Recommended Products
I am going to use this section of the website to list products and services that I feel confident recommending to you as quality products and services.
Everything listed here is something that I either use myself or someone that I know and respect uses.
Although, “your mileage may vary”, I hope that you will find this list useful when you are searching for products or services in the various categories.
Internet Related
- Website Hosting
- Domain Names
- Internet Provider
- E-Commerce Store Solutions
- Paid Search Programs
- Affiliate Networks/Programs
- CPA Networks
Business Services Related
Personal Categories
Internet Related
- HostGator - I have been using them for almost a year and have had no problems. They allow you to host unlimited websites on one account (as long as you stay under their disk & bandwidth limits) for $10 a month. It is great for shared hosting, but they do offer Reseller & Dedicated hosting as well.
- SLHost - I use this host for VPS service and have found their support and uptime to be fantastic. Their prices are the best that I have seen if you can catch one of their sales and buy 6 months service at a time. Otherwise, their prices are as competitive as everyone else. They also offer shared and dedicated hosting.
- Dotster - Use the coupon code “GETONEFREE” to get two domains for the price of one.
- GoDaddy - I have used them for a long time and they do offer the best prices that I know of for domains. However, I have heard complaints about them from other Internet Marketers, but I have never had a problem yet.
- Verizon - Their service is top notch and if you live in the right area, you can bundle other services with it and save money every month on your phone, internet, wireless, and tv service.
- Yahoo! Merchant Solutions - Yahoo! has everything you need to get started with an e-commerce store. I have many friends that use Yahoo! for their e-commerce store hosting solution and love it. If you are looking for an easy solution to get started with and grow your website, I highly recommend you take a look at what they offer.
- Yahoo! Sponsored Search - Conversions on Yahoo! and Microsoft Adcenter can be pretty high, even though they don’t get the volume that Google gets, so you should definitely use Yahoo! for PPC traffic. New users can get a $25 credit using this link.
- Microsoft Adcenter - Again, there can be great conversions depending on your niche from Adcenter, even if the traffic volume is not as great. There is a $75 coupon through the end of the year (2007) for new customers.
- Google Adwords - The king of PPC right now. This is where most of the PPC traffic comes from, but not necessarily the best ROI.
- Commission Junction - A good affiliate network with a lot of different merchant programs available.
- ShareASale - Another good affiliate network.
- LinkShare - Another good affiliate network.
- CPA Empire - This is a great CPA network and I have had good conversions with their offers. My account manager has been good about sending me offers to try that are converting well.
- AzoogleAds - This is ShoeMoney’s favorite network. He is always talking about how good they are.
- HydraMedia - This network has a lot of email offers, as well as search and banner offers.
Business Services Related
- VistaPrint - I have used them for business cards, brochures, notecards, and flyers and have always been impressed with their speed of delivery, quality of products, and especially their prices. If you need printing services, you should definitely look at what they offer. This link will send you to some free products they are offering.
- Verizon Wireless - Great wireless service with excellent coverage areas.
Personal Categories
- Parallels 3.0 Desktop - I have been a Microsoft Windows guy for a long time, but I have recently purchased a Mac for my wife to kind of test the waters. The biggest reason I went ahead and bought it was because of this software that allows you to run a virtual windows machine inside the Mac. I purchased it and absolutely love it! While I am learning how to use the Mac, I can always go into my Windows virtual machine and do something if I need to.
- Equifax Score Watch - Keeping a close eye on your credit score is a must these days. I know from personal experience with Identity Theft. This is a good service at a reasonable price to help make sure nothing crazy is going on with your credit.
- Lexington Law Firm - I have personally used their credit repair service and they did an outstanding job. I had some erroneous accounts listed on my credit report that were causing my score to drop. They were able to get them removed and get my credit score back up to where it needed to be. If you have had a bankruptcy, identity theft, or just missed some payments and want them to help improve your score, I highly recommend that you look at their service.
- LifeLock Identity Theft Protection - My wife had her identity stolen and unfortunately this has become a much needed service. I like the fact that they offer $1,000,000 guarantee if your identity is stolen. They will spend up to $1,000,000 on whatever it takes to restore your credit and repay you what you lost as a result of the identity theft. You can get a 10% discount on their service if you use the above link.
- Gevalia - They have some great coffee & tea. If you have never tried them, you should. I am not a huge coffee drinker, but I do like to drink tea. There is a special offer for free shipping/handling for life, plus a free travel mug.
- IRobot Roomba - I purchased an IRobot Roomba Scheduler a year ago and I love it. It isn’t great for deep cleaning but it is great if you have hardwood floors that you want to keep swept up daily or carpet fibers that aren’t too long. They have new models out now that are supposed to be better, even one that will clean your gutters.
