--- title: 6 Affordable Marketing Tools For Small Businesses description: If you’re starting a small business or already have one nowadays, you can use these inexpensive and easy-to-use marketing tools! 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Don’t be intimidated by expensive marketing agencies! If you’re starting a small business or already have one nowadays, you can use these inexpensive and easy-to-use marketing tools! We’ll share with you our six favorites! ### #1 Trello If you’re constantly having trouble with your team organization or even your own, this is an excellent resource! Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards, it tells you what's being worked on, who's working on what, and where something is in a process. It’s a free tool for individuals and teams looking to be more productive, but if you have a bigger team or you’re interested in premium features, the pricing starts at $12.50 a month per user. ### #2 **MailChimp** This is one of the most popular email marketing tools, and of course you need it in your marketing strategy! It’s main purpose is to send newsletters and automated emails to grow your business results, it will let you connect with your customers, engage with them and build meaningful, long-lasting relationships. You can use it for free but if you want a more customizable experience or if you have a lot of contacts, the premium plans start from $11.66 to $305.05 per month. ### #3 **BuzzSumo** If you’re interested in influencer marketing, but you don’t know where to start, this tool is exactly what you need. It will help you connect with top influencers in their field of expertise, and then reach out to form affiliations. Definitely, using it is better than “experimenting” with influencers that won’t give you revenue, basically it will make you save time and money. There’s no free version of this tool but you can test it for 30 days, and if you love it you can start your subscription from $99 to $499+ per month. ### #4 **BentoBox** If your small business is a restaurant then this tool is more than perfect for you! It will help you build a mobile-friendly website with all you need: online ordering, gift cards, easy to update menus, reservations and more. [They have different plans and you can easily book a demo with them to find the one that fits your needs!](https://getbento.com/targetable/?utm_source=targetable) ### #5 Canva If Photoshop isn’t your thing, then this tool makes graphic design the easiest task ever for you and your team! You can design presentations, social media posts, flyers, videos and way more. You’ll find resources such as templates, photo filters, stock photos, icons, shapes and fonts. You can use it for free, but if you want the premium experience the monthly subscription starts at $9.99 per user. ### #6 **Targetable**:  One of the most important elements of your marketing strategy is social media, and if you don’t know how to reach the perfect audience or how to set up paid ads, this tool will do all the work for you!  Targetable generates paid Facebook and Instagram ads ready to publish: image, text, ad spend and audience targeting all ready to go. You can even manage all of your brands and locations in one simple feed, it’s basically a virtual ad agency for your business! You can book a demo for free so you can try it out yourself! 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