Recommended Services
Use the links below to explore, visit, and register for third party services. These are services I frequently recommend and use myself. In many cases I am also an affiliate.
Domain Registration and Website Hosting
WordPress and Web Features
WordPress Themes
There are thousands upon thousands of possible themes you can use to build your website. Some are better than others. My favorites are:
My very favorite theme — from Elegant Themes — is Divi because it is exceptionally versatile.
I’ve also found Organized Themes to be a good resource, especially for Nonprofits: Browse themes by Organized Themes
I’ve used the Enfold theme by Kresi for several small business websites.
A popular marketplace for themes and more is the Envato Marketplace.
WordPress Plugins
WP Go Maps: Create your own custom maps of your service locations or other resources.
MyBookTable helps you to create a page with your books and links to online bookstores where visitors can buy the book.
WooCommerce allows you to sell your books or other products directly from your WordPress website.
Modula Image Gallery – A powerful tool for displaying your website photos and galleries in a number of ways.
Elfsight – Elfsight has dozens of useful widgets you can show on your website. The ones my clients like best is the testimonial slider, the Amazon reviews carousel, and the Instagram feed.
Form-building Services
The forms you build with these services can stand alone or can be embedded in your website.
Paperform: Create beautiful and responsive forms. Robust and easy to use with excellent support staff.
WuForms: User-friendly and many useful reports included.
Jotform: Easy form builder with lot of integration options and a good support forum.
Domain and Printing Resources
Design Resources
Promo videos – It’s like stock photo, but with video. Get 10% off the first 3 months of your subscription.
Unsplash – Beautiful hi-res photos. Free to use.
Depositphotos – A good marketplace for affordable royalty-free stock photography.
Befunky: Free online photo editor for managing cropping and resizing images
Printing Services
Start using Moo online printing service. I love the quality of their pieces and that I can use recycled card stock.
Bookvault for on-demand book printing connected to your online bookstore.
Business Resources
Miscellaneous Resources
Dropbox provides secure, in-the-cloud file storage that syncs with your computer or device. Sharing folders makes it easy to manage large files with a team.
WhataGraph: A comprehensive digital marketing reporting tool. Pull data from Google, Mailchimp, Facebook, LinkedIn etc. into a single easy to read report. 7-day free trial.
Xtensio – Online tool for building marketing resources, such as your Ideal Audience Persona.
Email Marketing
Kit (Formerly Convert Kit) Email marketing and list management. Free level up for 10,000 subscribers.
Mailchimp: Email marketing and list management. Free for up to 500 subscribers.
MailerLite: Email marketing and list management. Not as robust as Mailchimp for businesses. But a great tool, free for up to 1000 subscribers.
Privacy, Cookies, and Terms of Service Tools
Save 10% off your first year with the following recommended tools.
Termageddon: All policy writers and cookie content tool included at a single annual price.
Iubenda: Priced based on your needs.
Termly: Has a free level you can use to make your privacy policy and cookie banner.
Productivity or Project Management
ClickUp is an awesome and flexible project and task and notes manager. I have tried many similar tools over the years, this is my all-time favorite.
Trello is a great tool for capturing, scheduling, and tracking ideas. I especially like to use it for social media and content planning.
Airtable lets you build the system you need to keep your projects, and your team on track. Very flexible with great integrations.
Social Media Tools and Resources
Missing Lettr: Share your blog content on a regular schedule for a year.
Buffer: Share posts with multiple social media platforms from one central location.
Publer: Schedule social posts on multiple platforms including Instagram and Google My Business. Easy to use.
SocialBee: Social Bee is great if you want to schedule a lot of content on a regular basis and organize it by type.
Promo Republic: Promo Republic has assets and calendars to help you get ideas and design great posts.