Autoresponders
Get Response.com – Automate your email delivery
Blogs
Hostgator.com – to host your new blog
Blog Custom Design – low budget, still high quality choice
The Unified Tribe – Blog Content Syndication
Browser
Firefox - I resisted for a while…but when I switched it was amazing!
Firefox Add-Ons: Browse in “Tools” for add-ons.
Add-On: Zemanta – provides relevant suggestions for links & tags
Add-On: Alexa Sparky – provides website ranking and traffic statistics
Conference Calls
FreeConferenceCall.com – Free teleconference line
GoToWebinar.com – Excellent webinar platform – Free 45 day trial
Copywriting
CopyBlogger.com – A blog about copywriting with great tips
Clickbank.com – affiliate marketplace…however it’s a great place to search relevant sales letters for copy
Keyword Research
WordTracker.com – Free keyword research tool
Outsourcing
99designs.com – create a contest for your project and get designers and coders competing for your project. You set the prize amount
www.namingforce.com – use crowdsourcing to name a business, project or website
Press Releases
Social Media
Hootsuite.com - dashboard to manage your social media accounts
Surveys
Surveymonkey.com – Free simple website to conduct surveys
Time Management
Simpleology.com – Free software to organize your day & life
Twellow.com - yellow pages for twitter. Great search tool. Great place to make a free profile.
Tweetadder.com – automation tool to automatically follow / unfollow tweeps
SocialOomph.com - Free automation tool to follow / unfollow and DM
Tweetdeck.com – manage your twitter account
URL shortener
Bitly.com - shorten & track website addresses (URLs)
Videos
TubeMogul.com - Upload your videos for free and syndicate them all over the web
Camtasia Studio 3 – Free download for screen recording software. It normally costs $300.
Jingproject.com – Free screen capture software to take a picture of your screen.
Nick,
Great blog and awesome set of TOOL
TwoGuysThinking
Hey thanks guys! I always have my head on a swivel for more resources and update this page as I find them.
~Nick
The camtasia link doesn’t work :(
Sorry Joyce, I just did some research and I think they discontinued it. I’ll pull it down
so far this is the best site i have seen in a long time to help small business in there marketing, i am impressed by your willingness to share without the outrageous teas to get you to spend Hefty in the end, your approach makes me want to pay for your courses, keep up the good work, and Karma to you.
Wow! I really appreciate the feedback Matt. I’ve been trying to help as much as I can and it’s refreshing to hear that you appreciate it.
Let’s keep in touch,
Nick
Nick,
Just watched your LinkedIn webinar. Good stuff! Thanks.
Additions to your toolbox:
URL Shortener: http://goo.gl/ Good analytics
Outsourcing: fiverr.com = anything for $5.
Hope this helps.
another addition to your toolbox:
http://www.Postling.com
Hi Nick,
FYI: Camtasia 3 link leads me to an unrelated site …
Louisa