Tools
Below is a list of my favorite tools. I use these to supercharge my websites and boost my revenue online. I'm sure you'll find them useful to your business as well.
Build Your Website with Thrive Themes
I built the entire WebTrafficTipster website using just two Thrive Themes products—I customized the site using Thrive Architect and designed all my courses on Thrive Apprentice. But, they also have a host of other amazing products for lead generation, landing page optimization, quiz building and more.
You'll love Thrive Themes products because they're easy-to-use, feature -rich, affordable, and beautifully designed. They've allowed me to build professional websites in a fraction of the cost and time it would take working with web designers and developers. I highly recommend them.
Grow Your Mailing List with GetResponse
GetResponse makes it easy to build and grow your email list and make more sales. Compared to other popular email marketing services that I've tried, GetResponse has the most intuitive user interface, which allows you to launch your campaigns faster.
The service also comes with tools for exporting an existing email list, A/B testing, creating webinars, and they have over 200 well-designed landing pages to choose from. Moreover, they offer affordable pricing plans to meet the needs of marketers at all levels.
Host Your Website with HostGator
HostGator might just be the world's best web hosting company.
What I like most about them is their 24-hour customer service. Their representatives are always courteous and eager to help. They also have a highly-skilled technical team that, on many occasions, has gone above and beyond to help me resolve some of my most frustrating site issues. Moreover, their hosting service integrates well with other website product, offers top-notch security, and has little down-time. And, you'll be hard-pressed to find lower hosting rates given the outstanding service they offer.
I host all my websites on Hostgator, and they've managed and maintain them with excellence over many years. If you need a reliable web hosting company for a new or existing website, sign up with HostGator today.
Find the Perfect Domain Name with GoDaddy
While GoDaddy has many services, including website creation and hosting, I go to them when I need a domain name for a new website or email campaign.
If you want to know whether a domain name you have in mind is available, just enter it in the search box on their homepage to find out within seconds. If the name is available, they'll offer you a competitive rate along with big discounts for registering multiple domains at a time. However, if the name has already been taken, they'll allow you to make an offer to the domain's owner or suggest several other workable alternatives.
GoDaddy is the gold standard for domain name registration, which is why I've been one of their loyal customers since 2004.
Find the Right Image with BigStock Photos
When I need high-quality, royalty-free images (which is often), I log into my BigStock account to find them. BigStock has one of the biggest inventories of stock photos, illustrations, and videos, which gives me lots of options when I'm looking for visual content for a blog post or mock-up.
You can sign up for a monthly subscription or purchase image credits. Last time I checked, they were offering free credits to new members, so go sign up now and give it a try.
Create & Edit Your Images with Canva
Though Canva has a paid membership, you can access all the key features for free. I use Canva to create social media banners for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Their quick and easy image editing tools also come in handy for making crisp, vibrant posts to my social media accounts.
Canva offers unlimited folders and storage for your designs and assets, over 8000 templates, and access to millions of photos for just $1 each. Moreover, you can invite up to 50 team members to help you on a project, and upload your own images and custom fonts for your brand. I highly recommend this tool.