Resources
As an online entrepreneur, I have had the fortunate ability to come across many great (and not so great) services over the years. I hope you find this page of use to you and if you would like to recommend a link, please e-mail me at info@thevacoach.com.
1ShoppingCart (aka Marketer’s Choice, Easy Web Automation, etc.)
1Shopping Cart (and their line of similar products) is the ultimate shopping cart, autoresponder service, broadcast manager, affiliate manager and ad tracker built into one. It’s a wonderful tool and 95% of my clients use this service to run their businesses. From the 6-figure businesses to the 7-figure and over businesses.
AdImpact
Their next-generation technology for getting attention via their exclusive rich media layers is sweeping the pages of thousands of internet companies. They have designed an easy to use system that allows their cutting edge customers to easily change and target their message.
Audio Acrobat
Audio Acrobat is the ultimate audio tool. You can record all sorts of audio files and then provide fast and easy download and/or e-mail links to your listeners. You can also use it to put media players on your website or do pod casts. It’s the be all and end all when it comes to audio.
Aweber
Aweber is a service that is much like Constant Contact except it does require a bit of technical experience to use.
Bluehost for Hosting
Bluehost is the ONLY web hosting company that I currently set my clients up with. With way too many features to list here and a price that can not be beat for the value, I highly recommend them for both standard websites as well as WordPress blog sites.
Constant Contact
Constant Contact is a great service that provides list building services and newsletter (electronic) services. They are a perfect alternative when all you need is a list building tool and you want something that is really user friendly. You don’t need much technical experience to use this service.
Custom Design Graphics
Do you want cool 3D e-book covers? What about buttons, website graphics, report covers, podcast graphics and more? I personally use Heather Coleman for my graphic work and she does great work with AMAZING turn around time. Highly recommended.
Feed Demon
Feed Demon is my most favorite blog reader. You do need to purchase it but it’s absolutely perfect for organizing your blog feeds. The things I enjoy most about it is that you can view full posts as well as just summaries of the posts and if you choose to click through, you can automatically pull up the website and navigate to other sites. It has a built in browser feature which makes navigation easy.
Format Text Tool for Broadcasts, etc.
Formatting text to insert into 1ShoppingCart or other similar services can be difficult if you are looking to have all of your lines reach no more than a set number of characters (generally 60 characters per line). This tool does all of that for you!GotVMail
GotVMail will make your company look more professional and function more productively. It is a toll free and/or local number with multiple mailboxes/extensions, live call forwarding, music-on-hold, dial-by-name directory, and much more, just like the phone systems large corporations use.
Icebrrg
Icebrrg is an excellent tool to create web forms for websites and blogs.
MyHours.com
MyHours is the software I use each and every day to keep track of the work I am doing for my clients. You can also use it to track how much time you spend on things like website design, your product creations, etc.
Pando
If you’ve struggled to send large files via Outlook or webmail, this service is definitely for you! It’s free to use and you can send a number of large attachments with ease.
RoboForm
Roboform is the top-rated Password Manager and Web Form Filler that completely automates password entering and form filling. RoboForm was named PC Magazine Editor’s Choice, and CNET Download.com’s Software of the Year.
SeminarAnnouncer.com
If you ever needed a place to announce and promote your teleseminars, events, etc. to a large number of people for free, this is the website to use!
Shopping Cart Training
I’ve recently been told that they may be shutting this site down but until they do, I’m leaving it up here. They have great resources for learning all about 1ShoppingCart.
Stock.xchng Photos
Stock.xchng is where I get every single photo that I use for my blog or my website (and for ebook covers, etc.) Most of the images are free and they do have a great selection. They also have premium photos that you can purchase if you feel inclined to do so.
TimeandDate.com
Ever wonder what time it is in other parts of the world? Need to do a time zone conversion? This is the place to go to get everything related to both time and dates.
TinyURL
Want to use an affiliate link but you want to disguise it? Want to shorten a really long URL? Tiny URL does both of those things.
Wordpress
You’ll never hear me say that I recommend a blogging service more than Wordpress. It’s my favorite blogging platform for so many reasons (I won’t even try to list them out!)
