Resources

I thought it would be helpful to include a Resources page that could be a central hub showing all the tools and resources I use and recommend.

On this page I’ll provide you with details of the various products, web sites etc that I use regularly and think could be beneficial to you.

Please note that some of these links are affiliate links.  This means that if you purchase the product after clicking on my link, I could receive a commission from the company that provides the product.  It doesn’t cost you any extra to purchase this way, and the money that I receive goes towards running this website.

On this page I will only recommend products and services that I have experience with, and that I believe in.

Getting Started

  • WordPress. This is the blogging platform that I use for this site. It’s free and easy to use.
  • DomainCondo.com. All my domain names are purchased through domain condo.com. They are easy to use and good value.
  • HostGator.Com. All my blogs are hosted through HostGator.com. I’ve found them to be reliable and they provide a range of good value hosting plans including the option to host multiple blogs under the one plan.

Keyword Research

  • Google Keyword Tool. I use this tool a lot when I’m researching keywords. It is helpful when planning AdWords campaigns, but also extremely useful when writing articles that are aimed at specific search terms.
  • SEO PowerSuite.  SEO PowerSuite is SEO software that helps with your keyword and site research. There’s a free version and a paid version of this software.  You may find that the free version does all the things you need it to.  It’ll check how you’re ranking for your keywords, give you information on your competitors and provide ideas to better optimise your site.
  • Market Samurai. This is a great tool.  It helps you do your keyword research to find suitable keywords and niches.  It also helps you evaluate your competition in those niches to determine whether it’s worthwhile competing. It has a rank tracker to help you track your ranking and your backlinks.  It also has tools that help you find suitable content and products for your website.  The free demo gives you a great overview of what it can do, and they have excellent training.

Blogging Resources

  • Aweber. I’ve tried a few email marketing services and I still think Aweber is the best.  They provide a great opt-in email service and have a huge range of customisable sign-up forms that you can use.  Their reporting is fantastic, and they’ve got great delivery rates.
  • Headway WordPress Theme. After using WordPress for a while, you may want to use a theme that provides more options in the design.  I use the Headway theme on my blog and love the choices it gives me in the site design and layout.  I’m still learning about CSS and HTML, but Headway is still very user friendly to someone like me.

Internet Marketing Courses

  • Profit-Geyser.com.  Let’s be honest.  There are so many internet marketing courses out there that you could spend a lot of money (and time) and not get anywhere.  I’ve personally got a lot of benefit from the Profit-Geyser course and have used a lot of the things I’ve learnt to make money.  It’s a series of videos that go for over 18 hours and it’ll show you a whole range of different ideas about internet marketing and making money on the web.

Twitter Tools

  • Social Oomph is a great tool to help you manage Twitter followers. There’s a paid and free version – the demo gives you 7 days of the premium version for free.
  • TweetAdder is a program that helps you search for Twitter followers. It offers a demo that allows you to add up to 250 followers.