Marketing Tools
•E-mail management and marketing:
–www.ConstantContact.com
•Polls/customer surveys:
–www.SurveyMonkey.com
•Cheap photos for marketing pieces (coupla’ bucks a piece):
–www.iStockPhoto.com
•Full-color printing:
–www.PrintingForLess.com (ask for the Red Team)
•Quick, cheap printing (quality not great):
–www.OvernightPrints.com
•Fun, quirky printing:
–www.Moo.com
•Shirts, tote bags with your logo (small quantity):
–http://ocs.landsend.com/corpsales
•Edible greeting cards:
–www.ediblesinc.com
•Custom cookies:
–www.LadyFortunes.com
•Chocolate business cards:
–http://schottchocolateimages.com/
•Last-minute gift ideas:
–www.RedEnvelope.com
•Business networking:
–www.LinkedIn.com
•Social networking (find relevant groups):
–www.Facebook.com
–www.Ning.com
–http://www.meetup.com/cities/us/ga/atlanta/ (MeetUp Atlanta)
Operational Tools
•Simple project management tool:
–www.BasecampHQ.com
•Quicker surfing:
–Google Toolbar
•Easier bookmarking:
–Google Bookmarks
•Directory assistance on the run (free):
–Google SMS (text message
•Create PDF files (free):
–www.pdf995.com
•Conference calls (almost free):
–www.MrConference.com
•Legal advice and forms:
–www.LegalZoom.com
•Productivity advice:
–http://suiteminute.blogspot.com/
•Restaurant reservations (quick):
–www.OpenTable.com
•Discount furniture, supplies, office space:
–http://atlanta.craigslist.org/
•Web-based accounting:
–www.QBOE.com (QuickBooks Online Edition)
•Plan your route:
–www.MapQuest.com
–www.GeorgiaNavigator.com
•Web site traffic reports and analysis (free):
–Google Analytics
•Free website (domain name, hosting, branded e-mail, design tools):
–http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officelive/default.aspx (Microsoft Office Live)