This page lists all the websites I have found valuable as a writer, blogger, author, designer etc. I use them regularly and get a lot out of them. I will add software, apps and other info as I find it useful. This is a great place to start if you want to know where to find help (free) with online marketing, ebooks, design, how-to stuff, blogging info and so on. For more details about HOW to do something I provide free or low cost ($1 to $10 ebooks) on the “Store” page. If you don’t find answers here, try there.

HOW-TO Sites:

About.com has sites on every topic under the sun and the quality of their content is amazing. I subscribe to everything from how to handle credit and tax issues to health and fitness.

LIFE AND COMMUNICATION STUFF:

Life and work is so much easier when you have good boundaries. Not sure what a boundary is or how it works? The best site online for boundaries is http://www.joy2meu.com/Personal_Boundaries.htm. It’s free. He’s written a book that rocks too. I own it and HIGHLY recommend it. The name of it is: Codependence / The Dance of Wounded Souls.

Lifehack.org is a neat little website with all kinds of helpful “hacks” or how-tos about a variety of life’s skills.

Best books on boundaries are by Dr. Henry Cloud. My favorites:

Boundaries: When to Say YES, When to Say NO, To Take Control of Your Life

Necessary Endings: The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward

Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality

DESIGNERS AND WRITERS:

My favorite freelance site is http://freelanceswitch.com. Excellent advice and articles on everything a freelancer (writer or designer or coder) could ever want to know.

http://freelanceradio.com is a new site by freelance switch and will have podcasts/radio shows for information of interest to freelancers of all kinds. Check it out.

Want to do your own design? Getting started with Photoshop tutorials:
http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/getting-started-photoshop

Writingcareer.com has several podcasts for writers, including:

• Writing Careers for Freelance Writers (Podcast)
  Learn about different writing careers for freelance writers.
• How to Make Money as a Freelancer (Podcast)
  Learn how to make money from home as a freelancer.
• Copyright Law (Podcast)
  Learn about copyright law, copyright infringement, and copyright protection.
• Book Writing (Podcast)
  Learn about book writing and book publishing.

AFFILIATES:

To get started quickly with Amazon.com’s affiliate program, visit Associates Central at:

http://affiliate-program.amazon.com.

If you don’t know what an affiliate or affiliate program is, Click-Bank is awesome. LOTS of free and well-written information on how to make money being an affiliate.