Here are some great tools, some of them FREE (as in no cost), some of them start out as FREE and can be upgraded for a cost, and some of them are available by subscription or one-time cost. A fair amount of these links bring me a referral reward - And that’s good news for you. Because, if they’ll pay me for sending a few people their way then they will pay you, too. Use these tools – like I do – and then share them with a few friends. It’s what we do.
I’ll start with the fundamentals and work towards more complicated tools.
Web Hosting
Weebly FREE and Pro
- Create a free website & blog
- Easy drag and drop interface
- No technical skills required
- Dozens of professional designs
- Free domain hosting
HostGator.com Starting at 3.96 month I use HostGator
- UNLIMITED Domains
- UNLIMITED Disk Space
- UNLIMITED Bandwidth
- Free (and instant) Setup
- 99.9% Uptime Guarantee
- Top Notch 24/7 Support
- 45 Day money back guarantee
GoDaddy I used to use GoDaddy.com until they supported SOPA, and then they caved to customer pressure, and now don’t support SOPA. Bad form GoDaddy.com
24×7 FTP accessWorld-Class Data CentersDaily BackupsBest-of-Breed Routers, Firewalls and ServersWeb site statisticsFREE Email AddressesGoogle® Webmaster ToolsAd Credits from MySpace®, Google® and Facebook®
Blogging Software
WordPress.org FREE I use WordPress.org
WordPress.com FREE for non-commercial use.
Blogger FREE
Lead Capture Pages and List Building Software.
MailChimp I use Aweber
Contact management and referral marketing
SendOutCards I use Send Out Cards
Webconference and Teleconference
DimDim I used to use DimDim until they were bought out by Salesforce.com. I’m happy for the founders of DimDim, but sorry the users of the service got hosed.
Free Conference Pro I use Free Conference Pro
Other tools and software.
Google Apps I use Google Apps
Skype I use Skype
Jing I use Jing
- Snap a picture of your screen.
- Record video of onscreen action.
- Share instantly over the web, IM, email.
Chrome I use Chrome
Many of the subscription based hosted software, like Oprius or GoToMeeting have 30 day trials. Plus, it doesn’t hurt to ask.
It’s just a matter of finding what’s right for you. One word of caution moving Email Mailing Lists is a HARD thing to do. Pick your mailing list software carefully.
Check back often as I will be including some reviews of the software, performance, etc. Stay Tuned!
Let me know of any free or useful tools and I’ll ad them to the list!
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