Business Mentor Recommends
The business mentor team recommends the following goods and services. These are services we use. If we have not personally and professionally tested it, it will not be on this page. Your experience may be better or worse. Use at your own risk. No swimming for 30 minutes after purchase.
We update this list as we discover gems and duds. Customer service reigns supreme. Please see our remarks. You purchase at your own peril. We do not have agreements with these companies though on occasion we can offer a discount over stated prices. If that is possible, it will be listed here.
Updated as of June 2008.
For Domains: www.GoDaddy.com
They're cheap and easy just like Bob Parsons. They're also a mess to look at and navigate, perhaps also just like Bob Parsons…. But, they are simple and inexpensive. You do not need to spend more than $10 to buy your domain. As for privacy, you should have a business address - all accounts should be set up with your business address, even if you are starting a business within your house. This link should give you a 10% discount. If you land on the homepage, the discount has ended.
For Hosting: HostMonster
The have super speedy customer service reps and unlimited space among other delights. Oh, and they cost a fraction of our previous hosting solutions. This is one of two hosting solutions we currently use for our entire suite of e-commerce entities. They may become our only if they keep performing as well as they have for us….
For Content Management: Wordpress.org
Wordpress and the community behind it are fabulous. If you are not ready for your own hosted solution or you just want to test the waters, you can visit Wordpress.com, but that's like kissing your sister so why not step up to the full version?
For E-mail Autoresponders: AWeber MUST HAVE
AWeber is ideal for maximizing the revenue you extract from your customer base. Below is an offer that includes a bonus 60 minute training session (via video) with Jonathan Mizel, the "master of targeted opt-in e-mail." He has worked with industry giants Disney, Microsoft, Intel, and American Express.
Jonathan calls AWeber:
"A systematic process that sucks the maximum amount of cash out of each prospect."
