The following is a list of hand-picked resources that I have personally reviewed & am confident to recommend to you. This list will evolve over time as new material which can help accelerate your learning comes to light. </>
Domain Names
The following list of domain registrars are companies that I know from first hand experience. I personally have been making use of GoDaddy since day one for my top level domans & Euro DNS takes care of the rest as far as international TLD’s are concerned.
| .com | .net | .org | .info | .co.uk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go Daddy | $ 10.69 | $12.99 | $ 14.99 | $10.69 | $ 9.99 |
| Network Solutions | $ 34.99 | $ 34.99 | $ 34.99 | $ 34.99 | N/A |
| Dotster | $ 9.75 | $ 9.75 | $ 9.75 | $ 9.75 | $ 50.00 |
| Euro DNS | Geographic Extensions (ccTLDs) from $ 5.00 | ||||
Web Hosting
The following is a list of my Top 5 Web Hosting service providers for bloggers. All of the web hosting companies highlighted below are well established and generally offer superior support, service and product offering at extremely good price points.
| Disk Space | Bandwidth | Database | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat Cow | unlimited | unlimited | Yes | $ 3.67 |
| Host Gator | unlimited | unlimited | Yes | $ 7.95 |
| Blue Host | unlimited | unlimited | Yes | $ 6.95 |
| Network Solutions | 300GB | 3000GB | Yes | $ 9.29 |
| Go Daddy | 10GB | 300GB | Yes | $ 4.99 |
WordPress Themes
Thanks to the growing WordPress Premium Themes Marketplace it’s easier than ever to find a theme that’s the perfect fit or starting point for further customization. Here’s my personal selection of some great places to buy WordPress Themes where you can get incredible value for money.
| Min. Price | Max. Price | Our Pick | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WooThemes | $ 70.00 | $ 200.00 | Coffee Break |
| StudioPress | $ 59.95 | $ 249.00 | Lifestyle |
| ThemeForest | $ 12.00 | $ 47.00 | Twicet |
| ElegantThemes | $ 19.95 per year | This is Bold | |
| Thesis | $ 87.00 | $ 164.00 | Thesis |