(THAT I USE PERSONALLY TOO)
Welcome to my NigelChua.com’s Resources section, a curated list of the tools and websites I strongly recommend for building and optimizing your business.
I have tested every recommendation on this page. Many of the resources listed here are crucial to running my business (or were crucial to developing NigelChua.com to where it is today).
Before digging into the awesome resources I know and trust, an important disclosure:
I thought it would be helpful to create a resource page that you can always come to for all of your passive income needs. I’ll add to it as I learn more, but you’ll notice that in the future I will reference this page quite often. I recommend bookmarking it for your reference and convenience. Enjoy!
Before digging into the awesome resources I know and trust, an important disclosure:
Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. Please understand that I have experience with all of these companies, and I recommend them because they are helpful and useful, not because of the small commissions I make if you decide to buy something.
Please do not spend any money on these products unless you feel you need them or that they will help you achieve your goals.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ONLINE BUSINESS & ONLINE MARKETING
WEALTHY AFFILIATE (WA)
Learn How To Make Your 1st Online Business And First $1000 Online Using WordPress
Wealthy Affiliate has been around since 2005, and I’ve been a member since 2015 – I have had a roller-coaster experience in the earlier stage and especially with comparing with Solo Build It (below, and see the comparison), but I’ve since come to the conclusion that:
- Wealthy Affiliate University is great to learn affiliate marketing and try a whole slew of niches/topics with lower costs (with WordPress cos it’s cheaper) but…
- …I’d use Solo Build It for my “winners/strong topics” due to a few reasons on why SBI is still my #1 choice for online business platform.
Read my Wealthy Affiliate review here
Best of all, there is a free-for-life basic membership option, sign up for free here, no credit card required.
SELF HOSTED WORDPRESS
If you prefer to use/get a self-hosted WordPress, use HostGator (this link gives you a very good 60% discount) – they have very good customer support and price.
Self-hosting is good because it allows you more flexibility with their cpanel access which you can do a lot more than “just” WordPress. But I highly recommend Solo Build It (#1) or Wealthy Affiliate (#2) depending on what it’s for.
BUILD YOUR FREE SITERUBIX WEBSITE HERE
SOLO BUILD IT (SBI)
#1 Recommendation Non-WordPress Authority Sites To Dominate Local Search Engine Marketing
Previously known as Site Build It and rebranded to Solo Build It in 2017, this IS my default go-to platform to build strong, search engine friendly, stable and safe (hard-to-hack) websites since 2010.
In fact, I’ve happily shared with my friends, colleagues and readers on how I’ve built a $100k lead generation website using SBI (read that here) and that’s one of the reasons why I am so happy and comfortable to endorse and recommend SBI to you.
It works beautifully. Try it risk free, and if it’s not for you, you can get a full refund within 90 days. If you refund after 90 days, it’s pro-rated.
I’ve more than 4 sites hosted with them, and ALL of them makes money for me compared to my WordPress ones so I highly and confidently recommend it. The magic is in the traffic my SBI sites generate organically.
Read my review on Solo Build It (SBI) here:
- Solo Build It versus WordPress
- My conclusion on SBI vs WordPress after years of using both
- My 1st year results with SBI
- Why people stay with SBI
JAAXY KEYWORD RESEARCH TOOL
Jaaxy Keyword Research Tool is a powerful keyword research tool that you need to use to: research your niche and business-related keywords that you should target for all your articles and search engine optimization.
You can sign up for free at this link and get 30 credits that you can use for 30 searches =)
THE HOTH
Press Release, Link Building & Search Engine Optimization
Yes, we can do that by ourselves, but frankly, my time is limited. Their prices are great and services are good, and I highly recommend them.
The Hoth has a LOT more services other than that, and ranges from $60 for a service (the basic Hoth Link Building) to high end custom suite ($1000+ per month), depending on how much budget you have and how aggressive/long term you want to be.
Some of their other services that I will be consuming will be press releases, link building, guest posting and search engine optimization (SEO) works.
Try TheHoth and automate your online marketing today
SHOPIFY
E-commerce Store, Simplified
Shopify has changed and simplified trading offline (point of sales) and online (ecommerce) – if you’re thinking of starting an online store, or, if you are currently buying and selling stuff, I am confident to recommend Shopify.
In fact, my wonderful better half/wife, started using Shopify and I got to experiment with it.
Very easy to use, intuitive, and they have plug-and-play partners like Oberlo, who are basically your product suppliers.
They have goods that you can sell. You make retail, no need to source hard for products, and Oberlo/Shopify can do the fulfillment for you. I use Shopify Lite for Nalco Skincare ecommerce capabilities.
Start your ecommerce dreams with Shopify now
DIVIDEND STOCK INVESTING RESOURCES
BROKERAGE (ONLINE TRADING PLATFORM)
DIVIDEND CALCULATOR
ADVANCED INVESTORS: DIVERSIFY & PROTECT YOUR NEST EGG
- IRA Investing
- Precious Metals Investing
- Luxury Watches Investing
- Cryptocurrency Investing
HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCES
To be successful in life, we need to be able to harness energy to perform work sustainably – no point working so hard and much just to fall sick, or worse, get bad sick.
Falling sick frequently decreases our energy and momentum to be able to sustainably build and live passive income and progressive lives.
We all know someone who falls sick frequently, and I can tell you for sure, during my most busy business-building time of my life, between 2008 – 2013 – I ignored my own health, in pursuit of business and money.
After 5 years, I had ballooned 25+ kg, wheezed each time I climbed stairs or walked a distance. I even had two blackout incidences where I literally “blacked out” though I was conscious.
And then, after losing my dad on 24th May 2014, and finding out that he had been ignoring his health…I took a good look at my wife, my life, my future kids, and decided that I will take care of myself well, so I can be healthy and live as long as I can (read my full story on that at Self Care).
A couple of advice and resources:
1) Start sleeping and waking up early
2) Exercise every day for at least 15 minutes
3) Take high quality health supplements (I’ve been taking Xtend Life health supplements since 2014)
- Xtend Life Total Balance Men’s Premium (general health 98+ compounds)
- Xtend Life Omega 3 Fish Oil QH Ultra (for energy, brain and heart health)
- Xtend Life Kiwi Klenz (for improved gut health, digesting food and probiotics)
- Xtend Life Natural Energy Bee Pollen (for energy, especially after lunch and evenings)
- Xtend Life Male Rejuvenator (for prostate and male sexual health)
- Xtend Life Lipi-Rite (for lipids and cholesterol management)
- Xtend Life Neuro-natural Serenity (for that mental focus, calm and serenity of mind)
4) Drinking filtered water from high quality water filter (I recommend Aquasana drinking water filter, I’ve been using them since 2015)
5) Read, read, read
6) Pray and meditate
7) Schedule time with loved ones and friends
BOOKS AND RECOMMENDED READING
I love reading – it’s one of those hobbies that are ridiculously cheap, yet amazingly rewarding.
Think about it: Someone spent years organizing their research and crafting it into a compelling narrative – and you get the best of it for ten bucks and a few days of reading!
It would be easy to list out a random list of books, but the ones I’ve listed here meet at least one of the following two criteria:
- The book was practically useful and applicable in my life
- The book had an original, key insight
The books here are listed in no particular order, and I’ll update them as we go along.
- Rich Dad Poor Dad – Robert Kiyosaki
- I Will Teach You To Be Rich – Ramit Sethi
- Millionaire Teacher – Andrew Hallam
- Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell
- Never Eat Alone – Keith Ferrazzi
- The 4 Hour Work Week – Timothy Ferriss
- The $100 Start Up – Chris Guillebeau
- How to Fail At Almost Everything And Still Win Big – Scott Adams
- The Power of Habit – Charles Duhigg
- So Good They Can’t Ignore You – Cal Newport
- Write. Publish. Repeat. – Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant
- Predictably Irrational – Dan Ariely
- Decisive: How To Make Better Choices in Life and Work – Chip and Dan Heath
- Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending – Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton
- Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes and How To Correct Them – Gary Belksy and Thomas Gilovich
- The Little Book of Common Sense Investing – John C. Bogle
- Stocks for the Long Run – Jeremy Siegel
- The Signal and the Noise – Nate Silver
- The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Antifragile – Nassim Taleb
- Fooled By Randomness – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us – Seth Godin
- Purple Cow – Seth Godin
- Permission Marketing: Turning Strangers Into Friends and Friends into Customers – Seth Godin
- Money: Master The Game – Tony Robbins
- Unlimited Power – Tony Robbins
- Personal MBA – Josh Kaufman
As you can tell, I really enjoy reading, and this is just a short list. I have a lot of books that I read and re-read. This list the the “re-readable” books list.
PRODUCTIVITY
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- Personal Loving Relationships: Attract, build and grow relationships you love
- Philanthropy: giving to the poor and needy
- Philosophy: Conscious, purposeful and positive living
- Productivity: How to become more efficient and productive in important things. Mastering them causes you take less them whilst increasing productivity.
- Insure yourself and your loved ones (Health insurance is important)
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- Add-on Adventures: Build businesses that add positive value to your society and life
- Success Principles
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