Internet Marketing Tools List

Welcome to my list of favorite Internet Marketing Tools! I only recommend tools here that I have used and really liked. It includes a mix of free and paid tools (some of which I’m affiliate for and highly recommend).

Domain name research:

These are two great tools for domain name research! Okay, there. Now you know my secret!

• Domize - near instant results for domain availability as you type the letters – very cool!
• Wordoid - allows you to specificy what you want the domain to contain and it makes a variety of different domain names for you (you need to try it!)

WordPress hosts:

Get your hosting for WordPress here. You can also buy your domain names through them or go to a service like GoDaddy and just “point” the domain name to your host (note: I prefer these two hosts over GoDaddy hosting).

• Blue Host – My favorite host (that I use today). I like the ease of use, easy wordpress installs (using Simple Scripts) and great 24/7 phone support.
• Host Gator – A lot of people like Host Gator and I used to use it for some of my wordpress sites.

Themes:

• Genesis Framework (StudioPress Themes) - Great themes for small business. I have the developer’s kit and use the various themes for different projects.
• Woothemes – Another set of great themes at a great price

Email Marketing

• AWeber – one of the industry standard mailing list, newsletter and email marketing tools (inexpensive trial available)
• MailChimp - a good starter mailing list, newsletter and email marketing tool (free to start)

Social Media Tools:

• Hootsuite – a great Twitter and social media management and scheduling tool
• Tweetdeck – similar to Hootsuite
• Buffer – a new tool that allows scheduling of Tweets in a unique way. Can be used in conjunction with Hootsuite or Tweetdeck
• Social Buzz Club – Try a free trial of their service and you’ll get hooked. A great way to increase the distribution reach of your blog posts, webinar invitations, vidoes or other content!
• Knowem LLC - Protect your brand by gettings signed up with your public username on a huge number of social networking sites.

Blogging / Content Creation:

• Blogging Success Kit (NEW!) – Blog Post Idea Generation Toolkit, 20 Hot Blog Post Types, Blogging Expert Interviews (PDFs, Video and Audios for your success)

Blog Add-ons:

Traffic Generation:

• 7Search – Great, inexpensive search solutions when you’re tired of paying the high prices for Google Adwords.
• Social Buzz Club – Awesome system to distribute your content via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Digg and StumbleUpon. You are not obligated to share any content that you don’t approve of (so it’s all voluntary unlike other systems)

SEO / Keyword Research:

• SEO Boot Camp – SEO manual designed for beginner to intermediate learners
• Market Samurai – The industry standard keyword research tool. Free trials available and the actual price is very affordable.
• Google Keyword Tool – A good, free keyword research tool from Google

Miscellanious Tools:

• Favicon Generator – The little picture to the left of your website’s URL is a special format “.ico” file. Create one (and have your developer insert it or find out how to change your favicon for your platform)
• Facebook Page Creator – Tabsite is an easy-to-use page generator to create a facebook business or fan-page

Training and Events: