Originally published August 14, 2017 , updated on June 24, 2023

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Being a small company has its upsides, you’re agile and fast, and you don’t have endless red tape and bureaucracy. Although, being big has one advantage: increased credibility in the eyes of many consumers. So how can a small company appear bigger than it is, here are 10 great tools which will make you appear much bigger. Part of fake it till you make it: 

1. Answeramerica.com : Phone answering service based in the US but you can forward calls from all across the world. Only costs $1/call and no monthly fee
2. Skype.com Number: Get local numbers for most countries. Forward the number to AnswerAmerica.com if you can’t answer them. 
3. Freeconferencecall.com: Free conference call facility with dial in numbers for most destinations. Why pay $15/month on conference call facility if you can get it for free? 
4. Webpagetest.org: Big companies have faster websites. Website Speed tester allows you to check how quickly your site loads up. 
5. Cloudflare.com: We expect big companies to have their website online at all times. Now you can do this by using Cloudflare, which keeps (a cached copy of) your website online even it’s down. 
6. Google Pagespeed : Allows you to find ways to optimise your website and loading speed
7. Canva.com: Design is the first thing your customers see when they visit your website. Canva makes the process of designing web and print effortless.               
8. Squarespace.com: Developing quality websites, which look fantastic, mobile ready and completely hosted. 
9. GoPinLeads: To get more sales you need to connect with people in your industry. Effortlessly creates local leads of physical businesses. Full disclosure: We developed this tool. 
10. Commissioncrowd.com: A global commission only sales force