, plugins, app templates, scripts, codes and much more. Always check the Flash Sale section where you will hugely discounted products.
10. Designhooks- Free Resources for Web Designers & Developers
Designhooks is a free resources website for web designers and developers where they will find awesome good quality products, everything is structured very well. There are PSD Mockups, Sketches, beautiful fonts and much more. Check their portfolio and pick what you need.
11. Format – Free Website Template Using Bootstrap For Portfolio
The format is a gorgeous, creative, clean and modern, free website template that you can use for your next portfolio project. It is a perfect fit for freelancer, designers, agencies, web studios and many others. It is SEO friendly, very fast and it is loaded with many features and options that you can normally find on expensive, premium fonts.
12. ContentSnare - Gather Content From Your Clients Without The Hassle
Chasing customers for content is time consuming and many time frustrating. Content Snare will do that for you in a few steps. You decide the template you want to use, you set the deadline and the follow-up schedule and you will get notified when customers are sending you content.
Pricing starts at $24 per month.
13. uSocial.pro
uSocial.pro allows your visitors to share interesting content from your website on social media platforms. As a result, your website drives new traffic. Button sets are created with a user-friendly builder and can be installed on a website within a minute. Clean code with asynchronous loading and well-developed quality layouts ensure stable and fast work of the buttons on any website, while visual effects attract more attention.
14. LogoAI
LogoAI is a powerful logo maker that you can use to obtain a great design on the spot. You simply enter the business name, you choose the design you like from several options and you are ready to go. The pricing starts at $29 per logo.
15. uCalc
uCalc.pro helps website owners install online calculators on their websites and make calculations based on user data. A calculator is created with a builder and can be beneficial for any website: from small blogs with simple calculations to large online stores and agencies offering paid services. Sign up an account with uCalc, connect Google Analytics and track statistics on your calculator.
16. MasterBundles
Amazing daily web design bundles and deals for web professionals. Get exclusive deals at best price on the net!
17. Crello
Crello is an excellent visual editor launched by Depositphotos which comes loaded with no less than 60 million photos, 11,000 templates, 33 design formats and 12,000 free pictures and vectors. It is super simple to use, anybody can create social media images, ad banners, posters, email headers, and other popular formats without having any special knowledge or experience.
18. MailMunch
There are websites with good traffic that don’t convert. Using MailMunch’s drag and drop editor you can build forms that will help you convert your visitors into customers, subscribers and long-time readers without writing a single line of code. The interface is very powerful, yet simple to use and intuitive.
Start with the free plan and upgrade it anytime you need.
19. Elementor
Elementor is a masterpiece in the WordPress page builder industry, being loaded with tons of features and options. It is the fastest builder I have ever seen, everything is handled in real-time, forget how other such tools are working.
Creating a stunning website with Elementor costs $49 and the process is intuitive and easy for anyone. You don’t need to have any special knowledge or experience.
Try it.
20. Controlio
Controlio is the most powerful computer and internet monitoring software on the market. It can be used to monitor employees (real-time surveillance, keylogging, continuous recording, opened web and apps and much more), to check for insider threats and increase productivity. Controlio is packed with tons of features and options, and the modern interface is intuitive and easy to use.
21. UptimeRobot
UptimeRobot will check your website downtime every 5 minutes for free, by using 50 monitors. If you need 1-minute intervals, go for the premium plans. Whenever your website is down, you will be notified via SMS, Email, Hangout and several other methods. It’s impossible to miss the notification.
22. InvoiceBerry
InvoiceBerry is an excellent invoicing platform that you can use to create, customize and send invoices in less than 60 seconds, to track expenses, manage customers and many other things. It is loaded with great features and options, making it a good choice for both small and medium companies.
Pricing starts at $15 per month.
23. StickerYou
StickerYou is your one-stop shop to make your business stick. You can create custom stickers, labels, decals, magnets, and more in any size, shape, and order quantity. Whether you’re a freelancer or aspiring entrepreneur, StickerYou makes it easy to create personal brand awareness.
24. Foxy.io
Foxy.io is the most popular hosted cart and payment page on the market. It integrates with Webflow, WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, and anywhere you can add a link or embed html. It accepts more than 90 payment methods including Stripe, Braintree, Authorize.net, Amazon Pay, Bitcoin, and Apple Pay. Definitely sign up for their unlimited free trial.
25. RumbleTalk
Adding a web chat on your website can easily help you have happy visitors, which will translate into better conversion rates. RumbleTalk is the most popular solution on the market, being super simple to install, without having to write a single line of code.
Start with the free plan to better understand the benefits and upgrade it whenever you need.
26. WrapPixel
WrapPixel is handpicking UI Kits, mega bundles, admins templates and freebies for designers and developers, keeping the quality to its highest possible level. The team is doing an excellent work, you will be impressed with the good stuff you will find on the website.
Read Also
Let Your Profession be Your Passion! [30+ Funny Web Design Puns]
Top 10 Web Design Magazines for Graphic & Web Designers