Tools we use and recommend
The below services & products have been compiled for your benefit.
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WordPress
Cloudways
Cloudways has great pricing, fast servers, and a lot of tools to manage your hosting account. But it is for geeks.
ManageWP
ManageWP is my choice for website management.
Flywheel
Flywheel is powerful managed WordPress hosting with a lot of leading edge tools designed for people who just want it to work.
WooCommerce
iThemes Security
Elementor
WPMU
A WordPress platform with an impressive list of top quality plugins, most of which are available for free.
Yoast SEO
Yoast defined the standard in WordPress SEO and continues to set the bar.
Google Analytics
MailChimp
MailChimp has a wide range of plan options to suit your needs and export abilities to migrate away when you need more.
G Suite
We all need email, and we recommend G Suite for your email needs. Too expensive? Try Rackspace.
EverHour
Time tracking with estimating and budgeting tools. Great for teams, and great pricing structure.
Trello
Simple, powerful & visual project organization. It’s the simplicity of sticky notes combined with power of project management.
Upwork
Upwork is an online marketplace for finding freelancers.
Xero
Accounting software for small businesses with automation tools to help your business running.