The tools I run this business on.
Only the ones I actually use, around a full-time job and a young family. If a tool isn’t on this page, I don’t use it.
Disclosure: some links on this page are affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. I only list tools I use myself. Prices and deals are set by each company and can change.
Where the site lives
Hostinger
Web hostingfarhanterubos.com runs on Hostinger. The site, the store and every email signup live there.
Visit Hostinger →Astra
WordPress themeEvery page you see here is built on Astra. I use the Pro version for custom layouts like the footer.
Visit Astra →Cloudflare
DNS & cachingMy domain and a layer of caching run through Cloudflare, on the free plan.
Free plan · no affiliate linkIf something breaks, I know, and I can roll back
UptimeRobot
Uptime alertsChecks farhanterubos.com every 5 minutes and emails me if the site goes down.
Visit UptimeRobot →WPvivid
BackupsA WordPress backup plugin. The site is backed up twice a day, so a bad update is never the end of it.
Visit WPvivid →pCloud
Cloud storageCloud storage. The site backups are kept here, away from the server they protect.
Visit pCloud →WP Ghost
SecurityA WordPress security plugin that hides the usual login and file paths from bots.
No link for nowHow readers find me and hear from me
MailPoet
EmailThe Saturday Story and the free guide are sent with MailPoet, right inside WordPress.
No affiliate linkWooCommerce
StoreThe store runs on WooCommerce, with Stripe for cards and Billplz for FPX.
No affiliate linkSquirrly SEO
SEOSets the title and description Google shows for every page and story on this site.
See it on AppSumo →Getting the words out
SocialBee
Social schedulingA social media scheduler. Plan posts once, and they go out on time.
Visit SocialBee →Transcript.LOL
TranscriptionTurns audio and video into text, so a recording becomes something I can edit.
See it on AppSumo →Switchy
Short linksShort, branded links, with basic click counts so I know what people actually open.
See it on AppSumo →Claude · the only AI tool I use
I pay for one AI tool and learn all of it, instead of jumping from app to app. That one is Claude.
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