My name is Leon Tran, founder of HowToWebmaster.com and HowToWebmaster Youtube Channel. I’ve been doing internet marketing since 2005 (Whoa! Has it been 15 years already!!!?).
*The entire affiliate blogging tutorial training course (FREE!) can be seen in my youtube playlist here
Below are the recommended tools (free and paid) and resources for blogging!
- Domain Registration Services
A lot of good services out there, but to keep things simple, I’ll say NameCheap is among the top.
NameCheap – I have an account with them for over 10+ years. Great service, good prices, easy to use. - Web Hosting Services
There are many good hosting services out there, but also some bad ones too. I’ll only mention a couple of my top choices for low cost shared hosting providers with top customer support.
BlueHost – consistently one of the most highly rated web hosting companies on the web.
HostGator – I had 10+ years of customer relationship with them. - Website Building Tool
WordPress, it is FREE! Most web hosting companies allows installation of wordpress with built-in tool that takes literally 1 minute to install wordpress! See my tutorial here - Email Marketing Tools
Most email marketing tools comes with features like autoresponders (automated emails sending schedule), and newsletter blast. Currently, these are the top 2 I recommend:
GetResponse – Free 30 Day trial, plans start at $15/month *Integrated with Warriorplus & JVZOO
ActiveCampaign – FREE 30 Day trial, plans starts at $9/month
ConstantContact – FREE 30 day trial, plans starts at $20/month - Top Affiliate Networks
All are free to join!
Amazon Affiliate Program – earn 3 % – 5% on affiliate commissions exclusive to amazon
Commission Junction – HUGE affiliate network containing products from a wide variety of top brands and stores.
Clickbank – the king of affiliate network for digital products (infoproducts, software, guides, ebooks, systems) Warriorplus & JVZOO are also affiliate networks mainly for internet marketing products. - SEO & Tracking Tools
All are free!
Google analytics – the best free website traffic analysis tool
Google Search Console – helps google know more about your site which can give you extra ranking points!
Yoast SEO Plugin – The #1 FREE SEO plugin for wordpress users - Keyword tools
Long Tail Pro – Micro niche keyword finder tool (premium tool!)
Keyword planner from Adwords – FREE bulk keyword research
SpyFu Keyword Research – Free tool to see search volume number of a keyword
Trending Keyword Finder – A FREE tool from HowToWebmaster! - Top Free Stock Photos Sites
Use free stock photos (Royalty-free) for your websites. You won’t get into trouble by using 100% free stock photos!
Pixabay
unsplash - FREE Internet Marketing Training Tutorials
Where else? Visit HowToWebmaster.com for wordpress tutorials, SEO tutorial, affiliate marketing tutorial, and more!
*If you are serious with making money online, having a website is highly recommended. It’s not that expensive either, a domain costs about $8/yr, hosting is about $30-$50/yr, and a blog website can be built for free quickly and easily, see my free free training.