Websites that Rock!

Audio

• Heil PR-40: This is the microphone I use for all of my screencasts.
• Zoom H4n: Excellent digital recorder I use for all recordings.

WordPress

• WordPress: The world's most popular publishing platform! All of my sites use WordPress. WordPress has the largest community and available add ons than any other software online.
• ThemeForest:Themes for every style. I highly recommend and use the ThemeBlvd Theme.
• Thesis Theme:From business websites to personal blogs an all around solid theme.

WordPress-Plugins

- Tools -

• Ninja Forms: Free powerful custom form generator.
• Gravity Forms:Forms don’t get easier than Gravity Forms
• QuForm: Create forms in just a few clicks
• User Role Editor: Create custom WordPress roles. Go Pro and Get 20% Off

- Marketing -

• Yoast SEO:Optimized WordPress SEO
• OptinMonster: Get more email subscribers now!

- Performance -

• WP Super Cache:Produce static files to dramatically increase your sites speed
• Better WP Security: The best way to secure WordPress

Chrome Extensions

• LastPass: Never remember another password.
• Page Speed: This a plugin by Google that is perfect for finding bottlenecks on your site.
• PageRank: Handy little free PageRank checker and other metrics.

Media

- Images -

• iStockPhoto: Explore millions of high quality stock photos. Most items on this site are from iStockPhoto.
• FontAwesome: Performance optimized icons for fast websites
• Webtreats: High quality free images for personal and commercial use.
• SSLPIC: Free SSL image hosting. Perfect for branding your e-commerce.

- Video -

• Videohive: Royalty free video files from $1. I use this service all the time.
• Pond5: The world's stock media marketplace. I have found very unique clips here.
• Camtasia Studio: Screen recording software, I have used to program for almost all my videos.

- Audio -

• AudioJungle: Music loops, sound effects, and packages. This is my goto source for audio

Health

• F.lux: Reduces eye fatigue on your computer
• Workrave: Helps prevent Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)

Productivity

• Jing: Quick fast video sharing tools, powered by screencast.com
• SnagIt: Screen capture and so much more. I love to use this for fast prototyping.
• PhraseExpander (PC): Get rid of repetitive typing on your PC.
• TextExpander (MAC): Get rid of repetitive typing on your MAC.
• Dragon: Dragon Naturally Speaking has save me hundreds of hours.

Development

• Netbeans IDE: The smartest and fastest way to code for free
• NotePad++: A free General open source code editor
• XAMPP: Put WordPress on your own computer
• Filezilla: The free FTP solution
• WordPress Duplicator: Backup and move your site for one location to another.
• Adobe Creative Cloud: New tools for the New Creatives.
• Bootstrap: The most popular front-end framework for developing responsive projects on the web.
• WebFonts: Web fonts are more beautiful, readable and open. Stop using images! Use Web Fonts!

Hosting

- Shared -

• HostMonster: I use host monster on about half of my sites. They work quite well.
• In Motion: Everything you need to get online.
• WP Engine: WordPress hosting is all they do.

- Dedicated -

• Servint: Great for dedicated hosting, from personal experience.
• Storm on Demand: High performance cloud servers

- Domains & CDNs -

• GoDaddy: Get Yours Today! World's Largest Domain Registrar. I have tried many registrars and I keep coming back to GoDaddy. While I don’t recommend them for hosting, they do have very good tools all around for domain name management.
• MaxCDN: MaxCDN hosts your images to supercharge your site. I have used this service and it works great!

BackOffice

• FreshBooks: Accounting made for the Non-Accountant.
• Hesk: Free help desk software.
• FreshDesk: Super-user friendly helpdesk system that's FREE forever!

Ecommerce

• E-Junkie: Helping you sell online, super easy tools.
• ClickBank: Information + Entrepreneur = Infopreneur
• PayPal: Easy online payments

Hire Help

• Codeable: One or more programming tasks by professional developers
• WP Curve: Unlimited WordPress support & small jobs, 24/7 from $69 per month
• 99 Designs: Get custom design work that fits your style.
• CrowdSpring:The World's #1 marketplace for logos, graphics and names.

Research/Marketing

• Google Analytics: By far the best free analytics system in the world.

Books

• 4 Hour Workweek: The book that started it all.
• Rich Dad: What you were not taught growing up.
• Tuned In: Meeting the needs of your customers

Web Sites

• Kissmetrics: A blog about analytics, marketing and testing.
• BulletproofExec: Supercharge Your Body. Upgrade Your Brain. Be Bulletproof.
• Mr. Money Mustache: Retire in 10-12 years or earlier by living smart.
• Treehouse: Learn HTML, CSS, iPhone apps & more