This list of recommended SEO and Web tools was put together simply because we had so many of our customers asking for it.
SEO Backlinking Tools:
Search Engine Optimization Secrets by Danny Dover is expert advice from one of the most revered experts in the SEO world. He is the former Chief SEO of SEOmoz and did SEO consulting for many of the world’s top websites, including Microsoft, Comcast, and Facebook.
SEnuke X is the grand-daddy of all automated SEO link building tools. Despite many competing software product popping up on the marketplace, it is still number one.
Domain Names & Hosting:
NameCheap is the best company to register your website domain names, period. Everyone seems to have heard about GoDaddy, and believe me: once you have tried namecheap, you probably won’t want to go back to anything else.
HostGator I use hostgator myself, and I love it! You can get hosting as low as $3.96 a month, and you get unlimited disk space and bandwidth. It is very important to have a website that has a fast load speed, and that is what you can expect to get here. You also get stellar 24/7 customer support by toll-free phone, plus access to a lot of free tools to make your job easier. If you’re looking for a reliable hosting company for your sites, there is no need to look further than Hostgator.
Keyword Research:
SEcockpit by Swiss Made Marketing – This is the world’s fastest, most effective keyword research tool. It gives you search volume, cost-per-click data, and CORRECT competition strength data (page authority and backlink strength) Finding profitable keywords has never been easier.
Top Qualities: efficient time saver, very effective, easy to use.
Email Marketing:
AWeber – If you are serious about results, this is what you want for email marketing.
Merchant Account and Payment Processing:
Paypal – I use paypal myself and they are the first place any business should look. You can send invoices or take credit cards by phone, or through your website.
Semi-Recommended Tools and Services
Socialadr.com is a great way to get some quality backlinks to your website, or any page that links to your website. They are very in-expensive, and do have a free version that takes a couple minutes each day to get a few links. Link >>
TrafficTravis Traffic Travis has recently been updated, and does have some great features, but I really don’t find myself using it very much. Link >>
Mailchimp.com Mailchimp is cheaper than Aweber, and is perfect if you are on a shoestring budget. Link >>
SEMrush.com SEMrush gives you pretty good data about your competition, and your own website too. There is not such thing as the perfect SEO analysis tool, but this one is pretty good. There is a free version, but the paid version is very awesome. Link >>
Ahrefs.com Ahrefs is a good tool for analyzing data too. The free version is interesting, and the paid version is worth trying out. Link >>
Godaddy.com Godaddy is ok, but for domain names only. WARNING: They will try to upsell you a lot of services that you don’t want or need. They also charge way too much for all the domain extras (that namecheap includes in one low price) I don’t recommend any of their other products.Link >>
Commission Commando – Commission Commando simplifies the process for creating effective websites that drive affiliate sales, period. This unique strategy focuses on social media integration that Google can’t ignore. Link >>
