For most creators, time is your most valuable currency.
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For most creators, time is your most valuable currency. Since many influencers also work full-time, they’re left to manage an entire second business during their nights and weekends. Between managing invoices, reading contracts, creating content, negotiating with brands, and running a business, there’s rarely enough time to go around. Thankfully, with the expansion of the creator economy, more subscription-based services are popping up to help make running a creator business that much simpler.
These monthly subscriptions can be the difference between barely keeping up and actually scaling your creator business. Whether you’re looking to automate admin work, sharpen your content workflow, or maximize your income potential, investing in a few strategic subscriptions can pay off fast.
Price: $19/mo
After recognizing a serious problem for creators who were not able to get invoices paid without hiring expensive lawyers who often charged more than the price of the invoice they were tracking down, Grace Tabib started DUPAY. They aim to eliminate late and unpaid invoices for creators, freelancers, and small businesses. DUPAY provides creatives with the tools and support they need, like invoice collection, a contract checker, and an invoice generator, so that they can spend more time creating and less time figuring out legalities.
Price: $300/mo+
It’s clear to most creators who have ever used an accounting service that many traditional CPAs do not understand the nuances of the creator industry, but Cookie Finance is different. They offer tax, bookkeeping, and accounting services specifically for content creators and influencers. They understand that things like Netflix and a makeup product you purchased to start receiving affiliate commission on are deductible, necessary business expenses. Cookie Finance supports everything from filing your taxes and organizing your books to setting up your LLC and payroll.
Price: Starting at $0/mo
You don’t need to have a podcast to utilize Riverside. This online studio platform allows you to record and edit content directly within the platform. Recording in Riverside is different from other platforms because it provides 4K studio-quality, local recording which means that even if your wifi lags, you’ll still have a clear, crisp recording. Beyond their recording features, you’re able to use their text-based editing option, AI voice, captions, and AI short-form clip generator to help save time with creation. For those creators who go live with their audience, Riverside also allows you the capabilities to stream your events and webinars in full HD from a fully branded studio on multiple platforms at once.
Price: $10+
Negotiating with potential brand partners can feel like a shot in the dark. FYPM is the largest database of influencer brand deals for creators, by creators. There are over 24,000 verified reviews on 10,000+ brand collabs, creator agencies, and platforms. You’ll be able to use this platform to see pay rates, reviews, and more to help you sign a fair deal. To help build the database, FYPM allows creators to earn free access by reviewing a brand that they’ve worked with.
Price: Varies by service
Registering your business, starting your website, and designing your logo can all be confusing to someone just starting out with their business. Tailor Brands is an all-in-one business-building platform that helps content creators easily launch and grow their brands. They simplify the backend of running a creator business, offering services like LLC formation, business licenses, permits, trademarking, and more.
Price: $9.99/mo
Finding great royalty-free music to use in your content can sometimes feel like a needle in a haystack. Epidemic Sound is a royalty-free music platform that gives creators access to a massive library of high-quality tracks and sound effects that they can legally use across all social media platforms, podcasts, and more. Creators no longer have to stress about copyright claims or searching through pages and pages and boring music.
Price: Starting at $0/mo
OtterAI is a powerful transcription tool that helps content creators save time by automatically turning audio and video into accurate, searchable text. Whether you’re recording podcast interviews, YouTube scripts, or meeting notes, OtterAI makes it easy to repurpose spoken content into blog posts, captions, or newsletters. It’s invaluable for creators managing a lot of content who want to streamline their workflow and stay organized without manually transcribing everything. Many creators also opt to use OtterAI to speak their ideas into the app and allow it to organize scattered thoughts for you.
Bottom Line
Creators wear a lot of hats, but with the right subscriptions, you don’t have to wear them all at once. These creator tools can help you save time, stay organized, and ultimately earn more while doing less.
