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RECOMMENDED
WEBSITES, EMAIL &
OTHER TOOLS & SERVICES
LINKS & RESOURCES
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DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION
Here's where I register all my domain names and you can too. Note, IF you already have domains registered somewhere else, stay with them UNLESS their annual renewal fee (per domain) is more than $15 per year. Save money by registering your domains with me. Also, ReallyCheapNames.com is associated with GoDaddy.com, which gives you access to GoDaddy's 24/7/365 customer support to manage your account.
FREE WEBSITE, BLOG & FUNNEL BUILDER
Need a website or have one built for you? I'm referring and using Systeme.io to build websites today for clients. Systeme.io has a FREE version for one (1) website, which gets you 3 funnels, up to 2,000 contacts, 1 blog (a.k.a. website), 1 course, unlimited students, unlimited email sending, your own affiliate program, 0% transaction fees, 24/7 email support, etc. Systeme.io is user-friendly with fast loading web pages.
FREE SSL, DNS, EMAIL + DOMAIN FORWARDING & MORE
Get FREE SSL for your website no matter where you host your website. Also, they give you the ability to create FREE eMail aliases for your website, such as [email protected], which then forward to any eMail address you want, (i.e., Gmail, etc.). Simply, change the nameservers on your domain to point to Cloudflare's; then point your Cloud flare account to where you host. DONE!
eMail, List-Building/Broadcasting, Forms & Events
If you need eMail forwarding (or POP) services associated with your website (domain name) that also can be connected to your GMAIL account, you can use eForw.com, which is what I use. Do you need an email list-building system that can help you send out newsletters and online email messages to a list, or if you need and online form builder or event manager that can help you collect money for ticket sales (to your event), here are some recomme0ndations:
PREMIUM EMAIL FORWARDING (POP + EMAIL ALIAS / FORWARDS)
Do you have a website? Do you want an eMail that's related to your domain name (i.e., YourName@YourWebsite.com) without paying too much? Want to connect your eMail to your Gmail account so you can send out as your domain name and not just Gmail? Then, eForw.com is the answer. I use this and recommend it to all my clients.
If you plan on using Cloudflare to point your domain name to either Systeme.io or another web hosting company, if you need eMail services then you can use this service. I do and love it. With eForw.com, you can create simple email forwards or alias accounts to forward to your main email (like Gmail), or you can create POP accounts that let you send/receive emails through your domain name inside your main account, such as Gmail, like I do. (i.e., [email protected]). Plus, this service is very inexpensive. Last I checked it was $19.95 per year.
EMAIL LIST-BUILDING & BROADCASTING
Sender is easy to use and free for up to 2,500 contacts. You can also import names/eMails without double opt-in or verification. I recommend all my clients use Sender.net and dump MailChimp, MailerLite, and some of the other systems, which I've come to find cumbersome and clunky in use.
WEBSITE CONTACT FORM CREATION
If you need an online form creation tool that's FREE, try JotForm.com. I personally use JotForm's web forms all over BartSmith.com. I also find their form builder tool to be one of the most user-friendly and creative I've ever seen and used. What's more, I love how the contact info (submitted via the form) is sent to my eMail address for convenient review.
EVENT TICKET SALES & MANAGEMENT
Need to create a way to sell tickets to your event? Eventbrite can help. They track ticket sales for events, take payments, send out receipts and other helpful services to help your events go well from start to finish.
ANONYMOUS BROWSING
Use this free web proxy to see if your nameserver settings were updated correctly and this DNS checker too.
BARCODE GENERATOR
This barcode generator can help generate all kinds of barcode sizes and designs.
QR CODE GENERATOR
Create a custom QR code for any (i.e., websites, web pages, etc.) occasion in seconds.
DOMAIN NAME INFORMATION LOOK-UP
Look up a domain's registration date, expiration date, nameservers, etc.
CHECK WEBSITE HOSTING STATUS
Find out if a website is down right now. Helpful when YOUR site is down.
FREE WEBSITE STAT COUNTER
Add a free counter to your website to track visitor traffic, entry/exit pages, and more.
SHRINK URL TOOL
When you need to shrink (or shorten) a long URL, here's one of my favorite tools for that. I also like using TinyURL.com.
SHRINK URL TOOL
When you need to shrink (or shorten) a long URL, here's one of my favorite tools for that. I also like using T.ly.
FILE CONVERSTION TOOL
When you need to convert any image, video or media file from one format to another, here's the free tool to do it.
MOBILE PAYMENT APP
Great way to get paid by clients and fast. Instant deposits for a fee or free (no fee) for deposits in 1-3 business days. Order a debit card to spend your balance.
MOBILE PAYMENT APP
Great way to get paid by clients and fast. Instant deposits for a fee or free (no fee) for deposits in 1-3 business days. Order a debit card to spend your balance.
ORDER A DEBIT CARD
This is one extraordinary debit card. It lets you use your PayPal balance to pay in stores and online—all while earning unlimited 1% cash back on eligible purchases.
CC & DEBIT CARD READER
Be ready for every sale with Square Reader for contactless and chip. Every dip or tap payment is the same simple rate: 2.6% + 15¢. Plus no contracts, and no monthly fees. Charge people's credit cards, in person, wherever you go (i.e., networking, events, workshops, etc.)
CC & DEBIT CARD READER
Stripe's Tap to Pay app on iPhones and Androids let users accept payments directly using contactless technology on compatible Android phones and tablets. Great for charging people's credit cards, in person, in real time wherever you go (i.e., networking, events, workshops, etc.)
CC & DEBIT CARD READER
Fonts (Find/Download), HTML Symbols & More
I don't know about you, but from time to time, I need a new font or a font a client uses. So, in some cases, I find that font on Google Fonts or I'll have to search for it. I might need a text (or other) symbol that comes in the form of HTML (symbols) or a Font Awesome font element. No matter, below you'll find some handy resources for just about every font need you might have.
DOWNLOAD FONTS
Looking for a popular font or a font you saw somewhere? Chances are, Google Fonts has it and you can download it for personal and commercial uses for free.
DOWNLOAD FONTS
I've always found FontSquirrel.com to be a quick resource for finding the font I need. Fonts on FontSquirrel.com are free for you to download and use at will.
FONT ICON LIBRARY
Font Awesome is a font and icon toolkit based on CSS and coding within a website's coding. Looking for a specific icon or image? You might find it here.
FONT ICON LIBRARY (OLDER VERSION)
This page shows the previous (v4) Font Awesome icons available. It is an easier section of their site to naigate to find what you're looking for.
HTML SYMBOLS
Here's where to go to find an arrow or other symbol for your website. Just find what you're looking for, highlight it, copy and paste it into your website copy.
SYMBOLS, CHARACTERS & EMOJIS
When you need a symbol of some kind, check out this website. Again, search, find, highlight, copy/paste into your web design or even Google documents.
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