Justin Ferriman

Hey, I'm Justin. Every so often, I share the cool stuff (websites, software, products) that I have used or come across. Subscribe and it'll land in your inbox!

Pinned post from January 10, 2024

Sharing cool stuff

Not everything written online needs to be a 1500-word blog post. Sometimes I just want to share cool things, like I would in an email to a friend. And that's what this is for. I even bought a cool domain (because, why not?): http://coolstuff.email As a subscriber, you'll get notified when I make these notes, and I promise: • No selling...

March 15, 2024

Quick custom DM link for X

One of the ways people interested in my coaching reach out to me is through DMs on X. It's efficient, easy, and (in my mind) has a level of trust that platforms like LinkedIn do not. I saw recently a new, free service for creating a quick link to make it easy for someone to DM you: https://dm.new Just add your desired username and you ...

March 8, 2024

Customer self-service for Stripe

Anyone who has sold anything through Stripe knows that it's a pain in the ass to make edits to, and to generate, invoices for customers. This software fixes that: https://zenvoice.io/ It's a one-time fee. Pay once, and you're done - a real rarity today. Your customers can manage and even modify their invoices. No more back & forth. -Ju...

March 1, 2024

Docusign alternative that I use

Everyone has used Docusign at some point, as it has been the industry leader for quite some time. Naturally, I looked into using it for my coaching business as well. And, I hated it. I don't know what it was, but it just didn't do it for me. It wasn't as intuitive as I would have hoped, and my needs were rather basic. As you would expe...

February 23, 2024

5 software tools that I use daily

If you’re like me, you probably find yourself signing up and cancelling countless software trials. 😅 There are a few software services that I use daily for my business, I figured I'd share them: • https://quickbooks.intuit.com/self-employed/ - Gotta track revenue & expenses. This is a watered-down version of the QuickBooks software (I ...

February 16, 2024

Removing personal info from the internet

We all know that there are websites out there that share information about us that we consider to be personal. Heck, even WhitePages.com has things like your address, age, and relatives. But if you ask them to remove it, then by law, they have to honor your request. I use this service to automate the process of removing all private inf...

February 9, 2024

The "Google" for finding AI tools

2023 was the year of the AI boom, and since then there have been countless new AI tools hitting the market - some of which are pretty useful! Trouble is, they aren't always easy to find. Whenever I want to see if an AI tool exists for something, I use this site: https://www.futurepedia.io/ It's like Google, but for finding AI software....

February 2, 2024

Remove the "fluff" on any cooking website

You ever search Google for some recipes, find a good one, then continuously scroll until you get past all the pictures, the story behind the meal, the ads, more pictures, until finally you reach the recipe? And then, even the recipe isn't always easy to read. Yeah... I hate that too. But here's the trick... Go to any cooking site and t...

January 26, 2024

Macbook app for screen brightness

I got something for my fellow Macbook users (sorry PC friends!) I was on X, and I saw one of my connections share this: https://www.getvivid.app/ If you have a Mac, then it changes the max brightness of your screen, which is perfect for when you're somewhere sunny. It's free to try it (you can see the difference first-hand). It's only ...

January 19, 2024

Favorite screen recording tool (just $3/mo)

Back in the day, I used to create tutorials and videos for my company, LearnDash. At that time, I did a quick search for screen recording software and ended up finding: https://screenpal.com/ It has a free version, but I’d recommend paying the $3/mo for the extra recording and editing capabilities. Honestly, it’s a steal for what it do...

January 16, 2024

How I read articles blocked by a paywall

I hate when I'm looking for information or news, click on a relevant news article from Google, only to find out that it's blocked by a paywall (The New York Times comes to mind, but there are others as well). I don't read these publications often, so I don't feel like paying for a full subscription for a few articles per year. So, I us...

January 12, 2024

This site made me money (it's free)

Hey there, Just wanted to share a website that made me $7,000 last year: https://missingmoney.com/ It's free. And although it's for the USA only, the concept is universal. Essentially, you just enter your information, and it lists any unclaimed money in your name (held by the states where you've lived in your life). Then you print off ...