It can seem impossible to find the right tools to get the job done...

Which is where I come in. Think of me as the helpful old guy in the back of the store that knows what every tool on the shelf does, and can help you find the right one.

The links below may be affiliate links, which means I could get a small commission as a thank you for referring you to the company. Don't worry, there is no cost to you!

If you use my affiliate link to purchase a product with the “BONUS” sign, you'll be able to get one of my premium training courses to go along with your new tool, so you'll be able to quickly master it!

Find What You're Looking For

Web Hosting

Bluehost

I personally have about a dozen websites on Bluehost, and I am extremely happy with the quality and value of this company. They are endorsed by WordPress as a preferred host, and they give you extremely quick chat and phone support. If you are just beginning and want something easy and effective, get Bluehost.
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Siteground

Siteground is another quality hosting provider for beginners. It has great support, and costs about the same as Bluehost. My wife and I started with Siteground, but I eventually made the switch to Bluehost and haven't looked back. I prefer Bluehost's phone support, and the free domain they offer with new accounts.
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BigScoots

When your website starts getting some serious traffic and producing revenue, you might be ready to leave the basic shared hosts for a more heavy-duty option. Big Scoots has been extremely fast and consistent for our main business with quick support.
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Page Builders

Thrive Architect

Thrive Architect is my personal favorite page builder. It is focused on its mission: to be the most conversion-focused page builder in WordPress. And if you're not focused on conversions... what are you focused on?
Thrive is the only page builder with a built-in split testing engine, which is a complete game-changer for entrepreneurs
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Elementor Pro

When I work for clients who just want a "pretty site" and don't care about conversions (or even know what they are!), Elementor is my go-to tool. They have tons of business sites that you can import, and have great efficiency tools to build beautiful sites quickly.
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Divi

My wife started with Divi and has never looked back. It's easy to recommend because for $249, you get lifetime access to a premium theme, page builder, lead generation plugin, and social sharing plugin. I don't think they are the absolute best in breed, but for the lifetime-deal junkies out there, it's one of the good ones!
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Qubely

Qubely is a new guy on the block who may just be the perfect tool for WordPress Purists.

Instead of forcing you into a different interface like Elementor or Brizy, Qubely lives inside the normal WordPress interface and works seamlessly for blog posts and landing pages.
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Email Marketing

Drip

Best For Marketers
Drip is a newer email marketing platform on the market, and they are the tool I personally switched to when I wanted to get serious about email marketing.
They are the only platform that can A/B test entire workflow paths against each other - it's really quite amazing! They also have a free plan up to 100 subscribers if you are just testing.

Convertkit

Good for growing bloggers When I work for clients who just want a "pretty site" and don't care about conversions (or even know what they are!), Elementor is my go-to tool. They have tons of business sites that you can import, and have great efficiency tools to build beautiful sites quickly.

Mailerlite

Great for beginners
I used Mailerlite when blogging was just my side-hobby to my corporate job. Mailerlite has a generous free plan of 1,000 subscribers, although you are much more limited by Mailerlite's capabilities when compared to Drip.

Lead Generation

Thrive Leads

Best for Marketers
Thrive Leads is the most powerful lead gen plugin for WordPress. Period. It lets you design any type of lead generation form you'd like, but that's just the beginning.
You can also test headlines, form types, offers, really anything you'd like to find the best performing content possible. And it's a one-time purchase. Perfect!

Elementor Pro

Good for Designers
Elementor Pro's new Pop Up builder allows you to build beautiful pop ups throughout your site.
If you use Elementor, you'll feel right at home with this new builder. It doesn't have all the marketing features and reporting elements that Thrive Leads has, but it is still a solid contender in the Lead gen space.

Bloom

Good for Divi Users
Bloom is a plugin that comes along with your Divi Membership, and it is a very nice lead gen tool. Unlike the other two, you do not have design freedom with Bloom and instead pick between a bunch of templates and adjust the text and images. What's nice about Bloom is that you also have the ability to run simple A/B tests to improve your pop up's conversion rates, although its functionality is lightyears behind Thrive Leads.

Sales Funnels

Cartflows

Best for WordPress Users
Cartflows is a new software that brings sales funnels directly into your WordPress Dashboard. It sits on top of WooCommerce and enables you to perform one click upsells, bump offers, 2-step checkouts, and more sales funnel goodness for your existing WooCommerce store.

Thrivecart

Best Lifetime Deal
Thrivecart (not to be confused with Thrive Themes) is a hosted solution that allows you to string together very complicated sales funnels, optimize your checkout flow, integrate an affiliate program, and perform customer support. It's really a great platform considering that you can purchase it for a single flat fee. Thrivecart also integrates with a number of email marketing platforms like Drip & Activecampaign, as well as several membership options like Teachable and Learndash, so your customers can easily get the content they paid for.

SendOwl

Best for Thrive Themes Users Bloom is a plugin that comes along with your Divi Membership, and it is a very nice lead gen tool. Unlike the other two, you do not have design freedom with Bloom and instead pick between a bunch of templates and adjust the text and images. What's nice about Bloom is that you also have the ability to run simple A/B tests to improve your pop up's conversion rates, although its functionality is lightyears behind Thrive Leads.

Video Creation

Blue Yeti Microphone

Simple, Quality Audio
People are willing to watch a lower quality video, but if the audio is annoying... forget it! The Blue Yeti mic is drop dead simple to use (plug into USB) and produces extremely high quality audio that is perfect for podcasting, Youtube videos, and Premium Course recordings

Logitech C920

Great Budget Video Quality
As I geek I want to recommend a big DSLR, but to be honest - for MOST people you just don't need that level of quality or complexity to record a high-converting video. Using this webcam allows me to stream live in 1080p, and the clarity is perfectly fine!

Screencast-o-matic

High-Efficiency Video Editing
Yea - the name is pretty terrible, but the software is incredibly simple and intuitive. You're never going to get your content on a Hollywood set, but if you want to focus on getting out high-quality content quickly, then Screencast-O-Matic is the software for you. It's also only $1.20 per month... I mean really? Anyone can afford it to get started making videos today.