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out Tuesday's edition so hopefully I can continue with this format.
I have a great article today from Merle
which is full of links that we all need. I know I plan to go through
every link. I am also posting Tuesday's Voice Your Opinion Column so you
can respond to the questions.
If you missed Tuesday's issue, you can
read it here
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Essential
Tools Every Online Entrepreneur Needs
By Merle http://MCPromotionsPress.com
Are you an online entrepreneur? If you make your
income or part of your income on the Internet,
you most definitely are. With more and more people
earning an income online, many tools and software
have been created to help them with their online
business chores.
If you know about these tools, they can make your
life as an "online warrior" a lot easier. There's
a lot of work involved with running your own
Internet business. You need to wear many different
hats and be at least slightly skilled in many
areas.
Let's take a look at some of the resources you
should have in your "Entrepreneur Toolbox."
1) Websites: The structure and design of your
site is very important. It needs to look "clean"
and professional. You can use software to create
your site from scratch, pay someone else, or
use an online template.
A) Some resources for learning HTML:
Dave's HTML Guide:
http://www.davesite.com/webstation/html/
HTML Goodies
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/
W3 Schools- Online Tutorials
http://www.w3schools.com/
B) For Templates, see:
Template Monster
http://www.templatemonster.com/
Basic Templates
http://basictemplates.com/
C) For Software, some free:
The Free Site
http://thefreesite.com/Free_Software/HTML_freeware/
A handy tool to check your website for broken
links online:
http://www.stickysauce.com/cgi-local/linkcheck/linkcheck.pl
To make sure you haven't created an overblown site
that takes forever to download, use this online tester:
http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/
2) Utility Programs: There are a few basic utilities
you'll need to have on hand for everyday tasks. These
include a good FTP program for uploading your files
to your web server and a program to zip and unzip
files. You'll need to zip files when they are large,
to compress them for Internet downloading.
Check out:
Sofotex:
http://www.sofotex.com/download/FTP_Software/
Zipper:
http://www.trans4mind.com/personal_development/zipper/
Zip It Fast: http://www.zipitfast.com/
3) Email: As your business grows you'll come to
rely on email as your primary means of communication.
The most common email programs are Outlook and Outlook
Express which come standard with Windows, and Eudora,
which many power users prefer:
Eudora: http://www.Eudora.com
Whatever you use for an email client make sure you're
familiar with how it works, and how to create folders
and autoresponders. With today's spam problem, you'll
have to use a good filtering program, such as:
Cloudmark: http://www.cloudmark.com/
or a third party service like:
http://www.spamarrest.com/
4) Mailing List Management: Any website owner worth
his salt knows the importance of collecting visitors'
email addresses. It doesn't matter if you'll be sending
out a monthly newsletter or just periodic site updates,
you need software that's up for the task. Make sure
whatever you use is capable of handling multiple
lists, as when your online business grows
you may need to keep lists for different things. For
example, you might have one for those who like to
swap ezine ads with you, one for those who have
expressed an interest in advertising with you, etc.
Here are a few great resources:
Groupmail: (the one I use) http://www.infacta.com/
Subscribe Me: http://www.siteinteractive.com/subpro/
Here's a list of some others:
http://www.emailaddresses.com/email_mailing.htm
With everyone using filters on email these days
make sure you download this program that checks
your email for "trigger words" and improves your
chances of making it through to the inbox. It's
called Email Advisor
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/emailadvisor.html
5) Graphics Program: You'll find you need graphics
for many of your online activities. Maybe for your
website, a banner for an exchange, a cover for
an ebook, etc. The two most popular online today
are Photoshop http://www.Adobe.com and
Paintshop
Pro http://www.jasc.com/products/paintshoppro/
If you don't want to part with your cash, there
is a free one:
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When you create your fancy graphics, do make sure that
they aren't too large and cause delay in downloading.
You want them tight and compressed. Run them through
an online check at Spinwave:
http://www.spinwave.com/crunchers.html
6) Autoresponders: An autoresponder works much like
Fax on Demand and automatically replies to any email
sent to it with a pre-formatted message. For example
you might have a "thanks for emailing me" response
that replies to all incoming messages or you might
want to set one up for "price lists," "product
information," "advertising rates," etc. Autoresponders
are very powerful and can help to automate many
aspects of your daily email chores. You can use
a third party service, or install software on your
server, or configure them from within your email
client itself.
SendFree: http://www.sendfree.com/
Get Response: http://www.getresponse.com/
7) Online Payments: If you're going to be doing
business online, you'll need to be able to accept
online payments. If you don't want the expense
of a merchant account there are plenty of other
inexpensive third party services you can use.
PayPal: http://www.PayPal.com
ClickBank http://www.ClickBank.com
Ikobo: https://www.ikobo.com/
2 CheckOut: http://www.2checkout.com/
8) PDF Software: If you want to offer downloadable
documents from your website or create and sell
ebooks or reports, you'll need a way to convert
Word and text documents to PDF. There are many
other options besides Adobe:
PDF Moto: http://PDFMoto.com
Gymnast: http://www.oakworth.demon.co.uk/gymnast.htm
Win2PDF: http://Win2PDF.com
9) Ebook Creators: Ebooks are very popular
and can be sold or given away for free.
If you give them away, they become very powerful
viral marketing tools that can generate a consistent
traffic flow to your site. If sold, they can produce
a nice income for you. Most ebooks come in PDF
(portable document format) or .exe. To create an
.exe format you'll need what's called a compiler.
HTML Executable:
http://www.gdgsoft.com/htmlexe/index.aspx
Ebook Generator: http://www.ebookgenerator.com/
Ebooks Writer: http://www.ebookswriter.com/
Nice directions on how to create PDF Ebooks:
http://www.adobe.com/epaper/tips/acr5ebook/main.html
For professional ebook covers see:
Cover Software http://www.coversoftware.com/
Ebook on Making Covers: http://tinyurl.com/2l4o2
10) Virus/Firewall Protection: It's a dangerous world
online and you need to protect yourself from the "bad
guys" who create and send out viruses. You'll need
to install a good virus protection program and keep
it running constantly in the background in order to
steer clear of infections. If you have a "constant
on" Net connection like DSL or cable, you'll also
need to run a firewall program to keep out hackers.
Take a look at:
McAfee: http://us.mcafee.com/default.asp
Norton: http://www.symantec.com/index.htm
AVG: http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php
Firewall Protection:
http://www.tinysoftware.com/home/tiny2?la=EN
Spyware Remover: http://lavasoft.de
11) Accounting Software: As an entrepreneur, you'll
need to be able to generate invoices and track your
income and expenses for the "tax man." Three of the
best are:
Quickbooks: http://www.Quickbooks.com
Internet Tax Helper: http://www.internettaxhelper.com/
Netledger: http://www.Netledger.com
12) Marketing/Promotional: It may have worked for
Kevin Costner in "Field of Dreams," but online, the
saying "build it and they will come" is just not
true. You need to be proactive by promoting and marketing
your website constantly to bring in the paying
customers. Here are some excellent resources:
Self Promotion:
http://www.selfpromotion.com/
Jim World: http://www.jimworld.com/
Bruce Clay:
http://www.bruceclay.com/
http://www.PRWeb.com
13) Typing Shortcuts: At the end of the day you may feel
you've typed so much your fingers will fall off.
Repetitive typing comes with the territory. You'll
find yourself answering the same questions about
your products and services, as well as posting
your sig line to hundreds of posts in discussion
boards...all of which adds up to a lot of repetitive
typing. A typing shortcut tool stores short snippets
of text for you so when you need them you just hit
a key or a combination of keys, and it will type
out your pre-stored text for you. This really saves
a lot of valuable time.
Type It In:
http://www.wavget.com/typeitin.html
ShortKeys: http://www.shortkeys.com/
ClipMate: http://www.clipmate.com/
14) Misc: Here are some tools that don't categorize
easily -- but can be extremely useful to you. As
you move around the Net, you'll find many useful
tools and software that can help you in your daily
entrepreneur life. Make sure you bookmark or down-
load them for later use.
TextPad: A more powerful alternative to Notepad
http://www.TextPad.com
FeedReader: RSS is becoming very popular online so
you'll need a reader to subscribe and read them.
http://www.FeedReader.com
Music: For your musical enjoyment while doing
your web work I highly suggest..
http://www.Itunes.com
WebBBS: A shareware discussion board to install
on your website.
http://awsd.com/scripts/webbbs/index.shtml
The Directory of Ezines: A pay for membership site
that will give you access to over 800 newsletters
you can purchase ad space in or swap ads or submit
articles to.
http://www.lifestylespub.com/
ICop: If you'd like to join a group of online
professionals you'll want to take a look at
this organization: http://www.i-cop.org/
Being an online entrepreneur involves juggling a
lot of balls to keep everything running smoothly.
By using the right tools for the job you'll save
yourself a lot of time and energy that can be used
to grow your business in a very successful direction.
Merle
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