There is a vast array of products and services that are available to you when you start your business. I have been around the block once or twice when it comes to choosing technology for a business. So with this in mind, I have put together a list of the products that I use in my business or manage on behalf of my customers. All of these solutions are cost effective yet perfectly suited for the needs of a small business.

I hope that you find these solutions useful? If you opt for any of them, do let me know how you get on with the

Web Hosting

Their are endless choices when it comes to Web Hosting, they vary in cost and the services that are offered and it all can be very confusing. Here are a couple of Web Hosting providers that I know to offer great support, great service all at a very respectable price. I personally use both of them and have been very impressed with them. In fact this very blog is hosted on the Just Host platform and it really is rock solid hosting coupled with very comprehensive support. You can sign up by clicking one one of the banners below.

Email Marketing

Listen to any succesful internet marketer and they will say “The Money is in the List”. Aweber are the market leaders when it comes to email marketing and list management. The interface is simple to use and within minutes you will have setup your list and built the signup form for your subscribers. Signup by clicking the banner below

Pimp Your Blog

If you have taken the plunge with Wordpress the you will probably be overwhelmed by the numbers of themes that are available. However I believe that if you are serious about your blog and want to have full control over the look and feel then you should look no further than Thesis.

Thesis

Thesis is a complete Wordpress Theme that is fully customisable and optimised for SEO. I love it and so do my clients, it rocks!

Woothemes

Another awesome place to get Wordpress themes is Woothemes They have a wide range of beautifully designed themes that are ideal for either personal or business based blogs. Coupled with full support Woothemes is a great choice for anyone looking for a great Wordpress Theme with having the hassle of getting a custom theme designed and built. Click the banner below to visit them and have a look at what they offer

Affilate Tools for Wordpress

Wordpress is a great way to quickly and easily build affiliate websites and a whole host of tools have been developed specifically for this purpose. To be honest I have pretty much tried them all and from this I have personally selected the following tools to aid you in your affiliate marketing efforts.

Affiliate Theme

is in my eyes a must have Wordpress Theme if you are going to do any form of affiliate marketing. Affiliate Theme allows you to create landing pages, Affiliate sites/blogs all using the powerful features of Wordpress. The theme comes with full support and a whole range of helpful tutorials including a bunch of videos that takes you through step by step on how to create a site and add relevant offers. Affiliate Theme is a breeze to use and I would highly recommend that you add it to your Affiliate marketing toolkit.

Ninja Affiliate Links

Starting out in the Affiliate marketing business is not easy. You will have loads of things to think about, not least adding all the Affiliate links to your site(s), personally I find this task a real pain in the backside however all is not lost. Thanks to the Maxblogpress Team you can now sort out all your affiliate links from within Wordpress using the Ninja Affiliate Links product.

The best feature I like which is the core basis of this wordpress plugin is actually the option to automatically convert your blog keywords into links to the affiliate product of your choice; the best part is that even your old keywords can turn into money-making affiliate links. I love this product and it saves so much time and effort it is well worth the $97 investment!