Recommended Tools & Resources for Growing Your Online Business

Bluehost

This website is hosted on bluehost, and we can't be any happier with their services. Very reliable and cheap at the same time. Using them since 2012, and they have never failed us.

Getresponse

There are many email marketing providers - AWeber, ActiveCampaign, Getresponse, Mailchimp. The list goes on and on. After rigorous testing, the best one we found was Get response. Not to mention, it won't cost you an arm and leg.

ClickMagick

Among all the click trackers we've used so far, there's only one clear winner - ClickMagick. It's one of the most affordable, yet feature-packed link tracking software out there (full review here).

SEMrush

For keyword research, there are a lot of decent tools to choose from. However, the one that stands out is SEMrush. It's a fully fledged SEO tool with a bunch of built-in features. The fact that you can (ethically) steal your competitors' topics just by looking at the data, that alone makes SEMrush worth the investment and gives it an edge over other tools.

Keywords Everywhere

Among one of the better 'Free' options out there, It's a keyword research browser extension which integrates seamlessly with both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

ClickFunnels

For building a sales funnel, there are many tools available - all the way from WordPress page builders to HTML builders to standalone funnel building software. ClickFunnels is among one of the best ones, also comes feature-packed. It's more of an all in one marketing toolkit. (full review here)

You not only get more than 10 high quality themes which are all included with the Thrive membership, you also get instant access to all their plugins and resources. The company says Thrive Themes & Plugins were created with one goal in mind - to get you conversions. With a very easy to use front-end visual editor, quality plugins, there's not much which Thrive cannot do. In fact, workfromhomereviews.net is powered by Thrive too if that gives you an indication of how good it is. (full review here)

Theme: Schema (MyThemeShop)

There are a lot of decent WordPress themes to choose from. It's highly recommended you get a premium theme over a free theme for many reasons - better designs, cleaner code quality (faster loading times), the list goes on and on. Schema is one of our favorite themes from MyThemeShop, and it comes SEO-friendly out of the box. Thrive is still our #1 choice though.

Plugin: Yoast SEO

For optimizing your website's on-page SEO, there aren't many plugins as feature-packed as Yoast is. It's a one-time install, set and forget type of plugin. You can get the free variant from the WordPress plugin repository. They also have a premium offering, comes with some advanced features which not everyone needs. The free version will serve you well for now.

Plugin: Contact Form 7

Using this plugin, you can create a 'contact us' through which your website visitors can interact with you through emails. If you sell products through your website, having a contact form will only help you in closing sales better since you'll have a way to connect with prospects 1-1.

Grammarly

If you write your own content or hire content writers on a regular basis, grammarly is one tool which will greatly help in proofreading your content. You don't want to spend hours and hours in checking content for spelling or grammar errors. It's a freemium tool - comes with both free & paid options..

Dot Com Secrets

Among one of the best sellers, dot com secrets claims to be the underground playbook which you can use to improve your website's traffic, conversions and sales. Full review of the book can be found here.

Expert Secrets

Expert secrets is a map that will allow you to turn your specialized knowledge, talent and abilities into a business that works for you! Full review of ES can be found here.

Canva

Most images on the internet are copyrighted that's one reason you need your own images. You can either buy licensed images or create images with a simple graphic creator like Canva.

Pixabay

Instead of creating images/videos, you can find royalty-free stock on websites like Pixabay.

Teachable

Teachable is one of the best online course creation/learning platforms in 2019. This powerful platform can get your course up and running in no time.

Udemy

Has the world's largest collection of competitively priced courses. Although the experience isn't as seamless as teachable, udemy still takes the cake considering there is no monthly fee involved.