u/No-Song-5742

Yep, I know lots of people think it's silly but I'm really proud of myself. After some years of grinding, saving money, investing it in the SP500, busting my ass finding my first clients, contacting even MORE people, and creating a name, I finally can call myself a Jaguar F-Type V6 owner. It's only a V6 from 2015 and as I write is in the shop for the general maintenance, but man it feels incredible when you achieve something like this.

It's just a silly goal for a 24 year old guy who works as a social media manager who also happens to understand how ads work, but it's a big step since in my family a Toyota Camry was considered an expensive car.

If anybody would like to start in something like this and is FAR from the New Mexico area (xD), my key here was to have a trustworthy online presence and make sure my clients would get to know me in real life. Nothing beats the feeling of "Oh, this guy actually crossed my doorstep and came to talk business" when it comes to earning yourself a reputation.

My current stack is simple but effective to waht I use:

Claude Max (I pay $100) to help with copywriting, since I feel it offers the best results overall. I also use it to create small landings

Freepik to get licensed images and not having serious trouble later (if you're representing a business, these things matter. Like A LOT). Also, to create images, image to videos, ads… Everything that the average integrated tools aren't capable of.

Canva for light editing, adding watermarks, and creating any design I need for my clients needs.

Do that to land your clients, work and earn their trust (if you don't have clients but are SURE about your results, you can make a huge exchange of demos to back you up with their word). And GOOD luck, you need that as well in atleast decent proportions.

So I've been using Pollo AI mainly for quick social media video clips and honestly it's great for pumping out content fast without much fuss. But lately I've felt like I need a bit more than just video generation-like some solid image tools and maybe audio stuff all in the same place. I came across Magnific, which I guess used to be Freepik before rebranding, and it seems to have a huge creative toolkit: image upscaling, background removal, plus a bunch of AI models like Veo 3 for video and Elevenlabs for audio.

Been seeing a lot "what tools do you use)threads lately and most answers are either too complex or just straight slop. So here's what I actually run, why, and what I'd cut first if I had to.

This isn't for super pro users. If you live in Notion and have 14 automations running, this isn't for you. This is for the person who needs a system that works without a PhD to maintain it.

In no particular order:

Trello : People always want to jump to Jira or Linear. Don't. If your system requires training to use, people won't use it. Yourself included after a rough week. Simple Kanban, visual, done.

Google Drive : Still the most universally compatible thing in existence. Clients have it, contractors have it, your accountant has it. Stop fighting it.

Claude : Writing, analysis, summarizing, drafting. Once you build a basic flow it handles the stuff that used to eat 2 hours of your day. Learning curve is lower than people think.

Magnific: If you create any visual content, this covers you on IP. Copyright-free library plus AI image/video generation and enhancement. Surprisingly well priced for what it does.

Canva: Free tier does 90% of what most people actually need. Integrates with almost everything. Don't overthink it.

Klaviyo: Email isn't dead, it's just boring to talk about. This keeps you in people's inboxes without landing in spam. Setup takes an afternoon.

Grok (optional): Only worth it if you're active on X or need real-time data. The database access is genuinely useful for trend spotting. Skip it if you're not in that world.

Most productivity problems aren't tool problems, ctivity problems aren't tool problems, they're clarity problems. But having the right stack removes friction so you can focus on the actual work. Feel free to swap anything out what would you replace.

Hello everyone. I always wanted to share interestiing stories and data, from silly thinks 'what if' to actual story facts that shaped our world as we know it. I feel that Youtube might be a bit overwhelmed by this kind of content now, but since i have a Magnific plan and I can create unlimited videos, I thought it might be worth to give it a try? WOuld you please post your impressions, if you have any story to share?Thank you in advance!