Social media can be a confising place to start.

I have learned and tested many tools along my course.

Here are the top tools that I have used and recommend.

Hosting:

Hostgator – Hostgator has been my webhost since I launched TMN as a standalone site. They have always been there for me. There online LIVE support has gotten me through many an issue. They always seem to go above and beyond. Use my hosting package with them to host all of my sub-sites, as well.

Website:

Genesis – I use Genesis on TMN today. (You are looking at it right now.) Genesis is tried and true. It is used by many of the top bloggers on the planet. A word of caution, it can take some serious tinkering to get it where you want it. And it can require some techinical skills to make even some simple interface adjustments. I do not necessarily recommend it for beginners.

Standard Theme – Best theme for those starting out

Woothemes – Am Using WooThemes for a few new projects I am using. I

Social Media

Hootsuite –

Buffer –

Writing:

iA Writer

Drafts

Plugins

Gravity Forms

Editorial Calendar