Web Design and Marketing Tools and Resources
These are some of the best and most useful tools and resources we've found, and what we use as professional web site designers and marketers.
Email Marketing
Constant contact email marketing - great for newsletters.
Moosend email marketing - newsletters, email automation, offers pay as you go plan.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) with Infusionsoft
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Social Media
Examples of social media like buttons and sharing widgets.
Article Directories
http://www.goarticles.com/
http://ezinearticles.com/
http://www.ideamarketers.com/
http://www.articlecity.com/
http://www.articlefinders.com/
Submitting Your Article to Directories
This is a great way to build your traffic and search engine rankings. Here are some useful guides:
How To Turn One Article into a Perpetual Marketing Machine
Top Ten Reasons to Write Articles for Free Publication Online
How to Use Articles to Boost Your Online Presence
To have your articles submitted to dozens of quality article directories and/or email newsletter publishers, contact Anyware.
Search Engine Positioning Tools / Search Engine Ranking Tools
Keyword Suggestion Tools
Google keyword suggestion tool.
Wordtracker.com
Find the best keywords for your website. Note: by the time you train yourself it may cost less (and will certainly be faster) to hire a professional.
Useful Utilities
VNC
The VNC (Virtual Network Computing) software allows somebody else to watch what you do on your computer while talking to you on the phone. Great for training and support.
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WinZip
WinZip compresses files (makes them smaller) and allows you to add many files to a "zip" file. Allows you to email files up to 10 times faster & email many files at once.
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PDFCreator
PDFCreator is a simple utility that allows you to print just about any document to a PDF file from a windows application.
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Fast Stone
FastStone Image Viewer is a fast, stable, user-friendly image browser, converter and editor allowing you to resize and convert your images.
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Web Tools
Useful Tools for your web site that we use and recommend, including Google Map, Google street view, Booking Calendar and YouTube Video
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