RESOURCES

These are the marketing tools, resources, products, and programs that I use to grow my business. Some may {or may not} have affiliate links, but if so does not add any costs to you if you decide to purchase. Only serve as a guideline and recommendation in reference to tools that are relevant for building an online business. 

DOMAINS

Go Daddy.com rocks because of its support, 99% uptime service, offers and ease of use. Alerts 2 mos. in advance when payment is due. I have used Go Daddy for over 10+ years and am very satisfied with the growth this company has shown and continued professional support.

HOSTING






When it comes to features, HostGator provides all of the general features I like, including a site builder, shopping carts for eCommerce websites and easy one-click installs of popular website apps and platforms. HostGator also includes an impressive amount of email features in each of its plans. In addition to a webmail option, you can create an unlimited amount of POP3 accounts. Additional email features include email aliases, autoresponders, mailing lists, catch-alls and mail forwarding.


BLOGGING PLATFORMS



 www.wordpress.org


 www.wordpress.com

 One of the most incredible features of WordPress is the incredible amount of traffic stats available; especially considering it's a free service. It keeps track of views for individual posts, both daily and all-time views, and overall page view numbers for your entire blog by day, week and month. There is also a list of the top referring sites, the top keywords that brought people to your blog and the links that people clicked on while visiting your blog.

Blogger

In the years that Google has owned this blog platform, many new features have been added, and it is compatible with the other services on Google's dashboard of products. It's never a bad thing to write content on a blog site owned by the largest search engine if you want your readers to find your posts. Blogger is FREE to use. It was the very first platform that I chose to build my websites on (I still have 6 active sites). Very easy to use, a good way to start earning with Google Adsense, and can be transferred to regular Wordpress and Domain address, if preferred.


KEYWORD RESEARCH TOOL 2017

The basic foundation of SEO is keyword research. Many companies invest thousands of dollars to pay for keyword research to get such targeted content. The keywords you choose to focus on for your search engine optimization (SEO) efforts are critical to the success of your website’s rank. Fortunately, there are many tools available that can help you figure out which keywords work the best for your overall web strategy. Most of these keyword research tools are paid and only a few of them are free.


Google Keyword Planner

The Google Keyword Planner tool is one of the most used and popular keyword research tools ever. The most popular reasons are because it is free and it is directly integrated with Google Ad Words. 

eCOMMERCE PLATFORMS

E-Junkie: 

Is a shopping cart - This is where I keep all my downloads. You can set up your digital products and sell them in a way that keeps them from being stolen and shared. The buyer gets a secure download link that expires after a certain number of downloads or a certain time (you choose the settings), which is perfect for me selling ebooks and other digital products. You can set up your “thank you” page to have a direct download link to a file on your server that can be shared or posted onto forums. Another benefit is that you actually upload your products to e-junkie, so the file is on their server, which can save you bandwidth costs if you have a large product download.

Shopify: The Shopify platform includes a content management system that allows users to manage inventory, edit HTML and CSS code, create coupon and discount codes, and accept online payments online with Bitcoin, Paypal and major credit cards. This platform integrates well with those wishing to make sales from their own FacePage Store. This makes the perfect shopping platform for eMarketers.

Paypal: In my experience, the easiest and least expensive way to set up your products for sale is to use paypal. It’s easy to set up, takes credit cards and PayPal payments, and has no monthly costs. You can get your money quickly, as opposed to waiting on a monthly check.