Cool Web Tools
Within this report you will find some awesome resources for you and your business. These are tools we use each day and I hope you will find them useful within your business too. ~De
AllBiz Web offers a free consultation plus personal training to help you better understand your specific needs and how we can help increase your tech comfort level while making your life and business better!
If you have questions about the services or platforms listed below make sure to contact us for more information.
Admin Tools
- Evernote – Remembers everything
- The Corporation Company – Get legit and Incorporate your biz
- Moo Printing – Excellent source for your biz cards!
Email & Newsletters
- MailChimp – Email capture and easy newsletters with MailChimp. The first 500 contacts and 3,000 emails a month are free. So awesome and perfect for any user starting out!
- Constant Contact – Newsletters
- Google Apps – Email, Calendar and documents: Reliable, secure online applications wherever you work.
File Sharing
- GDocs – Great for collaborating on team projects and quick reference for all of your files. Google gives so much space that it’s hard to say no to its use and functionality.
- Dropbox – Sync folders between the cloud and other computers.
Social Media
Password Management
- LastPass – an online password manager and form filler that makes web browsing easier and more secure.
Backup
- Mozy – Online Backups
Online & Offline Payments
- Intuit – for clients who prefer checks
- PayPal – Grown into its own. My favorite for ease of use.
- Stripe
- Square – So convenient and easy to use
- 1ShoppingCart
- Authorize.net
- Ejunkie – great for downloadable offerings
- Shopify
Web Resources
Browsing:
- Firefox – Best browser known to man! Here you will always have the true look of your site. This search engine was built and is maintained by open source web developers who have the latest on what works and what doesn’t because they are the ones who are in the trenches.
- Chrome – Google’s browser, offering the fastest browser on the planet!
Website Creation/Hosting/Development:
- Hostgator – Excellent hosting for everyone. Use in conjunction with Go-daddy for ease of use. No downtime and they have EXCELLENT customer support. LUV ‘em!
- WordPress – WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.
- Themeforest – 10,955 Site templates and themes from $3. Great source for ideas too!
Other Resource Musts
- RetailMeNot.com – Before we buy anything we visit this site to find coupons! Every penny counts and saving money is well worth it.
- VMWare Fusion (Mac) – Virtual Machines, Windows inside of MAc… Parallels does this as well but Fusion is better because you don’t have to restart!
- EventBrite – Eventbrite brings the world together through live experiences. Register Your Event and Start Selling Tickets Today!
- Lynda – Want to learn how to use software? Lynda has great tutorials!
AllBiz Top 3 Favorite Tools:
- Convert Anything – Open and you’ll see why I love it!
- Online PDF editor
- Photo Resizer
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