The Solopreneur’s Tech Stack: 15 Tools I Use to Run a One-Person Business

The Gold Standard for modern publishing! Unlike WordPress, which requires a dozen slow plugins just to function, Ghost is an all-in-one powerhouse built for speed. It handles your SEO, email newsletters, and memberships natively in one lightning-fast platform. I built Vital Methods (mihirvankani.com) on Ghost because it lets me focus on growing my business, not managing broken code.

The invisible shield for your business. Cloudflare is more than just DNS; it is a global content delivery network (CDN) that makes your site load instantly anywhere in the world. I use it as the 'Air Traffic Controller' for my domains - blocking bots, preventing attacks, and providing free enterprise-grade SSL security for my websites.

The only SEO tool that matters is Google itself. This is the direct line of communication between your website and the search engine. I use it daily to monitor indexing status, check for mobile usability errors, and see exactly which keywords are driving traffic to my websites.

Search Console tells you how users find you; Analytics tells you what they do after they arrive. I use this to track visitor behavior, measure time-on-page, and understand exactly which articles are converting readers into leads for my business.

A slow website kills conversions. I use this official tool to diagnose load times and check my Core Web Vitals. It gives me a specific checklist of technical fixes to ensure https://mihirvankani.com/ stays fast on mobile and desktop.

The deepest audit you can perform. This desktop tool crawls your website exactly like Google's bots do. I run it monthly to find broken links (404s), missing meta tags, and duplicate content that might be silently hurting my rankings.

Timing is everything. Before I write about a topic, I check it here to ensure interest is growing, not declining. It is the best way to identify seasonal spikes and see what the world is searching for right now.

Stop guessing what to write. This tool visualizes the exact questions (who, what, where, why) people are asking about your industry. I use it to structure my blog posts so they directly answer real user problems.

Competitive intelligence made simple. I use this to reverse-engineer successful competitor pages, seeing exactly which keywords they rank for and how difficult it would be to outrank them. It’s essential for validating ideas before I build.

My primary AI thought partner. I rely on Gemini’s advanced reasoning capabilities to analyze complex data, brainstorm business strategy, and draft technical content. Its deep integration with the Google ecosystem makes it the most efficient assistant for my workflow.

Don't blindly trust the hype. This is the industry's only objective, crowdsourced leaderboard for AI models. I use it to blind-test different AIs (like GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini) against each other to find exactly which model handles specific consulting tasks best.

Professional design without the learning curve. I use Canva to create everything from blog headers to client presentations. It allows me to maintain a consistent brand identity across all my channels without needing expensive software or a dedicated designer.

The easiest way to speed up your site. Large images are the #1 killer of page speed. I drag-and-drop every single image here before uploading. It intelligently reduces file size by over 70% while preserving transparency and quality, keeping my website lightning fast.

For when you need surgical precision. While TinyPNG is great for bulk work, I use this Google-built tool for hero images that need specific resizing or conversion to next-gen formats like WebP. The real-time slider lets me perfectly balance visual quality against file size.

Public Wi-Fi is a security nightmare. Whether I’m working from a coffee shop or an airport lounge, I never connect without this VPN. It encrypts my entire internet connection, hiding my location and data from prying eyes to ensure total client confidentiality.