Affiliate Marketing Tools & Resources

If you are looking for the applications, tools, and resources you need to run a profitable online business, this page lists all of the different tools I use.

Website and Blog Hosting

Bluehost provides professional web hosting for your website. Free domain, unlimited server space, and great support. I’ve had an account with Bluehost for years and have built countless websites on this platform. Learn How to get WordPress installed on Bluehost. Start to finish step-by-step tutorial

WordPress.com offers free blog hosting. This is the cheapest way to start a blog. You start with a yourblog.wordpress.com address but you can buy a domain name if you upgrade to a paid account.

ThemeForest provides WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Magento, Concrete5 themes, web templates and more to help you get your website or blog looking great.

CodeCanyon provides all kind of scripts and plugins to help you get the functionality and features you need to create your website. PHP calendars, WordPress plugins, CSS animations, UI effects and more. CodeCanyon’s library is huge and can save you tons of time and money.

Search Engine Optimization

SEO Pro filer is a powerful tool with unlimited link building, ranking and page optimization reports.

SEMRush

Wishpond Central

Webmaster Tools

Keyword Tool: Free External Alternative To Google Keyword Planner

Yext PowerListings

Ahrefs Site Explorer & Backlink Checker

Link Building Tools – BuzzStream

Digital Marketing Optimization Solutions | Compete

Find Anyone’s Email Address – Free SEO Tool from BuzzStream

HitTail – The Long Tail Keyword Tool

Siteopsys SEO

Link Market

Yahoo! Site Explorer

DistilledU – Online SEO university from Distilled

RSS Blog Directories to Submit Your Blog and Feed

Top Affiliate Marketing Google search terms list

Affiliate & Referral Marketing

Ambassador provides an all-in-One relationship marketing platform where you can run referral, affiliate, influencer, partner, and advocate marketing programs on one platform.

Productivity Applications

Google Ap ps for w ork is a full productivity suite like Microsoft Office but completely web-based. It includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets & Hangouts and many other apps you can find in their app marketplace. I use all of these tools daily to communicate, keep appointments and reminders and create and store files and documents. I use Hangouts for meetings and communication with my team and clients.

HubStaff is a time tracking software with screenshots, activity levels, and in-depth reports that integrate with almost any of your favorite cloud-based productivity tools.

Personas building tools

Up Close & Persona
MakeMyPersona | Hubspot
Consumer Barometer
Personapp

Marketing Tools

HubSpot is an inbound marketing & sales platform to attract visitors, convert leads, & close customers. Our agency is an HubSpot Partner.

ConvertKit helps you grow your audience and turn your subscribers into customers. Create online email courses fast and easy. Easy landing pages, forms & drip campaigns to help you teach, nurture and profit.

Aweber makes email marketing easy. It brings together all the tools you need to send emails the right way.

Snip.ly allows you to attach a call-to-action to every link you share on social media.

SumoMe is a suite of free tools that can be used to grow your website’s traffic. The tools are easy to install and work on any website.

Pushcrew – Reach users fast. Send push notifications to your user’s browsers, even when they’re not on your website.

Rare.io is a Predictive email marketing for online stores.

E-commerce & Shopping carts

SamCart is probably the best e-commerce shopping cart for online marketers.

Shopify gives you everything you need to build a successful online business.

Veeqo provides all your e-commerce orders, inventory, and shipping in one place.

Programmatic What Media Planners Need to Know About Programmatic Buying | ClickZ ReTargeter | Retargeting Ads | Remarketing | Display Advertising Comparing the Top 4 Retargeting Companies, Adroll and More – Moz

Contextual Marketing

Beacon proximity marketing hardware and software | Beaconstac

PR & Blogger OutreachTools

AirPR – PR analytics, insights, and measurement solutions
Hack PR
Inkybee — Simple, smart blogger outreach
JustReachOut – Forget PR Firms, reach out and pitch relevant reporters yourself
Blogger Outreach Software – GroupHigh |
Building Brands and Links with Blogger Outreach
CISION PR Software
Ninja Outreach – Influencer and Blogger Outreach Software
PressCable – Instant Publicity for Your Site
SkyRanker

Screen Capture & Video Editing

ScreenFlow provides screencasting and video editing software for Mac. I use this for doing webcasts, product demos, and tutorials.

Movavi allows you to manage your media files in any way you want. You can take screen captures, split and join videos; add titles and audio tracks; add special effects and filters and create slideshows.

Graphic Design

Stencil is a simple image creation for social media marketers, bloggers and small businesses that allows you to create awesome images in your web browser without having to download and install software on your computer.

Freelancers

Fiver is an online marketplace for talent. Graphic Design, Writing & translation, programming & development, and digital marketing.

Upwork is my go-to platform for finding people to help on my projects. I have hired dozens of freelancers around the world and find Upwork to be such a great resource.

Coursera – Explore 1000+ online courses from top universities. Join Coursera today to learn data science, programming, business strategy, and more.

Start-up Links Resources

Khan Academy
52 Weeks of UX
Veri – Learn. Teach. Play.
DesignTAXI – Creativity and Innovation Daily
(3) Venture and Investor Pitches: Where can I find examples of successful Series A pitch decks? – Quora
Alex Osterwalder on Business Model Innovation
Business Model Generation
365 Days, $10 Million, 3 Rounds, 2 Companies, All With 5 Magic Slides | TechCrunch
Experiments In Entrepreneurship – The Lean Startup Business Model
Blog Your Business Model Using WordPress
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
All Videos « RSA Comment
How to write a book – the short honest truth
Writing the Perfect Investment Proposal – Venture Giant
heppell.net • learning • ingenuity • research • policy • design • technology • delight • (+ sailing!)
Zillabyte Essays
Creek Stone Directory of BC Suppliers in the Technology Eco-system
Sprouter
ProFounder: Raise money for your business from your community
GROW 2011

Mockups, UX & UI

Product mockups, made easy & instantly.
Tools for the Makers – Prototypes
Dashboard UI Kit – A Modern And Responsive UI Kit For Digital Product Designers

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