My
Top 10 Favorite Internet Tools
by Jim Edwards
(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com
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.
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, 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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