We live in a fantastic age where anyone – yep, even you – can reach the world and make a killing while you’re at it!
If you’re going to do it though, there are a few ‘must have’ tools… but trust me, you don’t need to pay an arm and a leg for them!
THE TOOLS I USE ON THIS SITE
Here are my recommendations…
You can’t go wrong with these… they’re low cost (or free) and hey, they’re what I use on this site so what’s not to like 😊?
Some of these links are affiliate links, which means I may get a small commission if you decide to go with these options, but rest assured, I only recommend tools I personally use, or have researched enough to feel they’re genuinely worth promoting.
DOMAIN NAMES
DOMAIN NAMES
NAMECHEAP
I use Namecheap for all my domains and have done for years. Always good value and offer full range of domain and hosting services at great prices.
EMAIL MARKETING
EMAIL MARKETING
AWEBER
There are loads of email platforms out there that offer autoresponder services for new accounts but I particularly love Aweber for my email marketing because they’re the ONLY platform I’ve found that offers sequential autoresponder messages (up to 500) subscribers, when you’re starting out. After that, it’s all great value too!
HOSTING
HOSTING
HOSTINGER
To be honest I’m a little p***ed off with Hostinger because they wouldn’t give me an affiliate account (they felt thecashtrail.com wasn’t suitable) but to be fair, as a hosting company their range of products and services isn’t bad, and they’re pretty good with pricing too. I’ll probably change when my upfront payment runs out but this site is hosted with Hostinger at present so until I can try out another provider, this is my recommendation for now!
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
WORDPRESS
I absolutely love WordPress. It’s the most widely used CMS platform (content management system) on the internet and for good reason. There’s just so much scope to be creative and it’s easy to use too. Most hosting platforms these days enable you to set up a WordPress site in-house (which I’d recommend doing) but you can also download it free and use it however you want.
FUNNELS
FUNNELS
SYSTEM.IO
Much cheaper than Clickfunnels, Systeme.io is fantastic resource for new creators who want to build a professional marketing funnel because it offers so much for nothing! It’s literally free to get started (up to 3 campaigns, email lists, blogs and so much more) and you get the full programme, none of that holding the best bits back malarkey! You can’t beat it