Resources

Here is a list of resources that I use myself. The list is varied, from software to books. Sometimes, people ask me what tools I use to do what I do, and I thought putting up a resource page like this one will help out. Use and enjoy!

Internet Marketing resources

Best CMS for Websites & Blogs

  • WordPress.com  (Both Free and Paid)
  • WordPress.org    (Self hosted – this is what I recommend. If you want Team Momekh to set this up for you, contact us )
  • Wix.com (both Free and Paid)

E-Commerce

  • Woocommerce on WordPress (Team Momekh can set this up for you, hosting included – let me know)
  • Shopify
  • Fishry (a Pakistani startup that is actually very good!)

Themes, Plugins, Scripts, templates

  • Themeforest.net
  • Envato Elements

Graphics and Video Templates (Stock and royalty free)

  • Pexels
  • Pixabay
  • Unsplash (I’ve used this the most – a lot of free images one can safely use in their projects)
  • Shutterstock 
  • Videoblocks

Video Editing

  • Offline— Camtasia, filmora, Adobe Premier
  • Online— Wevideo, Vidnami, Canva (I am a paying member of Canva, and it is possibly the best tool to get started with)

Graphics Designing

  • Adobe Suite
  • Canva (highly recommended – their free version alone will make life a whole lot easier for you, especially if you don’t know your Photoshop from your Illustrator)
  • Crello
  • Glorify
  • Krita (Opensource and totally free to use – I use this mainly for drawing and art though)

Email marketing

  • Getresponse
  • Convert Kit
  • Aweber
  • Mailchimp
  • Constant Contact
  • Sendgrid
  • Sendy plugin – I have now settled on this, after paying through the nose for email! It requires a bit of set up, but once done, the cost reduction alone is well, well worth the hassle. I got my monthly bill down from US$ 150 to – believe it or not – $8!

Website Hosting

  • Bluehost
  • Godaddy
  • Hostgator – have used this since the Jurassic era it seems!
  • Hostinger

Social Media Management

  • Buffer – love this one. A paying customer, I batch process 9 or so images, and I am set for the next few days!!
  • Postearly for Instagram automation
  • Sprout Social
  • Loomly
  • Audiense
  • Hootsuite

Search Engine Optimization

  • Google Webmaster Tools
  • Bing Webmaster tools
  • Microsoft Clarity
  • Google Analytics
  • Ahref
  • Semrush
  • Long Tail Pro
  • Alexa Agency
  • Seo profiles
  • Mangools
  • Ubersuggest
  • Woorank

Content Writing Support

  • Grammarly

Search Engine Marketing

  • Adwords
  • Microsoft Ads

Display Ads

  • Adwords
  • Bing Ads
  • Revcontent
  • Taboola
  • Fb ads
  • LinkedIn advertising
  • Pinterest Ads
  • Quora Ads

Online Courses Marketplace

  • Udemy
  • Skillshare
  • LinkedIn learning

Ebooks Selling

  • Gumroad
  • Payhive
  • Amazon Kindle

Free Blogging and information sharing Platforms

  • Medium
  • Hubspot
  • Quora
  • Reddit
  • Blogspot
  • Tumbler
  • Weebly

Customer Support

  • Spiceworks
  • Tawk.to
  • FreshDesk

Online Surveys

  • Google Forms
  • Survey Monkey
  • Typeform
  • Wufoo

Accounts Management

  • QuickBooks
  • FreshBooks
  • Oracle NetSuite
  • ZOHO Books
  • ZARmoney

Project and Team Management

  • Google Work Space – I have been a long-time user of Google Apps, now called Google Workspace.
  • Wrike – have used this for bigger projects which involved client communication on a daily basis!
  • Clickup – a feature-rich app, that I have used for team management.
  • Trello – the king tbh. Free version alone can help you manage different tasks across bigger projects.
  • Monday
  • Celoxis
  • Forecast.app
  • Smartsheet
  • GanttPRO