Here is a list of resources that I use for blogging, business, and investing. Some of these are affiliate links, which means I’ll earn a commission if you click on the links and then buy something through them. (There’s no extra charge to you, though.) If you do choose to buy through any of my affiliate links, thank you! I appreciate it.
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www.99designs.com – designers make logos & graphics for you; you award the winner a prize. (I used them to have the MoneyCrush logo created, among other things.)
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Aweber – allows you to send out email newsletters and create and manage mailing lists
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BlueHost – the web host I use. I like them because they allow you to host multiple domain names for the same price, have unlimited storage, and allow ftp access. They’ve also been helpful with my questions.
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Deposit Photos – a nice stock photography site that I’ve used several times.
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Dotster – Domain name registration (they offer hosting too, but I have only used the domain name services)
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Elance – I’ve worked with several freelancers that I found here and had good results.
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Gravatar – allows you to post comments on blogs, etc using a “globally recognized avatar”. (These are the little pictures that appear next to some comments.)
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Icon Finder – like the name says, a nice site to find icons for social media, etc.
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Internet Business Mastery – their (free) podcast on iTunes and their academy & mastermind group really got me making progress on my internet-based business.
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iStockphoto.com – awesome stock photos at low costs. I often use photos I’ve shot myself in my blog posts, but when I don’t, iStockphoto is my go-to site because I know I can trust their process. And they have great shots.
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Mozy – Allows you to backup 2GB of data for free if you are a home user.
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Pay Off Debt – the debt snowball app I created for the iPhone & iPad.
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WishList Member – a nice membership plugin that works great with WordPress. Allows you to quickly and easily create a members-only site or to put up a pay wall on a portion of your site. I’ve used this elsewhere and been very happy with it.
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WordPress – free and wonderful blogging software (use with various themes and plugins)
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Xenu – allows you to check for broken links on web sites
