My Toolbox
Resources and Recommendations I'm often asked what books do I recommend, what tapes, cds and other tools to I suggest… thanks to technology I can not only make recommendations, I can also provide you links to use. Enjoy!!!! Affiliate Disclaimer: As required by the FTC this notice is to alert you to the fact that if you buy something as a result of clicking any of the links found on this site, I might get paid money. You may have to opt in to subscribe, watch the video, hear the audio, or purchase some of these products and service. Your results from any products, services, or materials found on this site will vary.
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Online Marketing Tools
Domains: You need a domain. You need to find a domain that will be easy to remember and easy to share. Instead of the long dragged out URLs from your companies, spice it up with a simple domain that can be forwarded. GoDaddy is the Grand Daddy of domains. They have the best prices and easy to work with. Get up to 5 new .COMs, $5.99 per year for the 1st year!
Website/Hosting: I have used both Blogger and WordPress, both are free. This is a great resource for those that are new to blogging. If you are more experienced and want to host your own blog or lead capture or squeeze page, I would recommend BlueHost. It is the hosting service I use for all my sites and blogs. Very cheap, $6.95 for unlimited bandwidth!
List Creator. The entire point of getting a website or blog is to start creating your list. Your list is what you will market your products/service too. I have used many list building companies, and I recommend Aweber. They again, have stood the test of time, are very user friendly and makes list building easy to understand.
Text/SMS marketing: With smart phones practically ruling the world today, look into text marketing. Protexting is the service I have used, and it was pretty easy and straighforward.
Social Media Tools:
- PageModo: Facebook Fan Pages (with a Like Locker): See it in use at my Fan Page. Use Pagemodo to create a free Facebook Fanpage in minutes. Click Here!
- Bit.Ly. When publishing other URLs, shorten them first and track when other click on them… use http://bit.ly/. A great tool to bookmark.
- Alexa. This is the grand pooba of web monitoring stats. Check it out… see how your site is doing, compare it with others.
- Google Analytics is free. Track your website and analyze it. If you have a blog, check your platform (WordPress or Blogger) there are plugins for both that make this super simple to use. A must for all sites.
Suggested Reading Materials
Part of my continuing success is planting great seeds. I do that with personal and leadership development books. There are a slew of fantastic books out there, and here are some that I recommend.
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