Resources

Free Video Series Training

"Get Your Business Started Right"
7 Day Bootcamp

If you've ever wondered what it takes to get your business up and running, you'll definitely want to take advantage of this free video series. Starting a business can be a very exciting time! There will be exhilarating times and yes there will be challenging times as well but hopefully this video series will help to minimize as many of the challenging times as possible. So here's what you are going to learn in this 7 day period. You'll learn about blogging, social media, video marketing and much more. You'll get one video for every day of the week to help "Get Your Business Started Right!"

Click here to get this free resource now...

Domains & Hosting

GoDaddy... We absolutely love GoDaddy for obtaining all our domains at great value. You can't get any better deal on the domains here. Get domain names as low at $.99 for an entire year when coupons are available.

Namecheap... Namecheap is another great provider that offers very affordable domain names and reliable service. You can get domains here as low as $.88.

Preferred For Solopreneurs & Small Business Owners

Siteground... This is one of our absolute favorites when it comes to hosting. They are known for having impressive uptime, load time and speed. All are important when you are running a business. You don’t want your site down when your customers come looking for you. And, you certainly want your pages to load fast. The staff is extremely knowledgeable and very responsive which is important. I love the fact that if you are with another hosting provider that they will transfer your site for free and their plans include free security, free CDN and SSL certificates at affordable prices. Siteground is a great choice for small business owners when it comes to WordPress hosting. Most recommended for small business owners.

BlueHost... Bluehost is another excellent hosting service and recommended by WordPress as well. It is one of the most popular and least expensive shared hosting services available. They have very strong uptime… in fact its 99.99%. In addition to that, fast page loading and good security to protect your site. This is another great hosting company for the small business owner at an affordable price. Most recommended for small business owners.

Small Business Owners, Freelancers, Agencies & High Traffic Sites

WP Engine... This hosting provider is specifically designed for WordPress. They offer free SSL certificates. Their plans start as low as $35 a month but it can get a bit pricey if you need to move up. This type of hosting is good for companies that have a sizable site. Even though their plans are a little bit higher than some of the other providers, you’ll get excellent support.

FlyWheel... If you are a freelancer, agency or planning on having a high traffic site, FlyWheel is a great choice. This is another favorite of ours and it’s great for WordPress hosting. It offers an excellent halfway option between SiteGround and WP Engine. It has great performance as the previous and pricing isn't bad for established businesses. It also allows you to easily track what’s going on with your site.

LiquidWeb... This provider also offers WordPress hosting. They are great for mission critical sites. They have excellent uptime and support. What I like about LiquidWeb is they will migrate your site over for free and maintain backups and updates for you on your core software and plugins which is a plus for thus who don’t keep up with that kind of stuff. I've talked to a lot of clients that really don't keep up with this, so hosting from LiquidWeb would be a great choice for them.

WordPress Backup Plugins

UpdraftPlus... A popular WordPress backup plugin that is very easy to use. We love this plugin. You can easily set and forget this one using their scheduled backups and you can also restore your site should something go wrong. There is a free and premium version.

BackupBuddy... This is another great backup plugin. We've used this on numerous occassions. With this plugin, you are able to easily migrate a site, copy move or clone a site from one location to another. It offers scheduled backups as well.

Duplicator... This plugin has great features. You can easily backup, restore or move WordPress sites. Some plugins only backup the database but this plugin will backup everything from comments, widgets, themes, media files and more.

WordPress Security Tools

IThemes... This plugin helps protect and defend your WordPress site. It offers brute force protection which means it limits the amount of failed login attempts. It alerts you af any file changes should someone break into your site. It locks out bad users, enforces strong passwords and more.

Sucuri... A cloud based security platform. This plugin is a great tool for checking all of your files for possible security issues. It offers malware scanning, checks for file integrity, monitors your SSL certificates, keeps track of up time and more.

Email Marketing & List Building Tools

ActiveCampaign... is a great email marketing platform. It allows you to automate your marketing. You can set up targeted campaigns and segment your clients into different email campaigns. We love it because you can easily create beautiful campaigns based on 40 responsive templates which makes it quick and easy. You can monitor your visitors behaviors and interests from your website and send out emails based on that.

AWeber... This is a great email marketing tool. If you need a great auto-responder service that will allow you to easily follow-up with your clients and customers, this service will definitely be great for your business. It is simple, affordable and we highly recommend this tool for any entrepreneur.

Lead Pages...This is a great list building tool and works well with AWeber and many other email marketing providers. It allows you to attract your ideal clients and customers. If you are in business, this is a must have tool.

Optimize Press... If you don't have a huge budget and you are using WordPress, this tool is a great plugin to get you started with your list building efforts. It too works well with AWeber and many other email marketing providers.

IDPLR… Looking to build your list or sell affiliate products? Check out this site. They have a ton of content that you can use as bonuses to build your list or sell to earn another stream of income.

Themes and Plugins

Studio Press... offers over 70 templates to choose from to design your WordPress site. Many WordPress sites are powered by StudioPress. Im sure you will find a site to fit your needs. It is known for having fast loading times, great security and a responsive design for mobile users.

Thrive Themes... Thrive Themes is another go to resource. They offer WordPress plugins and themes to help you grow your business. If you're going to have a website that works for you, Thrive Themes and their resources is good to have in your toolbox. With Thrive, you can build awesome looking landing pages to capture emails and increase conversion rates.

Elegant Themes... If you’re looking for a new WordPress theme, one name you’ll almost certainly come across is Elegant Themes. Elegant themes has a huge selection of attractive themes and plugins. They also have a very active user community in case you need additional support. We have used Elegant themes quite a bit for our clients.

Online Side Hustles

51 Best Online Side Hustles

Besides the technical tools, as an entrepreneur there are other things that you need as you embark on the journey of building your business or online empire. One of those things which you're dead in the water if you don't have it... is cash flow. Don't be fooled when you hear people say you can start a business for free. While that's partly true... you can start, you can not maintain or invest in all the tools you need to maintain and grow your business. You need a cash flow for that.

With that being said, I thought I would put together a list that I've personally worked to help and I'll have some other good ones for you as well that although I didn't work I did research and found that they do offer legitimate opportunities. These are side hustles I did that actually brought in cash flow that I used to fund my business and pay bills.

Please remember that you can't build a business without having an income stream. I can't stress that enough. Whether you're working a 9 to 5 or you're not working at all... having an additional income stream can do wonders for you while you build your business. Click here to check out a sample of these online side hustles or get the full edition.

Simple Website Creation

Simple Website Creation

You need a website but you can't afford to hire a web designer right now. Well no worries, the Simple Website Creation program can help to get you up and running. The Simple Website Creation course will walk you through setting up your own website so that you can get your business online.

If you have a business and you're not online where people can find you, you are leaving money on the table. And why do that when you don't have to. Increasing your online visibility legitimizes your business and helps you to attract the right people to get drive more leads, clients and sales to your business. So if you're ready to take your business to the next level click here to get started.