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DOMAIN REGISTRAR
- Hover (very user-friendly, love their interface, clean, neat, simple)
HOSTING (SELF-HOSTING)
- SiteGround (one of the most solid hosting options, still affordable)
- FastComet (much cheaper, just started using it)
THEME DESIGNERS
- StudioPress (Genesis Framework – a must and you get all other themes at a discount afterwards)
- Hello You Designs (Feminine Genesis Child Themes)
- Restored316Designs (Feminine Genesis Child Themes)
- Design By Bloom (Genesis Child Themes)
- Bluchic (Feminine WordPress Themes)
LANDING PAGE BUILDER
- Elementor (free)
- Thrive Themes (very affordable – one time payment instead of monthly payment like Leadpages, etc.)
WEBSITE POLICIES
EMAIL SERVICE PROVIDER
- MailerLite (the best option for beginners because it’s free – including automated sequences!)
- ConvertKit (for seasoned online entrepreneurs who have the funds to up their email marketing game)
PINTEREST SCHEDULER
- Tailwind (for the great analysis tools and you only pay $9 for as many pins per month as you like)
STOCKPHOTOS
- Shutterstock (the prettiest stock photos out there, in my opinion)
- Freepik (free and cheaper and less used stock photo resource with superior photography)
FEMININE STOCKPHOTOS
- SCStockshop (the creator of the styled stock photos concept)
- Her Creative Studio
- Styled Stock Society
- Haute Stock
PHOTO EDITOR
- Canva (best free online photo editing tool – forget PicMonkey, seriously)
- Affinity Photo (an incredibly affordable software very similar to Photoshop but without the monthly recurring fees – yey!)
ONLINE MARKETPLACES FOR DIGITAL PRODUCTS
- Etsy
- Creative Market
- The Hungry JPEG
- Ultimate Bundles (they offer a yearly blogging, photography and work from home bundles at an incredible price. It’s much better to invest in this than in most other online courses because you get MUCH better value for your money.)
- Teachers Pay Teachers
ONLINE VIDEO SOFTWARE
- Screencast-o-Matic (free and paid option)
- Loom (free option)
SELLING DIGITAL PRODUCTS
HOSTING YOUR COURSES
- Teachable (free plan available and totally user-friendly, plus I love taking courses that are hosted on teachable much more than on any other platform)
- Thinkific (very similar to teachable – best comparison review here)
- Udemy
TEACHING LANGUAGES ONLINE
- italki (an incredible platform – I’ve been using it both as a teacher and as a student since January 2014.)
- Verbling
BLOGGING & BUSINESS COURSES AND RESOURCES
- The Complete Online Business Roadmap (free!!) by Allison Marshall (plus amazing free courses to get you started including an AWESOME Facebook group for help and support)
- Building a Framework by Abby Lawson (One of the two best blogging courses for beginners out there, I still refer back to it occasionally – you can purchase the e-course or choose the more affordable e-book)
MUST-READ BUSINESS BOOKS
- The End of Jobs by Taylor Pearson
- The Fastlane Millionaire by MJ DeMarco
- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
- DOT.COM Secrets by Russell Brunson
- Expert Secrets by Russell Brunson
- The 1-Page Marketing Plan by Allan Dib
- Launch by Jeff Walker
- Twist by Julie Cottineau
- Overcoming Underearning by Barbara Stanny
YOU’RE WELCOME 😀