How To Run Your Business For Free
In this web 2.0 world, there’s a long list of companies offering free or nearly free products and services to help you reduce the cost of running your business.
Below is a very short, partial list of services we’ve found extremely helpful. We add to the list every Friday.
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Outright Business Accounting Software
Move your business accounting (income, expenses, taxes, etc.) online. Click for home page.
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Lovely Charts
Create professional-looking flowcharts, sitemaps, org charts, wireframes, all online. Click for home page.
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Smartsheet Collaboration Software
Track projects, sales pipeline or other types of online collaboration. Click for home page.
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Skype for Calling
You’ve probably heard about this, and you should try it, especially if you call overseas. In short, it’s free calling. Click for home page.
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OpenOffice Office Software
There really is no reason to purchase Microsoft Office when this is available for free. Same thing. Zero price. Click for home page.
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Google Docs
Google offers soooo many free solutions. This may be the best: Free web-based word processor and spreadsheet, which allow you to share and collaborate online. Did we mention it’s free? Click for home page.
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Mozy Computer Backup
A must do. Stores a copy of your data in a secure, remote location for safekeeping, so in the event of disaster your data is still retrievable. Free 2GB back. Unlimited storage for $5/month! Works without having to think about it. Click for home page.
More services are added every Friday.
Secrets of the Post-Advertising Age
What happens when your advertising stops working? What should senior-level decision-makers do when confronted with thousands of new marketing and Web 2.0 trends?
The Executive Whisper answers those strategic marketing questions and helps you plan, manage, and evaluate marketing in the Post-Advertising Age.
It’s geared toward senior-level executives looking for empirical, data-driven conclusions. The content is relevant for every organization, from start-ups and non-profits to the largest multi-nationals — any company with a marketing budget and senior management with the desire to improve, change, and save money.
Microsite.com puts marketing people in control of their websites, microsites, and mobile applications so they can market and sell better in a web 2.0 world.