One of my favorite things of all time is to be in Washington DC when spring bursts into bloom.

There is nothing like standing on the banks of the Potomac River or walking from one national monument to another amidst the radiant blooms of all the cherry trees. The National Cherry Blossom Festival is one of the few times I’d recommend blazing a trail among the crowds.

Even if you can’t make it to DC this year, I’ve yet to live in a place where the cherry blossoms didn’t deliver. Last year when we lived in the mountains just outside Santa Fe, they were gorgeous!

There are so many free tools available on the internet today. I am honestly surprised and very grateful for the continued generosity of developers. They make it so much easier to start and manage an online business. 

The list of free tools is nearly endless, but today I’m going to rein it in and talk about my top three must-have tools to use in your first year of business.