Resources

Here are some of my favorite companies to use when starting a high quality, low cost virtual business:

GotVmail- virtual phone system with call routing, on hold music, call transfer and many more features. Plans start at $10 a month. Sound like a Fortune 500 company without all of the expense.

An Hosting- Robust hosting for a great price. Shared plans start at $7 a month. Host up to 20 different domains. Their administration panel is the easiest to use and they offer easy setup of numerous open source software applications including Wordpress. Hosting can be a headache, but AN makes it pretty painless.

Bluehost- is another host recommended by Wordpress with low prices and huge bandwidth.

Fax.com- Virtual fax services that allow you to access your faxes from anywhere you have an internet connection.

Legal Zoom- Reliable low cost incorporating services. This is the best value around. Plans run from about $150-$350. Don't spend $1000 on an incorporating service out of the phone book. They all use forms and templates.

1 Shopping Cart- Full featured shopping cart software with affiliate management and recurring billing. Integrates well with Amember membership software.

E junkie- Really cool low cost shopping cart that integrates well with Paypal and Google checkout. Includes affiliate management. Supports digital downloads too.

Template Monster- High quality designer website templates starting at $50. These are the same designs that a web designer will charge you thousands for.

OneSource- Directory of wholesale and drop shippers. If you are going to sell products, then this is the place to find suppliers. Beware of other companies offering drop shipping. 90% are scams.

You Send It- A bulk file moving moving service for those of us that don't understand what FTP is and how it works. They have free and paid packages.

Word Tracker- Keyword research tool. The right keywords are the difference between success and failure online.

1 and 1- They offer the best prices on domain registration and they offer free private registration. If you have a problem, you can get a person 24/7 except for holidays. Try that with Yahoo.

Amember- Membership site software that allows you to create your own multi-media learning environments and online communities. This is one of the best revenue models online.

Aweber- email auto-responder and list management tool. Aweber has white list agreements with email service providers that allow it's emails to be delivered reliably when other companies get caught in the spam folder or worse. Their delivery times are fast as well, making it possible to send out time sensitive emails without a long lead time.