Below are the tools and services we use and highly recommend and use or have personal experience with in some way. While we find this list to be useful for us – please do your homework to make sure they will be a good fit for your needs!
We have them broken out into the following sections – so click to find what you are looking for.
Hosting
Liquid Web
The #1 WordPress host we recommend – sign up today and get 14 days free!
WPX Hosting
Our most highly recommended affordable hosting option. Great support and speed and they support rescue animals!
Veerotech Hosting
Excellent sentiment across the web and great reviews with pricing starting at $3.95 per month.Themes
Genesis/StudioPress
Every website we build is done on the Genesis Framework with a StudioPress theme.Plugins
Gravity Forms
Gravity Forms is our go to for websites that need more advanced forms and complex applications from submitted data.
ShortPixel
Our preferred image optimization tool.
Advanced Custom Fields
We use this on every website we build to help create more dynamic pages that are easy to update by website owners.SEO Tools
SEMRush
One of the best SEO tools to help you improve your website in the search engines.
Surfer SEO
The perfect option if you need help with on-page optimization. Cost effective and easy to use.
SEO Powersuite
Another great SEO tool that is more cost effective and perfect for smaller website owners and organizations.
Ahrefs
Our primary SEO tool for keyword & backlink research. Get 7 days access for $7 to try it out.Services
99designs
A great place to get affordable crowdsourced design work for logos, banners, websites and more.
Codeable
A great place to find help with small projects or maintenance for your WordPress website.
WPBuffs
When you need help with WordPress support & maintenance, these are the guys to call!Nonprofit Tools
GiveWP
Our recommended donation tool for WordPress websites. Integrates with Paypal and Stripe and offers so many options at an affordable price.Other
