{"id":1043,"date":"2022-05-02T21:32:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T20:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogabusinessgrowth.com\/?p=1043"},"modified":"2024-03-19T20:50:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T20:50:56","slug":"my-tech-stack-as-a-yoga-teacher-and-online-business-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogabusinessgrowth.com\/my-tech-stack-as-a-yoga-teacher-and-online-business-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"My tech stack as a yoga teacher and online business owner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I get asked this question a loooooot<\/em>. What do you use for your website\/course platform\/teaching online\/[fill the blank]? So I figured I would write up what my “tech stack” or set of software tools that I use consists of as a yoga teacher and online business owner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This post is a work in progress, as I’ll continue adding tools to my tech stack as my business grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s start with my website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Software for my websites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Domain registrar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is where you get the url that you want your website to be found at. I bought my domains https:\/\/www.foreversunday.org<\/a> and https:\/\/www.yogabusinessgrowth.com<\/a> through Heart Internet, which is a UK based company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Domain host<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My website host is Cloudways<\/a>. I\u2019m really happy with them; my website has gone down only twice for a couple minutes since 2017. That’s only twice in the 5 years I\u2019m using Cloudways! I can tell you: I’ve tried some other hosts, and the downtime with them was terrible. Not to mention the client service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Cloudways, you pay for the bandwidth that you use, so if there\u2019s a spike in traffic (like one of your posts going viral) your site doesn\u2019t crash. You just pay for the extra bandwidth you used at the end of the month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Content management systems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My website is built on wordpress.org (not wordpress.com!!) and I use Elementor<\/a> to design my website. The free Elementor plan is enough to already design a beautiful website, but at just US$50 a year it’s worth it upgrading for extra features that will make your life easier!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve tried Divi and Thrive Architect but I love Elementor more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chat tool<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The chat feature on my website is Chatra<\/a>. It completely replaces the need for a contact form. I can chat directly with visitors when I’m online, and when I\u2019m offline, the messages are sent to me as an email so I can respond later. If you upgrade to the paid version, you can actually integrate your Facebook messenger and Instagram DMs so you can reply to all your messages from one place (and some other very cool features).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email service provider<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I’ve written a blog post about why yoga teachers need an email list here<\/a> and how to start your email list here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My email service provider (ESP) is Convertkit<\/a>. It’s free for up to 1000 subscribers, and you can trial all the features of the paid plan free for 14 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Convertkit is THE best price-quality email service provider for features like automations and no nasty extra features hidden behind a paywall. A creator account with automations and free migration starts from $9\/m for up to 300 subscribers. Anndd I have a sign-up bonus if you sign up through my link \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n