#1 Top Resources for the Web
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Getting Started
- Take the Personal Branding Quiz.
- Take the “What’s your Tech Personality Type?” quiz.
- Figure out your “Google Quotient” by using the online ID Calculator.
- Please send us your name, email address and telephone number (Subject: Personal Brand Assessment Kit) – in return we will send you, via email, a complimentary Personal Brand Assessment Kit and instructions on how to use it.
Measure Your Brand Online
What comes up when you Google yourself? OnlineIDCalculator.com helps make sense of your Google results and what they mean for your brand.
Addictomatic.com scours the web for the news, posts and videos and allows you to personalize the results.
Landing Page and Website Resources
ConvertKit is simple, fresh, easy-to-use email marketing + CRM for bloggers and online businesses.
OptimizePress is an amazing tool for creating high-converting landing pages.
LeadPages is at the head of the class for capturing leads.
We use top quality WordPress Themes from StudioPress.
Genesis Framework for WordPress is a secure and searchable starting point for the site of your dreams.
Pro Plus All-Theme Package gets you immediate access to all StudioPress themes.
Hosting Resources
WPEngine is WordPress web hosting, no matter the scale of your project.
Bluehost offers a variety of Web Hosting plans and services.
Register and host your unique domain name with MyDomain.com.
Brand Setup
Find all the business tools you need with Google Apps for Google Business services.
Learning Management Software
LifterLMS is the software we prefer to use when offering paid courses on a website. Its ease of use and flexibility make it the best tool to use for this purpose.
Email Marketing Resources
ActiveCampaign will allow you to nurture your email list, capture new leads from your website opt-in, pre-schedule email campaigns, automate your workflow and so much more. All in one platform!
Generate leads and drive sales using quizzes on Interact
Social Media Marketing Resources
Social Media Strategy School will help you develop a targeted strategy for using Facebook and Twitter to grow your business.
Stock Photography Resources
Find royalty-free images, videos and music clips you can really use (proudly) at iStock.
Small Business Tools
Zoominfo.com gives you some of the best B2B data to help you grow your business.
Use Naymz.com to measure and manage your social rep.
Video Resources
Create professional videos videoBIO.com to introduce yourself or as part of your interview process when you’re looking to build your team.
Host your videos with YouTube.
Distribute your videos with blip.tv.
Vimeo is another option for hosting your videos that has privacy settings and no disruptive ads.
Viddler for video hosting that is targeted toward professional, interactive training.
Legal Resources
Small Business Bodyguard provides legal services and info that won’t put you to sleep and will help you prepare your business for all the legal stuff you’re worried about and even some things you didn’t know you should worry about.
Legal Nunchucks: For Photographers was created specifically for photographers to protect and grow their business with minimal heartache and maximum results.
