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4 weeks ago from bookmarklet

Wufoo: Online HTML Form Builder - Contact, Survey & Payment Forms

Very COOL!

What is Wufoo?

Wufoo strives to be the easiest way to collect information over the Internet.

Our HTML form builder helps you create contact forms, online surveys, and invitations so you can collect the data, registrations and online payments you need without writing a single line of code.

4 weeks ago from bookmarklet

Scribe: SEO Copywriting Made Simple

With Scribe you’ll:

Optimize content faster

Remove SEO guesswork

Employ SEO best practices

Preserve maximum readability

Increase targeted traffic!

Notes: 6 / 1 month ago from hiten

Steve Jobs obviously speaks from experience…

hiten:

Steve Jobs_Stay Hungry. Stay foolish (via One Trick Pony in FlickR)

1 month ago

Will Google ‘Send’ a mobile, social Gmail application?

The Wall Street Journal reports that Google will tomorrow announce more “social” features to Gmail, such as status updates and sharing content. Considering that Gmail is a primary, free email service, this is a really great innovation for consumers. It also threatens dominant, dedicated social networks like Facebook and Twitter unless they too can be integrated into the Gmail social streams. Hopefully they will be.

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1 month ago from bookmarklet

Facebook Pages, Groups and Profiles Explained – WebWorkerDaily

This is one of the best overviews I’ve seen yet that includes a quick reference table of the features of Profiles, Pages and Groups.

Notes: 73 / 1 month ago from hiten (originally from whatmakesyoubeautiful)

Great thought…

hiten:

matthendrick:

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1 month ago

Posterize.us

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1 month ago from bookmarklet

extendr.com

You’ve got links everywhere, for everything. Now you can easily share them all with one URL: yourname.extendr.com.

Your .extendr account is highly customizable, allowing you to organize URLs as you see fit. Use it to re-engineer your resume or portfolio. Use it as a temporary home page. Use it to neatly synthesize all that you are, online. It’s up to you, and it’s easy to do.

1 month ago

Far-reaching applications of mobile downloads - The Irish Times - Fri, Feb 05, 2010

Number of mobile applications downloaded:

2009 : $2.5 billion

2010 : $4.5 billion

2013 : $21.6 billion

Revenue generated (consumer spend and advertisements):

2009 : $4.23 billion

2010 : $6.7 billion

2013 : $29.4 billion

Downloads in 2010 that will be free : 82 per cent

Source: Gartner

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1 month ago from bookmarklet

"Facebook is the world’s leading social network, with over 300 million users and more than 900 employees. But how do you get the most out of it? To answer this question and more, Mashable has created The Facebook Guide Book, a complete collection of resources to help you master Facebook. - Pete Cashmore, Mashable"

- The Facebook Guide Book from Mashable

Notes: 3 / 1 month ago from corkshare

Free or Cheap Tools for Startups that Make It Possible

corkshare:

One of the main keys to startup success is to stay lean - you don’t want to get caught up in any unnecessary expenses. The entrepreneur’s financial motto should always be “If you don’t make money, don’t spend money.” A lot of what made CorkShare possible, and many other startups possible, are the free tools available to help us take care of business. Here are some great examples of those tools you can use for your business - or for personal use!

Productivity Tools and Collaboration

Google Docs (free) - A staple for any startup. Make spreadsheets, text documents, and presentations, and then share them with each other. Super powerful and super free.

Google Calendar (free) - Setup a Google Calendar for your company so you are all on the same page on who’s doing what and when. Google keeps adding new features to make it more comparable with Microsoft Outlook - it’ll never have all the bells an whistles, but it’s more than good enough.

Basecamp ($24 a month for basic plan) - Product Management and Collaboration tool used by many startup companies, especially useful for software development. Basic plan only supports 15 “projects” but that’s probably all you’ll need for a long time.

Yammer (free) - It’s like Twitter for within businesses. It’s private, let’s you share links and content, and let’s you tell it what your organizational chart is. Keep each other updated on what you’re up to, and rather than e-mailing all those random links out and spamming each other, put it on Yammer with some # hashtags to keep it organized.

Open Office (free) - Microsoft Office is expensive. If you really need some offline tools, consider Open Office which has pretty much all the power with none of the price.

Zoho (free) - Zoho is a suite of online software similar to Google Docs, Gmail, and Google Calendar, but it also has CRM, Wikis, Invoicing, Product Management, Reporting and Business Intelligence, HR/Recruitment software, and much more. They limit how many users can use things, with the intent that you’ll pay later when you outgrow the free level. We haven’t used it much yet because we haven’t needed some of that more intense software stuff yet. But its pretty awesome, and when we need it I’m sure we’ll come back to it.

Brand Identity

Logoworks (decently priced) - As much as you can, you want to do things yourself or bug your creative friend in exchange for some pizza and beer. But if you’re willing to pay up a little, Logoworks will design your logo, website, business cards, etc. for decent prices. It’s not super cheap, but it’s worth checking out if you need something professional for a reasonable price and you need it pretty fast - in many cases they can get you concepts in just 3 business days.

Marketing or Business Materials

Zazzle (decently priced) - Zazzle is really cool - customize your t-shirts, business cards, mugs, you name it. It’s not the cheapest on the block, but the level of customization is huge. I’ve noticed the business cards are really cheap, and as you customize things the cost stays the same - some sites like to really pump up prices to more you modify.

Website Statistics

Google Analytics (free) - Google Analytics is used by just about everyone it seems - it’s relatively easy to setup, and its extremely powerful. Figure out how many people are coming to various pages on your site, how many people are clicking on certain links, etc. etc.

MixPanel (free, may have to buy some credits soon if you use it heavily) - A different option for analytics. It have some heavy duty customization to get very specific as to what you are measuring, it’s in real-time, can support detailed “funnel” analytics, and more.

Newsletters

MailChimp (free credits, but you’ll need to buy some soon) - Use one of their templates or upload your HTML and blast out your e-mail messages to your e-mail lists. It makes the whole process a million times easier, and it gives you great statistics on who’s been clicking on what in your e-mail, how many people are opening your e-mail in the first place, and how things compare with past e-mail blasts.

Customer Feedback

Get Satisfaction (free, with lots of good upgrade options) - CorkShare just setup an account here, you can only have a couple admins at first but it’s a really great way to engage customers and have them engage eachother for (1) Questions, (2) Ideas, (3) Bugs/Problems, and (4) Praise.

Blogging

Tumblr (free) - Tumblr has a really easy setup for a blog, and has a strong community to reach out to. Our blog is setup through them with some customization.

Wordpress (free) - Wordpress has some really good customization options, and can be placed on your own servers and such. Requires a little more setup than Tumblr, but may be worth it for you.

Online File Space

Dropbox (free) - Gives you 2 GB of space online for free with a great syncing system. Whenever someone in your startup puts a file in the Dropbox folder on their computer, it automatically uploads it to the internet, and also downloads it to everyone else’s folder on their computer. It’s quite magical.

Drop.io (free) - Little drop zones for files to be uploaded to, pretty useful for adhoc or temporary sharing of files with people, and has many different views to interact with content.

Social Media Marketing

Twitter (free) - Great for having conversations with customers and colleagues, blasting out links to your blog articles or interesting related content, and gaining a following. Those who say Twitter is overrated may have some valid points, but we’ve found it to be a tool that has delivered consistent business value.

Facebook Page (free) - Very much like the Twitter of the Facebook world. It’s a good way to reach out to Facebook, which has a huge user base. Also very useful - being able to make events on Facebook. A lot of people have profiles there, and often making an event on Facebook is the most effective way to build an RSVP list.

YouTube (free) - Good old YouTube. Post your videos up easily and then distribute. In the social media world, content is king - and video is the most powerful and engaging form of that content.

Vimeo (free, premium member is worth checking out though) - Vimeo is growing in popularity and doesn’t have all the noise and copyright infringement of YouTube and tends to be a friendly audience. Great place to put up high quality or HD video as their viewer is beautiful and administrative system is intuitive. Also breaks down the statistics of who’s watching your video pretty nicely.

Interesting Programs of Note

Microsoft BizSpark (free at first, but has some catches) - Microsoft will let you use their software for free as long as you are a small, privately-owned startup. Most of the software can only be used for test or demonstration purposes which is the big catch, but it’s a huge help to be able to use legit, full-powered Microsoft software to get stuff done. Includes Office 2007, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Sharepoint, SQL Server, Microsoft Dynamics, Visual Studio, Expression Studio, and more.

Have some other recommendations for free or cheap tools for startups? Let us know at @CorkShare or on Facebook!

1 month ago from bookmarklet

How to Create a Custom YouTube Background for Your Business : Technology :: American Express OPEN Forum

Like any social network, your business presence there should be branded and recognizable. You’ll want to ensure that people finding your videos and clicking on your channel know where the content is coming from.

1 month ago from bookmarklet

Drupal Gardens | Get a Free Drupal 7 Site Here

Another great tool for building websites with the ease of starting a blog.

Notes: 3 / 1 month ago from georgenemeth (originally from mauricesmall)

going back clean.

stacked neatly and in place for safety.

ready for the next load in the a.m..

georgenemeth:

Hope you’re following Maurice Small’s blog. I spent quality time with him yesterday and he’s really excited about social media. With a little bit of coaching, he’s taking off like Susie Sharp. In six weeks or so, he’s already been invited to a panel and to be a radio guest on a show from FL.

“It all comes down to relationships and trust with passion—a chef’s passion for food, a farmer’s passion for soil.”

1 month ago from bookmarklet

Recessionomics 101: How to Make Extra Money

I’m working with several business partnerships on these very same action items. Whether you’re an individual or business you should plaster these 3 key ideas on your wall.