Afrin Akter

Tools & Deals

The toolkit behind a strong personal brand

These are the tools I use or recommend for design, writing, scheduling and growth. When a brand gives me an offer for my audience, you will find it here first.

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Full toolkit

Canva

Free plan

The quickest way to design banners, carousels and post templates without a design background.

Figma

Free plan

Precise layouts and reusable components for brand kits, carousels and web mockups.

Adobe Express

Free plan

Quick social graphics with Adobe fonts and stock built in.

Photopea

Free

A free, browser-based photo editor that opens PSD files. Ideal for profile photo touch-ups.

remove.bg

Free plan

Removes the background from a headshot in seconds, ready for a clean branded backdrop.

Coolors

Free plan

Generate and test colour palettes, then check text contrast before you commit.

Google Fonts

Free

Free, well-made typefaces you can use across profile visuals, documents and your website.

Unsplash

Free

High-quality free photos for banners, covers and presentations.

Buffer

Free plan

Schedule LinkedIn posts ahead of time so consistency does not depend on your daily mood.

AuthoredUp

Free trial

Write, format and preview LinkedIn posts, save drafts and review how past posts performed.

Shield Analytics

Free trial

Personal LinkedIn analytics that show which topics and formats actually grow your audience.

Linktree

Free plan

One link for your bio that gathers every place people can find and hire you.

Calendly

Free plan

Let prospects book a call from your profile without the back-and-forth.

Grammarly

Free plan

Catches typos and unclear sentences before your post or proposal goes out.

Claude

Free plan

An AI assistant that is strong at drafting, editing and thinking through positioning in your own voice.

ChatGPT

Free plan

Useful for brainstorming post ideas, hooks and outlines. Always edit the result into your own words.

Hemingway Editor

Free plan

Highlights long, complicated sentences so your About section reads easily.

CapCut

Free plan

Fast editing and auto-captions for short videos on mobile or desktop.

Descript

Free plan

Edit video by editing the transcript. Great for talking-head clips and podcasts.

Loom

Free plan

Record quick screen-and-camera walkthroughs for clients, audits and tutorials.

Hostinger

Paid

Affordable hosting and domains for a personal website that you own and control.

beehiiv

Free plan

A newsletter platform built for growth, with referral and sponsorship features.

Google Analytics

Free

See which pages and posts bring visitors to your site and what they do next.

Notion

Free plan

Keep your content calendar, topic bank and client notes in one organised workspace.

Google Workspace

Free trial

Professional email on your own domain, plus Docs, Sheets and Meet for client work.

Trello

Free plan

Simple boards for tracking content from idea to published.

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