My Top 10 Favorite
Internet Tools
- by Jim Edwards
When you make your
living on the Internet, you can
sometimes forget
that the tools and resources you take for granted might rate an
incredible discovery to someone who doesn't already know they exist.
Whether they help
you save time, save money, or avoid frustration, these tools and
services rate my highest recommendation for just plain making life
easier, faster and cheaper.
1. Short Keys -
Available
free at www.shortkeys.com/lite.htm,
Short Keys allows you to create shortcut keys to cut down on
repetitive typing tasks. I absolutely love this program because of
the amount of time it saves me every single day.
2. Good Keywords -
Available
free at www.goodkeywords.com,
Good Keywords enables you to condense hours of keyword research into
a few seconds. Find out the top keywords your target audience
searches for so you can put your advertising dollars in the right
spot to catch the biggest fish.
3. Mail Washer -
Available
free at www.mailwasher.net,
this program enables you to spot and delete spam and viruses before
downloading them to your computer. With so much spam clogging my
email in-box, I couldn't survive any more without this program!
4. ClickBank -
If you
sell a downloadable product such as an ebook, report, or software,
you can't beat clickbank for processing credit card payments. Not
only do they take the payments and send you a check twice a month,
they also plug your product into an existing network of thousands of
affiliates who can sell it for you. www.clickbank.com
5. GoDaddy.com -
Cheap,
reliable, easy to use domain name registrar that only charges $8.95
per year for each domain name you register. Godaddy rates cheaper
and just as, if not more, reliable than any other domain registrar.
6. GroupMail -
Visit www.infacta.com
to download the free version of GroupMail. The program allows you to
email and do mail merge to your entire database of contacts. It's a
great way to stay in touch with customers, family, and clients.
7. Google -
As far as I'm
concerned, www.Google.com rates as the Web's best search engine. When I
need to find something online in a hurry, Google usually produces
exactly what I want to locate!
8. Front Page -
Say what you want
about Microsoft, but the FrontPage html editor has served me well
for the last 5 years and counting. Though I don't use the more
advanced features, I can always count on FrontPage to help me get my
web pages done quickly and easily.
9. Smart FTP -
Log on to
www.smartftp.com
and download a free copy of the easiest FTP program I've every used.
If you need to transfer files to and from a web server and you know
how to use Windows Explorer, Smart FTP will enable you to upload
files to the web like a pro in minutes.
10. Note Tab Light
-
Perhaps
my favorite tool of all. Note Tab enables me to easily format text
messages for my newsletters, manipulate html code and remove
formatting from word processing documents. Log on to www.notetab.com
for a free copy of the "light" version.
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Jim Edwards is a
syndicated newspaper columnist and the co- author of an amazing new
ebook, "Turn Words Into Traffic," that will teach you how
to use free articles to quickly
drive thousands of
targeted visitors to your website or affiliate link!