Need Resources? I got You Covered!
Are you a small business owner, aspiring entrepreneur, or professional looking to take your business to the next level? You’ll find an array of tools that I use to run my business that I’m sure you’ll find helpful as well. Some of the links here are affiliate links, but as I said, I personally use and endorse every tool listed. I’ve found great value in them and I’m sure you will too!
Note: Got a tool or service that you think should be added to this list? Let me know and I’ll add it!
Online Services
- Constant Contact – Email, Poll, and Survey Marketing; I’ve been using this service to build my email list for years and don’t plan on using anyone else.
- Fused Network – Web Hosting; They’re not the least expensive host, but their support is beyond remarkable. Does your host email you or send you a Tweet within minutes of anything going wrong with your website?
Wordpress Tools
- WooThemes – If you’re going to get serious about your blogging then you need a theme that can grow with your blog. I chose a premium theme from WooThemes because they look great, have excellent support, and are very affordable for what you get.
- Disqus Comment System – When I started blogging, I hated the boring comment system that Wordpress came with. I installed, Disqus, and haven’t looked back ever since.
- Easy Adsense – Great plugin for handling your Google Adsense code. Place ads anywhere you want in your blog and maximize your ad space.
- FT Signature Manager – Like my snazzy “about the author” box at the end of my posts? Get your own!
- GD Star Rating – This plugin has single handedly increased article engagement by allowing people to rate them. Tons of features for this little plugin as well. Give it a try!
- Page Links To – Want your about page to point to your Facebook profile or some other URL? Then you’ve got to get this plugin!
- Tweetmeme RT Button – Adds a button which easily lets visitors retweet your blog posts.
- Facebook Share Button – Adds a button which easily lets visitors share your blog posts on Facebook.
- Wordpress Related Posts – Generate a related posts list via tags of WordPress. This is great for taking readers deeper into your blog and getting lost in your content!
- Wordpress Super Cache – Awesome plug-in that caches (or saves) versions of your blog onto the visitors online browser memory. This makes pages and posts load very quickly. It’s the fastest way to speed up your wordpress blog!
- Sexy Bookmarks – Adds “sexy” social media share buttons to the end of your articles.
- Wordpress Mobile Edition – Did you know that there’s a mobile friendly version of the Success Center? Want to make your blog look great on an Iphone? Get this plugin!
- Wordpress Database Backup – On-demand backup of your WordPress database. Trust me, it’s better to be safe than sorry!
Make Money Online
- Amazon Affiliates – Amazon is, by far, one of the most popular ways to make product sales for online content creators. It’s easy to set-up, easy to promote, and who can beat the awesomeness of Amazon?
- Google Adsense – If you’re looking to make easy Ad revenue with your blog then Google’s program is for you. Easy set-up, tracking, and tools to help you become more successful is just the tip of the iceberg with this program.
- Commission Junction – If you don’t have any products to sell of your own, why not sell hundreds of products from companies you buy from every day? I’ve got an account and select advertisers that I trust and enjoy. Great tracking metrics and tools make this an affiliate program to beat.
