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Here are resources and tools that I’ve used and recommend. Some are free while others are not. These tools will help you either by automating things or helping you be more efficient in using your time.
*essential - these are must have!
SEO Tools
Google vs. Yahoo - a neat way to visualize a comparison of the rankings for a keyword/phrase on Google vs. Yahoo
Learn SEO
Email Subscription Management
*Aweber - the best autoresponder service
List and Traffic - Jimmy D. Brown is the expert to learn from if you’re interested in email marketing.
Domain Name Registration
Web Hosting
*Hostgator - great for shared or reseller hosting
Hosting Zoom - another great, reliable webhost with reasonable prices and great uptime.
Adwords Tools
Adwords Wrapper - takes your keywords list and generates keywords in ” ” and [ ] for your Adwords campaigns
AdWords Editor - manage all your campaigns from your desktop
Adsense Finder - use this free tool to find popular sites in your niche to advertise on (content network)
AdWords Tips
The mother of all AdWords tips
Keyword Research Tools
NicheBot - $1 trial offer. With your subscription you get access to 3 keyword databases you normally would have to pay separately for - WordTracker, Keyword Discovery and the paid Google API.
Wordtracker - a free trial available for this keyword researching tool. You type in a keyword and it returns a list of relevant keywords along with the number of searches performed. You can also get a list of top 500 keywords emailed to you weekly.
Key Compete - grab the keywords your competition is using. Great tool for mining keywords in various verticals.
Lycos 50 - weekly top 50 keywords from Lycos.com
Google Zeitgeist - top 10 weekly and monthly queries on Google.com
Current - catch the latest buzz
Yahoo Buzz - the top 20 weekly searches on Yahoo!
PDF Tools
DeskPDF - create and convert documents in PDF format
Color Palette Tools
Color Combos - useful tool for when you need to pick colors for your site.
Domain Management
Domain Dashboard - manage your empire
PC Tools
*Roboform - never lose your passwords again!
*Free Commander - replace Windows Explorer with this free program that let’s you browse your files with a tabbed interface and many other cool features.
*Notepad++ - better than Notepad.
*Q10 - Text editor that helps you focus on your writing without distractions.
Acronis True Image - makes an image of your entire hard drive in case you need to restore it.
Task Coach - open source task manager software to keep track of all the things you need to do.
Ad Management
OpenX (formerly OpenAds) - great open source platform for managing ads on your site. Read my review of OpenAds.
Private Label Content
PLRPro - high quality, grammatically correct private label articles in multiple niches
Niche Websites
Build A Niche Store - build tightly-themed niche sites using eBay
Online Backup
Mozy - get 2GB of storage space online to backup your files.
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