Resources

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(Note: I may receive affiliate commissions if you buy the products below.)

If you have any questions about any of these products, I’m happy to answer them!

Blogging / Website Design 

 I tried quite a few premium WordPress themes before I discovered Headway Themes. I haven’t looked back since.

If you want to design your own theme with minimal coding, this is the theme for you. It takes a little bit of time to become familiar with the interface, but once you do the possibilities for website design are endless.

If you don’t want to learn how to use the theme, I’m happy to design your website or blog using Headway. Then you’ll get all the benefits of this amazing theme (SEO, flexibility, easy to update) without the learning curve!

Need a place to host your website? Bluehost makes hosting easy. It’s especially easy for those of you who want to create WordPress websites. The installation couldn’t be easier. They also have amazing support and live chat for questions you have.

Are you interested in learning more about blogging, increasing your traffic and writing compelling content?

If you’re a blogger and you’re not reading Problogger, you’re missing out on some of the best blogging advice out there. This eBook comes from Darren Rowse and will help you with easy to follow, actionable steps to improve your blog. This info is useful for both beginner and long-time bloggers.

Email Marketing

Aweber makes email marketing easy. Believe me. I tried the other guys and spent hours trying to create a custom design for my opt-in forms. If you’re serious about building your email list online, please sign up for Aweber. You’ll get a great professional looking opt-in form with tons of email templates. Or you can design your own. Easily!

Social Media

I’m not trying to shamelessly self-promote. Ok…maybe I am. If you’re looking for a comprehensive resource to teach you how to use social media in your business, I think my membership program offers a great solution.

In case you think I’m biased, try it free for 3 days and if you don’t like it, you’re under no obligation to buy!

If you need a tool you help you manage your Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts, you should sign up for Hootsuite or TweetDeck.

The tools essentially allow you to do the same tasks and both are free. You can schedule updates, respond, create lists, etc.

Hootsuite works through your web browser and has optional paid upgrades. TweetDeck is an application you download to use on your computer.

Productivity

 No list of resources would be complete without mentioning the one resource I use every single day. I honestly don’t know how I stayed organized before using Evernote.

I organize blog posts, recipes, notes from books, to-do lists, passwords (I know!), business clients, projects, websites, and so much more here. You can create notebooks and store text, websites, images, links and so much more. You can tag them for easy access. You can even search all your notebooks.

The best part? It’s free for the basic version! You can download the application to your desktop, access it on a free iPhone and Android app and even use it from any computer’s web browser.

The premium version allows for more storage space and monthly updates. You can also store more types of files (PDF, MS Office, Video, Spreadsheets). You also receive greater collaboration options.  And the premium version only costs $5 / month or $45 / year.