Want to have the best tool box for your business to make your life better, more efficient, and save money too?

Well I have compiled list of cool stuff that I use, fellow marketers have used, and are on other folks best of lists as well. I hope you enjoy and get great value from this resource.

Testing/Tracking

• Crazyegg.com – headmap click tracking
• Woopra – website analytics
• Statcounter – Not the most detailed analytics, but gives very important trend/keyword data easily. Great for affiliate websites.
• Google Website Optimizer – free split testing and multi-variate testing
• ClickTale – web analytics that takes a video of your users mouse/actions
• ClickDensity.com – similar to crazyegg.com…
• Site Yogi Free consolidated website statistics

Video/Audio/Picture

• Audacity – free audio editing
• Jing – free screen capture/sharing tool
• JW Player – best free flash player (the best flash player…period)
• Super – free video conversion tool (the best free video converter – converts from anything to anything) Download
• VSO Image Resizer – right click to resize/save images to a different format
• OnlineVideoToolkit – How to do video with a Flip camera
• LiveFaceOnWeb.com – Pay to have an actor create a video and “appear” on your site
• TubeMogul.com Free Video Distribution service (free alternative to traffic geyser)
• iStockPhoto free stock photos
• sxc.hu free stock photos

Outsourcing

• ReplaceMyself.com – How to outsource to the Philippines
• Elance – freelancers galore
• OnlineJobs.ph – Where to find Filipinos to hire
• BestJobs.ph – Where to find Filipinos to hire
• Guru, GetAFreelancer, odesk, RentACoder, ScriptLance – More freelance job sites

Screen Sharing/Collaboration

• Crossloop.com – screen sharing for tech support
• Logmein.com – free alternative to gotomypc.com
• Adobe Connect now – free (for 3 people) screen/mic/webcam sharing

Phone Calling/Recording

• FreeConferenceCall – a whole suite of phone services – conference lines, voice boxes, broadcasts…
• Pamela skype recording plugin
• PhoneTag.com – intercepts voicemail, transcribes it, and texts the voicemail to you (voice recognition to text)
• Google Voice – If you can get in…
• MagicJack.com – A usb device that gives you VOIP for dirt cheap. My partner, Dan, uses it exclusively at home.
• K7.net Free incoming voicemail and fax service
• AuctionAudio.net or AudioAcrobat.com – 3 way in phone conversations to record

Project Management

• Google Docs – duh
• Mindmeister.com – free mind mapping tool
• RememberTheMilk.com – free online todo list (the most full featured online todo list)
• ActiveCollab – great project management software

Graphic Design

• 99designs.com – People will compete to create a logo/design for your website (cheap graphic design work)contest for cheap graphic/design work
• DoMyDesignStuff.com – Great graphic designer
• DesignGuruRyan – Another great graphic designer
• Kuler.com free Adobe recommended color pairings and design templates

Part two coming soon

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