Resources

This page you will find all the resources and tools I personally used and recommended by me(Deneil). I will never recommend something I don’t personally use. Everything you need to build a site to be successful can and will be found on this page. Anytime I find something that helps my business. I will list it here.

list of affiliate programs

Domain Registration
Name Cheap is my personal favorite. Great user friendly design and easy to use. Prices start at $2.98 a year.

Web Hosting
Host Gator is the only web hosting company I use. Great support and always have a promotion going to save money. Prices start at $4.95 a month. Use coupon code: deneilmerritt for $9.94 off your first month.

Building A Website
WordPress is the greatest tool I have ever used. I use wordpress for blogs, mini sites, tube sites, and more. Many web hosting companies provide “cpanel” which has a feature to install wordpress with a few clicks.

WordPress Resources
Dealer Theme – The most advance wordpress theme you will find in the gambling niche. Price: $229

Spades Poker Theme – A simple wordpress theme great for blogs and mini sites. Price: $70

Thesis – This is the best theme to run a blog and great for SEO. Price: $87

OIOpublisher is a wordpress plugin I just could not live without. It handles all the ad slots you want on your website. Price is $47 (click the link and look at the top for discount)

WP PAS is for PAS affiliates that run their website with wordpress. Very useful and saves a ton of time.

WP Poker League is a great plugin to run your own poker league.

Email Marketing
Aweber is the best email marketing software, email newsletters, and autoreponders you can find online today. I personally use this to build my mailing list as you can see on the left. Prices start at $19 a month (First month $1)

Track Visitors
Google Analytics is the favorite among most webmasters. (me included) It’s the most accurate and provides a lot more information than other free tools.

Keyword Research
Google Adwords: Keyword Tool is one of the best keyword research tools you can find on the web. I personally use this tool to research all of my keywords.

Backlink Building
Free Traffic System – This site allows you to submit articles with 2 backlinks to a network of blogs. You can even add your blog to the network for free content and more backlinks.

Best Webmaster Forums
Poker Affiliate Listings
PAS forum
DigitalPoint

Other Resources
Fiverr – Get anything you need done for $5. It’s amazing what people will do for just $5.
Tizag – Learn html, css, php, and more.