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Toolbox: Recommended Resources

05 May 2008 Jay (Jason Van Orden) No Comments

The following is a list of suggested resources that we use to run our own internet businesses.

Web Hosting

PowWeb

We recommend PowWeb for four simple reasons.

  1. Dependable hosting with good support
  2. One-click WordPress installation (our suggested platform for managing your site and content)
  3. Plenty of storage and bandwidth
  4. Competitive pricing

We currently host a number of our sites with them including online courses and podcasts.

Domain Names

1and1

We like to register and keep all our names through one central place. The service that has worked best for us is 1and1.

Shopping Cart

Automate Sales (1ShoppingCart Private Label)

Automate your website sales, digital product delivery, ad tracking, credit card processing, recurring billing, affiliate program and all your other e-commerce activities. This service is a private label of the 1SoppingCart service used by many of the top internet marketers.

Email List Management

Aweber

This is one of the most important tools for running a profitable internet business. Your email list is one of your most important assets and it’s critical to use the right service to manage it. Aweber is the standard used by internet marketers.

Instant Site Launch / Content Management / Blog Software

WordPress

This is the software that we use to run this site. It is the quickest and easiest way to launch a web site that is Web 2.0-ready. It’s free.

Google Adwords Guide

Adwords Guide – Coming Soon

This is a guide that we have both used when learning how to use Google Adwords.

Wordpress Themes

iThemes – Coming Soon

Fantastic resource for finding themes for your Wordpress Site.