RESOURCES & REFS
Every Resources & Refs link ever all in one place.
Churn Buster- recover failed payments
Gravy- customer retention
Memberpress- Wordpress membership plugin, includes failed payment automation14 FREE e-books to grow your blog and income
Leadquizzes- easy quiz templates
Infogram- infographic maker
Product Hunt- find new products when they first launch
How to get started with affiliate marketing (uber thorough beginner’s guide)
Amy Porterfield's FREE course creation starter kit
All about organic click through rate (CTR)
5 Actions Backed by Research to Improve Your Content Marketing
Rakuten Optimism event is October 23... get your tix now!
12 Powerful Secrets of Entrepreneurs Who Made $32.9 Million With Online Courses
Tips on how to grow a $100k biz
7 Google Analytics Reports That Show How Your Blog is Really Performing
Brian Dean's skyscraper technique
Hotjar- stalk your website’s user behavior
Twitter URL Search- see who shared a URL and ask them to share yours
Entrepreneur on Fire podcast
Think Media- the best gear for your channel
VidIQ- helps you track your ranking
ProfitWell- free content on pricing
Hubspot- good example of freemium to paid with tons of upgrades
Exit Intelligence- exit popups with changing offers
Canva- create free infographics, design cheat sheets or checklists
NPS- net promoter score
AskNicely.com- get customer feedback
Qualaroo- automate user research
SurveyMonkey- easy survey tool
Typeform- pretty (and also easy) survey tool
Meetup.com- set up alerts for local events
Pitch it Perfect- Julie Solomon's pitching course
Rafflecopter- giveaway software
Nacho Analytics- stalk your competitors analytics
Adbeat- see how your competitors ads are doing
Storytelling example via Casey Neistat
Typeform- online quiz maker
Bounce Exchange- marketing tool
Exit Intelligence- popups are managed for you (including your desired conversion rate)
1K Projects- scarf up someone's abandoned project dirt cheap
Jobs at Problogger- find freelancers
Fiverr- more freelancers
Upwork- even more freelancers
Sunny Lenarduzzi's hot script formula- keep people watching your videos (or reading your posts) longer
Fambebit- sponsorship network
Traffic and Conversion Summit - conference
Affiliate Summit - conference
Affiliate World - conference
SMX Advanced - conference
CXL Live - conference
Sprout Social- schedule posts
Buffer- manage all social media accounts in one spot
Agorapulse- social media management
Coschedule- map out content from draft to social share
Popup Ally- create exit popups
ScheduleOnce- schedule calls with those leads from #1
Zapier- store the FB emails you've collected in Google sheets
Google Suggest- find keywords
Keyword Tool- find more keywords
KWfinder- find even more keywords
Ubersuggest- you guessed it... more keywords
Google Finance- stalk what other companies in your space are worth
The Copy Cure by Marie Forleo
ConversionXL- how to optimize your content
Conversion Rate Experts- how to optimize your content
Quick Sprout- blog about CRO
Neil Patel- SEO/CRO blog
Privy- create custom popups to capture email addresses
Mobile Monkey- Facebook messenger marketing tool
OneSignal- create web push notifications
Optimizely- split testing tool
Customer.io- send emails based on actions your customers take
Vero- email people who haven't activated their account yet
Constant Contact- another newsletter service
Copy Hackers- make sure your emails are well written
Qualaroo- analyze the feedback you're getting from readers
Google Word Cloud- find words repeated most in your audience's responses
Open Site Explorer- shows the number of links your competitors already have on search terms
Google Trends- see how your keywords are doing
Clicky- see what terms people are using before they land on your site
Alexa- see how many views your peers get from search
Upwork- hire freelancers
Fiverr- more freelancers
Freelancer- even more freelancers
Subscribers.com- web push notifications
Manhattan Media- find unused ad space
Novus Media- another option to find unused ad space
MixRank- see what your peers are doing with their ads
Adbeat- another way to see what your peers are doing
Alexa- how your peers sites are doing
Quantcast- see who visits the sites that feature your competition's ads
Outbrain- content distribution network
Sharethrough- makes your content look native on big sites like Forbes
SurveyMonkey- easy way to ask people what they want from you
Price Intelligently- get your subscription pricing right
Google Conversion Optimizer- automatically adjusts ads to perform better
How to hire a PR firm
Angel List- find interns here
HARO- connect with reporters who need expert contributors
KingSumo- giveaway tool
Crazyegg- optimize for revenue not just conversion rates
Optimizely- see how your stuff is selling
VWO- A/B testing platform
VidIQ- stalk your niche and competitors for keywords
Feedly- marketing blogs in one feed
Quick Sprout- website optimization
Nuzzel- trending news in your industry
BuzzSumo- find what's trending in your niche
AHRefs- research your competitors
What Runs Where- stalk ad campaigns
Coschedule- map out and schedule content
Sweet Process- document your process
Buffer- social media manager
MeetEdgar- social post scheduler
Screaming Frog Spider- SEO tool that audits content for you
Click Flow- optimize organic click-thru rates
SingleGrain- marketing tool giveaway
Google Search Console- see how your content is performing
Mailchimp- email newsletter service (free up to 2,000 subscribers)
Mobilemonkey- help with FB messenger bots
Facebook chat- like an RSS feed in messenger
Retargeting- not cheap, but it works
Asana- content calendar with goal tracking
Rise of the Youpreneur by Chris Ducker
Youpreneur Summit - conference
MixPanel- analyze user journeys
GrowthHackers North Star- software to help you grow based on test results
Tapfiliate- affiliate marketing program
HasOffers- affiliate marketing program
Get Ambassador- referral program software
ConvertKit- email newsletter program
Hubspot- they'll lead score for you + software to help you consolidate and grow
SEMRush- marketing tools
Alexa- stalk your lead's web traffic
ClearBit- analyzes your lead's company for you
MadKudu- analyzes the actions leads have taken on your site
Drip- email service provider
Intercom- messenger bot products
LinkedIn Autofill- get lots of info on your lead based on their LinkedIn profile
Click to Tweet- literally does what it says.
Referral Candy- invite people to share your stuff to grow your network
Invite Referrals- encourage people to share your content
Slack- team communication tool
Planoly- Instagram planner
Open Graph- change meta descriptions for social media (you can do it in Yoast)
Kickstarter- create crowd funding campaigns to help you get started
One Signal- push notification software to make your posts pop up in peoples' browsers
HelloBar- email opt-in box for your blog
SumoMe- tools to automate your site growth
OptinMonster- email list growth tool
Income Store- business buyer
FE International- how to buy/sell a business
Buy Biz Sell- find businesses for sale
Flippa- find online businesses for sale
Empire Flipper- buy/sell online businesses
Uber Suggest- find keywords for your tags
Segment- integration tool
AdWeek- see what other brands are doing with their ads to get ideas for yours
Subscribers.com- web push notifications
ProBlogger- job board for writers
Google Page Speed- check your page speed
PingDom- check your website performance
Optimizely - optimize your content
Visual Website Optimizer - optimize your content
Unbounce - optimize your content
Mixpanel - optimize your content
Chartbeat - optimize your content
Calculate the lifetime value (LTV) of your customers
Patreon- allow people to pay a membership fee for your MVP
PowerPoint or KeyNote- build mini courses to give away
Click Flow- optimize organic click-thru rates
Facebook Ad Tips by Rick Mulready
Fiverr- hire freelancers for even the smallest of tasks
GTmetrix- see how fast your site is
Influencer Fee- calculate what a sponsored IG post is worth
Gravy- failed payment collectors
Net Promoter Score (NPS)- tells what people think of your product. Aim for 60 or higher.
Quant-Based Marketing: Reverse Engineering Marketing Success
Sprout Social- schedule posts
Buffer- manage all social media accounts in one spot
Agorapulse- social media management
Coschedule- map out content from draft to social share
Create & Cultivate - conference
Babes in Business - meet ups
BlogHer- conference
Social Media Marketing World - conference