Essential Tools and Resources
When it comes to running a website the right tools can mean the difference between being successful online or not! We couldn’t do without most of these tools and the good news is that most of them are free.
WordPress – We use WordPress for all of our websites. WordPress is a powerful, customisable blogging platform with a plethora of plugins available. Oh and it is free!
Our favourite plugins are:
All in One SEO Pack
Google XML Sitemaps
SEO Smart Links
Broken Link Checker
WP-reCAPTCHA
WP Google Analytics
Akismet (removes spam comments)
Visit: Just WordPress for a full list of plugins and more!
AWeber – Creates Lasting Customer Relationships For You With Email Newsletters, Autoresponders, RSS to Email and Other Email Marketing Tools. Aweber Hosted Autoresponder offers a 30 day money back guarantee that they call a “Free 30 Day Test Drive”. Aweber has a 99.34% delivery rate. Which means that practically all of your subscribers will get your message! Read more about Autoresponders.
Google Analytics – Google’s free tool, Google Analytics is a free website monitoring tool that provides a wealth of data you can use to improve your website’s performance. Find out why you gotta have this free website monitoring tool.
Google Free Keyword Tool – Another great free tool that gives you information about keyword search volumes and suggestions for variations of your chosen keyword. For more info read: Google’s free keyword tool for keyword research.
PayPal – Broaden Your Reach! With more than 184 million accounts in 190 countries and regions, PayPal offers a fast, affordable and convenient online payment service for businesses of all sizes. Free to join!
AlertPay – They’ve made more major improvements to their services this year than ever before, and They’re not even close to finished. AlertPay is an account-based payment processor allowing just about anyone with an email address to securely send and receive money with their credit card or bank account. Free to join!
RoboForm – Keep all your logins completely in sync. No more worries about remembering your passwords. Access your favorite sites quickly and securely. Save time with easy one-click form filling. Let RoboForm Password Manager fill in your data on almost any web form. No more needless typing! Security is our highest priority. RoboForm Password Manager has gone through multiple security reviews and is used by Fortune 500 companies and the US government.
Track That Ad – One of the biggest mistakes 90% of all online marketers make is not measuring their promotional response rates. Use this simple tool to find out what campaigns are working… or not working? Free to join!
ImageShack – Online photo and video hosting- Lets you host your images and link them back to your webite or blog for free.
Cool Text – Free graphics generator for web pages and anywhere else you needs special text or an impressive logo without a lot of design work.
STOPzilla – Completely STOMPS OUT All Types Of Spyware. It is an anti-malware beast, performing powerful scans, eradicating and blocking Spyware, Adware, Pop-up ads, Phishing attacks, hijackers, rootkits, Trojans, bots, drive-by downloads, rogue programs, messenger service ads, keyloggers, malicious BHOs, dialers, and many more types of malicious software.
RegCure – Offers unparalleled system performance at the click of a button. Uses the most sophisticated technology available to analyze your registry for missing, obsolete, and corrupt entries. Compatible with all Microsoft products and third party applications, RegCure seeks out those remnants left behind on your registry from failed installations, incomplete un-installations, disabled drivers, and spyware applications.
DataRecoveryPro! – Frantically searching for your deleted email? Think you have lost that loved photo sent as an email attachment? Can the mystery of deleted files be solved? Yes, it’s elementary, my dear Watson. Like a magnifying glass handled by a veteran sleuth, ParetoLogic Data Recovery Pro scans thoroughly to find missing files. This sophisticated software can retrieve email messages, email attachments and a wide variety of other file types. More features than ever! Scours the hard drive for deleted files and then brings them back to life.
ePrivacy Guardian – Powerful privacy software to erase your Internet tracks and program activity. Guarantees Your Internet Privacy! Privacy Guardian guarantees your privacy by ensuring all traces of online Internet and computer activity are permanently erased and unrecoverable. That means no one will be sniffing your Internet tracks and your vital information will never be vulnerable to theft.
DriveCure! – Do you feel like you are caught in some kind of strategic game with your hardware devices? Your scanner used to work, but now that you have switched from Windows XP to Vista it doesn’t. Your monitor doesn’t seem to be displaying as well as it could. It is frustrating when your printer/scanner just will not print or your monitor is not functioning at its best. Usually it is not the hardware devices that are the problem, but rather it is the device driver.
APSense – The Place To Be, For Professional And Newbie Marketers Alike. The Most Complete Set Of Tools You Will Find Nowhere Else in One Place. Without APSense, You Are Loosing Out On A Great Opportunity To Earn While You Advertise Your Business.
Cheap Visitors – Traget real visitors by age, gender, and location. Less Than One Cent Each!
Traffic Swam – Targeted prospects will swarm your site 24/7! Just 5 minutes to set-up, it’s automated, “viral” and proven – and best of all it’s FREE!
