This is a list of resources, tools, and in general cool things I think other web professionals would find interesting. It is not meant to be a comprehensive list of all the tools that I use.
I subscribe to each one of these blogs and read them regularly.
CSS Tricks - front end development
The Hipper Element - UX & psychology
Nielsen Norman Group - UX & research
Moz - search engine marketing & content marketing
Great reading for web designers.
Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
The A Book Apart series (Design is a Job and On Web Typography are my favorites)
Show Your Work! & Steal Like An Artist
Some tools that I use.
Webflow - amazing tool with a bright future to design responsive websites in the browser
Foundation - powerful responsive design front-end framework
WordPress - only the most well known CMS on the planet
Flywheel - great WordPress host
Google Analytics - use it
Concrete5 - another solid open source CMS with a great community
Web Page Test - my favorite tool to test website performance
Freshbooks - fantastic and easy to use online accounting platform
Wireframe.cc - quick and easy wireframing tool
Open Site Explorer - research inbound links to you and other useful things
Netvibes - great online RSS feed, open on any device that can access the internet
Evernote - take notes and be able to access them on any device
How Designers Destroyed the World by Mike Monteiro - I can’t say enough about how much this talk inspired me personally.
F*ck you. Pay Me. by Mike Monteiro - good talk about contracts that protect both parties
What Clients Don’t Know (and Why It’s Your Fault) by Mike Monteiro - another talk from Mike, what can I say, the man knows how to speak to me
The Greatest Misconception in Content Marketing by Rand Fishkin - good reality check on content marketing
UX Crash Course - 31 fundamentals of UX design
Web Performance Best Practices from Google Developers