Tools We Love, My Tech Stack

Below, you’ll find my favourite tools, apps and resources for building a Lifestyle Architect business. [Update: 24 August 2024]

Check back regularly as I constantly update this list (add new tools, remove existing tools, etc). Assume most of these links are also affiliate links (so we may earn a commission if you sign up or purchase through our links with the associated vendor).

While this does not affect my recommendations, you are not obligated to purchase through our links or from these vendors at all.

I spend a lot of time researching and testing out the resources we share here as well.

I recommend you always do your own due diligence and research when it comes to purchasing from a vendor.

Web Hosting

Hetzner Cloud Web Hosting

I’ve migrated all my business sites to Hetzner Cloud hosting and use xCloud to manage my cloud servers (see below).

Hetzner provides great value cloud hosting.

If you sign up (or at least give Hetzner a try) through my link here, you’ll also get €20 (euros) in credit just to try them out.

Cloud Server Management

xCloud

I’m a big fan of jumping on Lifetime deals and xCloud was another I was able to jump on. So far, they’ve been great at launching new features & functionality for making it easier to manage your cloud servers.

The combo of xCloud + Hetzner cloud servers has been good so far.

My Email Marketing & Marketing Automation Tech Stack

As more and more marketing automation apps raised their prices to unsustainable prices for small businesses, I currently split my email and marketing automation tech stack between the two apps below:

FluentCRM

I was fortunate to get in on the Lifetime license for FluentCRM when it was first released. But even with their annual license pricing, it’s still a great deal for most businesses to keep your marketing automation costs down.

ConvertKit (Kit)

Email & Marketing Automation

In addition to FluentCRM, I’m now using ConvertKit (Kit) in combination with FluentCRM to send out email newsletters only.

ConvertKit (Kit) launched a new “Newsletter” plan that blows all the others out of the water, because it gives you 10,000 subscribers for FREE!!! Can’t beat that.

Go here to sign up.

Our Favourite Content Delivery Network (CDN)

BunnyCDN

CDN

BunnyCDN offers the best VALUE for a CDN AND cloud storage. Literally just a few cents per month.

My Domain Registrars

Domain  Registrar

Namecheap

We’ve been using Namecheap for registering our domains for close to a decade, it’s our ONLY preferred domain registrar.

Our Favourite WordPress Image Compression Plugin

ShortPixel

WordPress Image Compression

Speed up your WordPress site by using ShortPixel’s image compression tool, it just works!

Our Favourite WordPress Membership Access Plugin

SureMember

Another app I was able to get for a Lifetime offer, as this product is from Adam Preiser, someone I value as a great WordPress ambassador.

I currently use SureMember across my sites for content protection and membership management.

WPFusion

WordPress Membership & CRM Automation plugin

Connect your WordPress site with your favourite CRM/Marketing Automation tool and turn it into a membership site too! We absolutely love WPFusion and used to use it on practically EVERY WordPress site – WPFusion eliminates the need for many other plugins and it just works so well.

If we didn’t switch to SureMember, we’d still be going back to wpfusion as a membership/content protection plugin.

Our Favourite WordPress Page Builder

Astra & Astra Pro

Our Favourite WordPress Cart

SureCart

I’ve migrated ALL my eCommerce cart functionality to SureCart.

SureCart allows you to easily setup order bumps, one-click upsells, cross-sells in an elegant way AND it doesn’t use up resources on your web server.

This is what all successful websites do, if you’re not doing this you’re leaving money on the table. Get SureCart now!

Our Favourite Social Media Marketing Tools

Content Studio

Social Media Marketing Tools

When it comes to social media & content marketing campaigns, you won’t be able to keep up without help from tools like ContentStudio. 

ContentStudio is one of our secret weapons when it comes to automating and saving us time with our social and content marketing campaigns.

It’s an absolute must-have.

Our Favourite Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

VPN

NordVPN

Online security is pretty critical to a business or whether you’re accessing the Internet outside your office or home.

Having a secure and trustworthy VPN service is an important solution for your online security.

That’s why NordVPN is the top choice for VPNs.

VPN

ExpressVPN

NordVPN not for you? ExpressVPN is a great alternative (either one is good actually, just depends on your preferences).