Below are recommended tools and resources for running an online store. We try to recommend as many FREE tools and resources as possible because we firmly believe you don't have to spend a lot of money to make money.
Most of these tools and resources are ones that Steve and I use in our own businesses.
Bookmark this page to refer back to it when setting up your website.
Getting Started
Domain
Webhosting
Setting Up Your Blog
Themes
WordPress Plugins (that we use)
- WP Rocket
- W3 Total Cache or WP Super Cache
- Yoast SEO
- A3 Lazy Load
- Easy Table of Contents
- Google Analytics for WordPress
- Akismet
- Gravity Forms Plugin (for user generated content)
Email Marketing Resources
Giveaway Tools
Design
Site Design/ Resources
- Colormind Palette Generator
- Mobile Friendly Test
- Simple Image Optimizer
- Picmonkey (image design)
- Canva (image design)
- Stencil (image design)
- Colormind.io