Welcome to the Autoimmune Entrepreneur Resource Page, a curated list of my favorite tools and websites that I strongly recommend to others looking to build and optimize their businesses. Every recommendation on this page is something I personally have used and tested. These resources make it so much easier to run my business by helping me automate, optimize, schedule tasks, and otherwise free up my time to focus on the important aspects of my business.
NOTE: The links below are mostly affiliate links, though not all are. If you make a purchase through them, I get a commission at no extra cost to you. This in no way affects my recommendation, as I use these products and services myself and would recommend them regardless of compensation.
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Web Hosting & Domain Registration
I have tried many different hosting providers and right now, my favorite is KnownHost. They offer powerful yet affordable hosting solutions and their customer service is top notch. It’s rare I have to wait more than 20 minutes to hear back from them. It’s usually less than 5.
I am happy to promote them because they provide such great service. If you'd like to promote them too and make up to $75 per sale, you can sign up for the KnownHost Affiliate Program.
If the thought of installing WordPress on your own hosting or building your site with code is a bit daunting, Weebly is an affordable drag and drop solution. It's highly customizable and offers apps like online stores you can add to your site. I've used it for quick informational sites.
Graphics and Video Tools
Vexels has thousands of great vector graphics you can use for print on demand businesses and for design for your websites or for clients. I've personally used them to create t-shirt and sticker designs for my print on demand shops.
Stock Photos, Videos, Music, & Sounds
Tools For Scheduling and Planning
Asana is a project management and task management tool. I use it to keep track of all my tasks and set deadlines. If you have employees, you can assign tasks to them. They offer free as well as premium plans.
Trello is built on the Kanban concept and utilizes boards, lists, and cards to manage and prioritize your tasks. I often use it as a TO DO list with a card for each task, which I move from column to column to reflect status. Easy concept and great for group work.
I use Evernote like an online notebook. Any ideas or information I want to re-package for my site or share on social media gets “clipped” and put into Evernote for later action. It’s great for generating blog post ideas.
Keyword Research and SEO
KWFinder.com has so many features. Where it excels is in finding longtail keywords with low competition. You can also search for your competitors' keywords, organize keywords with lists, import keywords in bulk, filter out unprofitable keywords, and more.
WordPress Resources
Elegant Themes offers premium WordPress themes, the Divi Builder to customize your WordPress content, and premium plugins.
This site, and most of my other sites, runs on GeneratePress. It is a fast, lightweight, and highly customizable theme.
Elementor allows you to build professional looking WordPress websites without knowing code. Just drag and drop elements to create the look you want. This site uses Elementor.
Email Marketing & Newsletters
ConvertKit is one of the most advanced email marketing tools available right now. It is best for bloggers focusing on one website or niche. Their automation system allows you to create powerful, targeted, automated funnels to provide the right content or offer to the right customers. If you click the link below, you can sign up to receive their Complete Guide to Email Marketing for FREE. It includes their best practices, advice, and best strategies, all for free.
Aweber has been my go-to email marketing solution provider for over a decade now. They offer a free test drive so you can check out their services risk-free before you buy. They have hundreds of templates, provide you with 24/7 support, and even provide training in email marketing. Like ConvertKit, they offer campaign automation and are constantly adding new features. Unlike ConvertKit, you can have multiple email lists, which is great if you run multiple websites or work in multiple niches.
Social Media Marketing
MeetEdgar automates your social media posts to Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Once you fill it with content and set it up, it will automatically post your content on a schedule. Once it’s gone through your entire queue, it will start through the queue again from the beginning, guaranteeing you post every single day. MeetEdgar has freed up a lot of my time to engage with my visitors and create more content.
Link Tracking & Analytics
Pretty Links simplifies managing your affiliate links. Create custom links, post them all over your site, and if they need to be updated, you only have to update inside the pretty link control panel instead of all the instances of the link on your site. They will redirect to the new link immediately. You can even create links for keywords and Pretty Links will automatically link those words on your site wherever it finds them.
ShortyWP is a WordPress plugin that both shortens links and enables you to track links. It works with several different networks like Commission Junction and ShareASale to provide conversion info in the sid and afftrack tags (or whatever tag the network you're using has). You can even define custom tracking tags if the network you're using isn't integrated yet. This plugin has helped me determine the effectiveness of my ad campaigns.
Affluent compiles all your affiliate marketing metrics across all the most popular affiliate programs and affiliate networks. See your clicks, sales, earnings per click, conversion rates, and more all in one place. The basic account is free, but there are paid subscriptions that offer more functionality to really dig deep into your stats.
Shopping Carts
SamCart full-featured eCommerce software built exclusively for sellers who do not need a catalog store. Check out its famous 1 page website sales page.