Top 15 Tools for Internet Entrepreneurs

Here are some awesome tools that will indefinitely help your business. This list of the Top 15 Tools for Entrepreneurs will help anyone looking to start an E-commerce store, blog, website, or more efficient online business. Some of the tools are completely free, while others do cost money. However, you'll find that the money spent on these tools is well worth it!

1. WordPress – Popular platform for creating a blog or website – Free

If you are looking to start a blog or website for your business or personal reasons, I'd highly recommend using WordPress. This powerful platform is open-source software (meaning it is free and continuously updated by the WordPress community). WordPress allows anyone with basic computer skills to add pictures, photos, and content to a website. Creating a website is much like writing a document in a Word Processor program. Think Entrepreneurship.com and most blogs created these days are built using WordPress.

2. WooThemes – Awesome pre-made WordPress themes – Paid

Making a website or blog look good can sometimes be a headache. You'll search through Themes for hours to try and find the perfect look for your site. I've used many free themes but ended up finding WooThemes, which was a recommendation from a friend. For $25 to $75 you get a professionally made theme that you can customize and make your own. The best part is that it looks great from the start. Our page is built using a WooThemes template and we couldn't be happier.

3. Bluehost – Hosting Service and Domain Registration – Paid

Bluehost is my company of choice to use for hosting and domain purchases. Primarily because of their one click WordPress Integration, but also because they are affordable and the service has been great. For between $4 to $6 per month your site will be live for the rest of the world to see. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

4. Big Commerce – Powerful Shopping Cart Platform – Paid

There are hundreds of great shopping carts to choose from, but I ended up finding Big Commerce about two years ago and have been thrilled with the results. If you are looking to start an E-commerce store quickly and easily I'd highly recommend using Big Commerce. I use Big Commerce to run my E-commerce store named: www.signsofthemountains.com. I simply used a default theme included with the software to create the website. It only costs $24.99 per month to get started and can be cancelled at any time. It makes it easy to sell anything you desire. If you have a hobby and want to turn it into a business I'd give Big Commerce a shot.

5. GMAIL, Google Docs, and Rapportive – Free

a) Gmail is the most powerful and easy to use email platform I've ever used. I have all the email addresses from my different businesses forwarded to it and automatically organized into labels. Whenever you send an email you have the ability to send out from any of your email addresses and to use a unique signature for each address you send from. Gmail integrates well with smartphones and is powerful.

b) Google Docs is my word processor of choice because everything is saved in the cloud and can easily be accessed by any computer, smartphone, or tablet device.

c) Rapportive is a great App that integrates with your Gmail Account. It automatically loads a photo of the contact you are emailing, their twitter feed, LinkedIn/Facebook Info, and more. It's a perfect way to easily learn more about your contacts, what they do for a living, and how to get in touch with them using social networks.