I was asked to compile a list of the resources that I use for building niche websites. Please see below for the recommended tools of the trade.
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links and I will earn a commission if you decide to make a purchase using them. I have experience with all of these companies and tools, and I do not recommend any products that I don’t use. Should you use any of them, I would absolutely appreciate it! Ultimately, I love helping people succeed, so if you have any questions about any of the products or services please contact me!
Domains
Hosting
Blogging Platform
- WordPress – Is there really any other? 🙂
Email Mailing List Tools
Free WordPress Theme Resources:
- WordPress Theme Directory (Recommended!)
- Smashing Magazine’s
“100 Free Themes” List - WP Zoom’s “45+ Free
Premium Themes” List
Premium WordPress Theme Resources: (Affiliate Links)
- Intellitheme (My Favorite – Highly Recommended!!)
- CTR Theme (Nice Adsense Theme)
Other Paid Themes Include (Not affiliate links)
Keyword Research
- Long Tail Pro – I highly recommend this tool over the others
- Market Samurai
- Google’s Keyword Tool – Free 🙂
Plugins
- Needed Plugins – Akismet, AdSense Privacy Policy, Google XML Sitemaps, ShareThis / Sociable Digg Digg, Ultimate Google Analytics, WordPress Automatic Udater, W3 Total Cache, WordPress DB Manager– Larry Deane recommends Backup Buddy, WordPress SEO by Yoast
- Good to have Plugins – Comment Luv, Brian’s Threaded Comments, Photo Dropper, Subscribe Remind, Subscribe to Comments, Top Commentators, Yet Another Related Posts Plugin