Creator-Maker Starter Pack
This started as a no-code starter pack, but I expanded into creator space. If you're new to this space but not sure where to start (whether that might be creating apps, websites, writing, podcasts, video), I've compiled some resources to help get started. Keep in mind that this is a non-exhaustive pack.
Best read with my blog post on the beginner's guide to creating and making in the creator economy. I hope you enjoy this journey of building and creating. All the best! — Yihui
If you're coming from AppSumo, some links may be missing. You can check out the full list here.
Last updated: 15 Jan 2022
🖥️ Apps & websites💻 No-code tools💻 Notion products📚 Content✏️ Writing🎙️ Podcasts📹 Video👩🏻🏫 Communities & Courses👥 Community👩🏻🏫 Courses🤹🏻♀️ Curation✨ Others🗃️ Digital products🎨 Design resources🚀 Sell and launch
🖥️ Apps & websites
💻 No-code tools
With no-code, you don't need to learn how to code to build a website or app. That's not to say no-code is replacing code. On the contrary, they complement each other.
The OG:
List of no-code tools
Name
Type
Link
Free/Paid
Level of difficulty
If you need login and payment, try some of these options. You may also need to automate some flows from different tools together to form a functioning app.
Still feeling stuck? These communities and other resources may help guide you.
Other no-code resources
💻 Notion products
If you're a Notion user or want to get into Notion, this is for you. This list is non-exhaustive.
There are so many products that are being made on Notion after their API is released. Because of that, you can do a lot with Notion now besides using it for knowledge management or note-take.
List of Notion products
Name
Type
Link
Free/Paid
Column
Chrome extension
Free
Chrome extension
Free
📚 Content
What's the creator economy without content creators?
✏️ Writing
You can also create blogs using the Notion products from the previous section List of Notion products
List of writing platforms
Name
Tags
Link
Free/Paid
Want to improve your writing? Maybe you can join a community or use some of these writing tools.
🎙️ Podcasts
List of podcast tools
Name
Tags
Link
Free/Paid
Podcast experts and community
- Harry Duran, check out his game plan to launch your podcast
📹 Video
Video is, by far, the highest effort work but can reap the highest rewards when done right.
List of video editing tools
Name
Tags
Link
Free/Paid
Editing
Requires more learning
Paid
Free trial
Requires more learning
Paid
Video experts
- Paul LeCrone and his course
👩🏻🏫 Communities & Courses
👥 Community
Communities tend to be used to complement the main product, and most of the time it's a course. But you can create a community around anything, like a specific tool or product, or a newsletter. Your community could be a public or a paid/private community.
List of community platforms
Name
Tags
Link
Free/Paid
👩🏻🏫 Courses
Check out two other Notion products that you can use to create a course List of Notion products.
- Also, there are two community-based products that offer course creation above.
List of course tools
Name
Tags
Link
Free/Paid
Includes selling webinars / coaching
Includes selling digital downloads
Paid
Free trial
Includes selling webinars / coaching
Includes... a lot of other things too
Paid
Free trial
🤹🏻♀️ Curation
Democratised access brings an oversaturated internet. How do we sort through the noise? Curation is one way.x
List of curation tools
Name
Tags
Link
Free/Paid
You don't always need to separate curation tools. You can curate your content using your own blog, newsletter, databases etc. Be creative! See List of writing platforms List of no-code tools
✨ Others
🗃️ Digital products
Digital products can mean a lot of things, but they generally mean e-books, templates, swipe files, and curated directories or databases of a certain topic. Generally, you can make them on "note-taking" apps, databases, or on a separate website. Just like this starter pack!
Most of them are created on Notion. Check out these Notion marketplaces for inspiration:
🎨 Design resources
You'll definitely need some resources for design. Check some of these out:
🚀 Sell and launch
If you're making your own product, you should consider a plan to launch it to a larger audience and hopefully, monetise it.
Launch (Besides the usual social media platforms)
- Product Hunt (Most used)
Like what you see? You can also support me here!
For most of these no-code website builders, you can use them as your personal site or portfolio, landing page for an event, product or project, or collect emails.