People always ask me what tools I use in my business, or with clients, or just in general. Obviously the internet is always changing, and I am constantly learning new things and using them to help clients’ sites be more successful. Here are some of the things we’re using right now:
Keyword Research:
Market Samurai (the best keyword research tool I have found– plus it comes with a free trial and free education, so I highly encourage you to check it out)
Design Resources:
Crowd Spring, an open marketplace where you can put your project up and have designers and developers bid on it.
WooThemes, my # 1 choice right now for themes that are well designed as well as being SEO friendly with great functionality.
Platform Pro, my other current favorite for a theme that is easy to use, has great drag & drop functionality, and is simple and clean looking.
Domain purchase/ Hosting:
GoDaddy: I know, they are Big Corporate America, but they really do offer good prices on domains and hosting.
Ecommerce: I have had experience with most of the various ecommerce platforms, and currently I would say that if you don’t have the budget to have a site built with its own custom shopping cart (this can be time consuming and expensive, I totally understand the reasoning for not going this route), then I recommend going with Shopify. They partner with WooThemes to offer some great designs, have good education and tech support, and can offer you some case studies to show you people who are making it work.
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