Internet Marketing Resources

I will add more links to this page as time allows. This page contains useful links in the field of Internet Marketing.

Email Marketing and Subscription Services

See this link on email marketing for full information.

Web Media and Stock Photography

For a full list of recommended stock photography sites and web media products, free and otherwise, please see this page.

SEO and Traffic Generation

Social Media Science and SYNDD – This is a recent addition to my list of favorites and is one of the best SEO and traffic generation tools I’ve tried. Have you ever imagined being able to spend 90% of your time building and improving your content, blogs, and websites – and only 10% of your time doing all of your offsite promotion and SEO? I highly recommend you download the free eBook which you can get from this page: Visit the Social Media Science Website Here.
Article Submission Service: SubmitYOURArticle.com – Article syndication service, excellent for SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
Comment Kahuna – This is a free tool which will help you quickly find blogs related to yours so that you can leave relative and insightful comments on them. The links you leave in your comments will help you get traffic to your own blog and will encourage others to comment on your blog as well. (Feb 2010 Update: recently, the software seems buggy when I try to use it, which makes it not so worthwhile)
Web2Mayhem – I have found this to be an excellent tool for SEO and traffic generation. It merits a whole page of its own, so if you would like more information, please visit their site and/or sign up for their mailing list.
Squidoo – This is a giant and incredibly popular website where you can create your own webpages for free, make friends with other people of similar interests, drive traffic to your own site, and make some money as well. It is free to join, very easy to use, and can be a lot of fun.

Website Design and Creation

StoreStacker – Allows you to create an entire store full of the products of your choice from Amazon, eBay, Clickbank, and other eCommerce sites. You can choose your categories and layout and fill up your store with hundreds of products (you will receive a commission whenever a site visitor buys from your store). The store can be set up to pull in RSS Feeds from other sites, as well as related videos from YouTube, and it can be set up to update itself automatically. Software and travel-related products can also be sold, with more options being added as time goes on.
Web Media Toolkit – For one low price this package gives you an enormous library of stock photos, music, sound effects, and more which you can use on your websites. At the time of this writing it costs $47 and includes:

4719 Stock Photos
7048 Clip-art Images
1,500 Classic Pen and Ink Illustrations
1,200 Web-ready Business icons
7,387 Designer Fonts
75 Royalty-Free Music Tracks
101 Podcast Intros and Outros
2,500 Professional Sound Effects

Total: 24,530 Web Media Elements.

Coffee Cup Easy Website Builder – A very inexpensive and easy to use website builder and html editor. I use this to format my own content with proper html code before I insert it into my blogs, Squidoo pages, etc. You can also use Coffee Cup to build entire websites. It is probably the best website building software besides Dreamweaver, but it costs under $50 at the time of this writing, and there are free versions as well.
Dreamweaver Creative Suite 3. Design, develop, and maintain standard-based websites – If you are going to get serious about building websites, this is a must – but it is also pricey.

Web Hosting

Host Gator – Web Hosting – This is my #1 Recommendation. The best web host there is, in my opinion. I tried four web hosts! With Host gator I have not only had almost zero technical problems, but their customer support is the best of any company I have ever dealt with. They are extremely fast and routinely go above and beyond what they are required to do, in order to help you resolve any difficulties or issues you might encounter. (See also my Hostgator Coupon page.)
Blue Host Webhosting – This is my #2 Recommendation. Bluehost also has a very good reputation but I still found Hostgator to be superior in speed and quality of customer support and service.

Keyword Research

Google Keyword Tool – A free but authoritative and reliable source of keyword research and information.
Keyword Elite – This tool works in conjunction with online keyword research websites (such as Wordtracker, Google, or other free and paid services). It allows you to zero in quickly on the best keywords for your website, or to help you find the right market or niche to get started in. The tool can compare hundreds or thousands of related keywords and help you find the best ones. You can also use this tool to generate huge lists of keywords with related data as to searches versus competition, average monetary value of different keywords, etc. With this tool you can spend fifteen minutes doing work which would normally take you a week full-time.
Wordtracker Free Keyword Tool and the Wordtracker Free Trial – One of the best keyword research websites online. There is a free version, and there is also a paid version which gives the best and most accurate results.
Keyword Discovery – Another very popular keyword research tool with free and paid options.

Invoicing and Billing Services

Freshbooks – Painless Billing – This service starts out free and is a lifesaver when it comes to billing, invoicing, and keeping track of work hours. It is extremely easy to use and is geared toward freelancers and small to medium-sized businesses.

Paid Training, Books, and Reference Materials

Honest Riches – Basic to advanced training on Internet Marketing how to earn money online.
One Week Marketing Plan by Pot Pie Girl – An excellent guide for beginner, intermediate, and probably even some advanced Internet Marketers. This eBook contains simple but powerful basic strategies and tweaks which are easy to overlook but very easy to implement when you don’t overlook them. If you are a beginner with not much to invest, this guide will teach you a simple one-week plan of action you can take to get started earning money online without any major investment or long-term financial commitment (not even web hosting is required at the outset).
The Master Plan – Intermediate to advanced SEO techniques. He teaches how to do SEO honestly without shortcuts, deception, or dishonesty.
Adobe Dreamweaver for Dummies – Essential training for Dreamweaver, for beginners on up.
WordPress for Dummies – I consider this a must-have for anyone who as a WordPress Blog! It will take you from complete beginner through more advanced uses of WordPress, or you can use it as a reference manual.
Jack Humphrey’s Social Power Linking (now Blog Success) – A monthly membership site where you can learn about Social Networking and Social Marketing, inside out and upside down. If you want to get traffic and make your presence felt in the modern day Internet, understanding these subjects is a must. Includes easy-to-follow videos, eBooks, audios, and even some software.
See Also: My page on eBooks where you can find additional free eBooks for instant download.

Free Training, Books, and Reference Materials

Jack Humphrey’s Authority Black Book – Learn a ton of useful information about social networking, social marketing, blogging, SEO, and more.
SEO Made Easy – Learn the basics of Search Engine Optimization and this clear and easy-to-follow eBook.
Adwords MadeEasy – If you are interested in using Pay-Per-Click advertising to promote your website, this eBook has some basic and essential information.
7 Ways to Turn RSS into R$$ – Anyone who is serious about promoting their website is going to have to get serious about RSS sooner or later. This eBook takes you through vital basics and key data you absolutely must know about RSS!
Internet Marketing Sins – Learn about honest marketing with Integrity. The author also takes you through the worst sins being committed by Internet Marketers, and how to recognize and avoid them.
Computer Security – Useful information on computer security and how you can maintain it.
Scams Every Internet Marketer Should Beware Of – The title speaks for itself!

Internet Security

I am a fan of Kaspersky Internet Security – doesn’t slow my computer down horribly like some other anti-virus programs do, or give me lots of problems, but still has good quality anti-virus and security features. I have been using Kaspersky for years and never looked back!

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Disclosure

I am an affiliate marketer and some of the links to products I recommend are affiliate links. When you buy products or services through these links, I usually earn a commission. I do not recommend products when I don’t consider, based on personal knowledge and experience, that they will actually help you. From time to time I remove links to products I have recommended in the past, if I decide that I no longer consider the product to be worthwhile or of a high enough quality. I also recommend some products with no affiliate link or commission involved, if I consider these products may be useful to you.