E-mail List Management

* AWeber – AWeber is an e-mail list management service. I currently use it for my blog newsletter, after hearing others rave about it. Starting at only $19/month, it’s pretty affordable. AWeber is very popular because they are an extremely “whitehat” company. They are very strict in how their users conduct their e-mail lists such as all e-mail list subscriptions having to be confirmed and opted-in, and having a zero-tolerance policy for using their services for spamming of any kind. This strictness is actually a very good thing as it establishes themselves as a respected company and are therefore often safelisted (as opposed to blacklisted!) on many ISP’s and servers. List building is very important and something I’m just beginning to understand. In the long run, the $19/month charge is a low cost for such a reputable e-mail list management service

Web Hosting

* HomeGator – I’ve had my own dedicated server since 2000. But if I had to start from scratch, I’d use HostGator which one of the largest and most-respected affordable hosting providers. HostGator offers shared hosting and their prices are ridiculously cheap. For only $7.95 a month, you get 250gb of disk storage and bandwidth as well as all the features and services you could ask for such as MySQL, PHP, Shell access, POP3 e-mails, etc. If for some reason you outgrow their basic hosting package you can upgrade to their premium hosting services. They also offer a lucrative referral program, paying either 10% for life or a CPA of $97.