Tools & Resources
My Top Recommended Tools
Looking for a tool I mentioned in my blog post or YouTube Channel? Below is a list of the top recommended tools that I use. (Side Note: I NEVER promote a tool I haven’t used.)
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Best Online Course Platform
Thinkific
Use Thinkific to start, grow, and build your online course business. Sign up for a free account below.
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Best AI Writing Software
Koala.sh
Koala is my favorite AI writing tool. For just $9 a month, you can speed up your content writing process.
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Best Email Software
Convertkit
Covertkit is my go-to email software. Built for bloggers, you can get started for FREE with up to 1000 subscribers.
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Best eCommerce Platform
Shopify
Shopify is the #1 e-commerce platform and works excellent for dropship businesses.
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Best SEO Tool
Ahref.com
Ahrefs is the #1 SEO tool. It’ll help you research keywords, build links, and better understand SERPs.
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Best Blog Hosting
Hostinger
Hostinger is what powers all of my websites. Sign up now and get 79% off your first year of hosting.
Below are smaller tools that help me speed up my work and finish things faster.
- Capitalize My Title – This tool will automatically capitalize your blog post titles correctly.
- Remove Background – This will remove the background from your photos.
- YouTube to MP3 – I use this tool to convert YouTube videos into MP3 so I can listen to them.
- Techsmith Capture – The free tool works great for grabbing images from the web.
- Irfanview – Free tool to do simple image resizing
- Canva – Free tool to create outstanding images for my blog post
- ScreenPal – A great video editing tool if you don’t have much money to spend.
- Pexels – A great place to get free images for your website.