Recommended Resources
The gear and apps I use to make tutorials and online courses and run my business.
The Essential Business Toolkit
This toolkit is a guide that will reveal all the software and equipment that you need at every stage of your online course business. Bonus Included!
Free Toolkits & Checklists
The Course Creation Toolkit
This free guide includes the exact equipment & software we recommend to create curriculum, record videos, and sell profitable online courses.
It also includes our side-by-side comparison of the best course creation platforms.
Profitable Sales Page Handbook
This free guide includes the exact equipment & software we recommend to create curriculum, record videos, and sell profitable online courses.
It also includes our side-by-side comparison of the best course creation platforms.
Featured Favourites
LearnDash
- Learning Management System
To effectively manage and deliver your courses on a WordPress-hosted website, implementing a robust LMS (Learning Management System) plugin is crucial. Among the numerous available options, LearnDash stands out as a highly reliable and versatile choice. I personally utilize LearnDash to facilitate my course programs. With its seamless integration capabilities, LearnDash effectively collaborates with a multitude of other plugins, enhancing the overall learning experience for your audience.
- Web Hosting Provider
Cloudways is currently my only recommended hosting service for two simple reasons. It’s reliable and easy to use. I host all my websites on Cloudways and I recommend it to my clients and students.
Unlike other web hosting services it utilizes the best cloud based servers such as Digital Ocean, Amazon and Google Cloud. Cloudways provides an intuitive platform to manage these servers and at a relatively affordable rate that is 100x worth the value in my opinion.
With the vast amount of hosting services out there it can be tempting to go for the “cheapest” solution. In my experience this can cause issues. I look for the best since my website accounts for a large portion of my business operations.
As such I’ve decided to go with Cloudways . You can use my coupon “UDOXMEDIA” for a 10% discount valid for 3 months.
Magai
- Artificial Intelligence
- Organizes chats into folders for manageable content.
- Interprets real-time URLs within the chat.
- Provides uninterrupted access, even during ChatGPT downtimes. (Hated this!)
- Allows multi-brand management within a single account.
- 40+ AI Personas for Greater Results
Video Editing
- NLE, Video Editing
This is my personal video editing software of choice for my YouTube video and pretty much any video content produced by me. Click here for the trial!
- NLE, Video Editing
This is my screen capture software of choice. Not only can you record your screen but you can also record video at the same time and once recorded it has an inbuilt editor! Pretty neat!
- Video Collab, Video Editing
Frame.io is a video collaboration tool that I use to share videos with my remote editor where she can leave comments. I also use this tool for brands to provide feedback.
- NLE, Video Editing
Timebolt is a time saver! If you edit your videos with professional editing software like Final Cut Pro, you can cut down your editing by hours. Try it out for yourself with their trial.
COUPON: "MIKE20"
Music & Stock Footage
- Music, Video Editing
Audiio is my go-to resource for unlimited download license free music and sound effects for video content. Click here for their annual plan at $99 only
- Stock Resources
Looking for unlimited stock footage & photos, music, templates, mockups and graphics. This is your one stop resource for anything creative. A must have for content creators.
Live Streaming
- Live Streaming
The #1 Live Streaming Software for Mac. I use it to go live on various platforms. It’s packed with a ton of features; I can’t do it justice but listing them here. Click here for more!
- Live Streaming
Switchboard Live is a live stream management platform that allows me to take a live stream from Ecamm and stream it to other destinations like YouTube or Facebook.
Hosting & Domains
- Hosting
My only recommended solution for Web Hosting on the page. It’s extremely reliable and worth the price point. The interface is also very intuitive.
COUPON: "UDOXMEDIA"
- Hosting, Video Hosting
Wanna save a ton of money on video hosting? Host your videos with Bunnynet. You can also host any file type including doc, pdf, audio…pretty much anything. I haven’t looked back since signing up.
- Domains
Namecheap is the the most affordable domain supplier. I host all my domains with them as well as my clients.
Web Plugins & Themes
- Theme
If you’re looking for a theme that adds a community component then Buddyboss is a great solution. This site is built on the Buddyboss theme and allows for member interaction. It also styles LearnDash courses.
WordPress
- Web Dev
WordPress has been around since 2003 so it’s no surprise that 45% of the internet’s website are build on WordPress. It has it’s quirks but it’s hands down the best platform to build a website in my opinion.
- Page Builder
Elementor is my favourite page builder. It’s easy to use and it’s packed with a ton of templates and useable elements for creating beautiful designs and landing pages. It’s also priced really affordably.
- Page Builder
The newest block editor on the block. It’s still in the works but very promising. The Pro version brings a ton of useful blocks for quickly putting a web page together.
- Form Builder
The #1 Form Builder Plugin hands down! You can build pretty much anything from client intake forms, newsletters, registration forms, survey. You can even accept payments. It’s the ultimate form builder.
COUPON: "UDOX20"
Online Learning
- Online Learning
It’s no secret that I am a big advocate for LearnDash. LD is the #1 Learning Management Plugin for course creators. I host all my courses using LD. Preview my course tailored on LearnDash.
- Online Learning
Want to add more robust features to your video player? Prestoplayer adds a ton of advanced functionality to your online video content on your WordPress website and your LearnDash courses.
- Membership
A robust membership plugin to lock down private content for members only. You can secure everything from blog posts to LearnDash courses behind a paywall.
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Marketing & Automation
- Email Marketing, Marketing
FluentCRM is an email marketing automations tool built on the WordPress eco-system. You can send marketing emails from your WordPress website with ease. It’s completely robust and works well with other plugins
COUPON: "UDOX20"
- Email Marketing, Marketing
An alternative email marketing automation solution that has all the features for a new course creator building an email list. I love how affordable their base plan is to start.
- Automation
SureTriggers is a WordPress centered alternative to Zapier. SureTriggers seamlessly connects your favorite tools so you can automate workflows and streamline your business processes.
Payments & Checkouts
- Checkout, Ecommerce
Surecart is my preferred checkout solution. It handles all my payments on my websites and it’s all connected. I especially love the subscription saver and cart abandonment features. Solid plugin!
- Checkout, Ecommerce
If you currently use Woocommerce fr your e-commerce solution, then CartFlows is a great add-on plugin that add funnel and advanced cart functionality. Perfect for adding upsells, downsells and order bumps.
- Automation, Checkout, Ecommerce
FunnelKit is WordPress funnel builder similar to CartFlows as they both require Woocommerce to work however FunnelKit also has automation and email marketing functionality which is a cool bonus for those that need it.
COUPON: "UDOX10"
Graphic Design
- Graphic Design
Affinity Designer is my go to vector based graphic designer application that I use for creating fun graphics and designs for social and my web design.
- Graphic Design
Affinity Photo is my go to phot editing application that I use primarily to edit photos, remove backgrounds and create stunning designs for social media and my website. It’s a one time purchase unlike Adobe’s Photoshop.