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Presentation given at EntreFest! Conference for Iowa Small Business Owners on March 8th, 2012. More info about the Iowa entrepreneur conference here: http://www.entrefest.com
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Time Savers, $$ Makers and Friend Creators:
New Technology Tools
Rob Williams Business Concierge, MyEntre.Net
Business Analyst, University of Northern Iowa
Barry Groh President, Mobile Media Innovation, LLC
*DISCLAIMER: Does not cover misuse, accident, lightning, flood, tornado, tsunami, volcanic eruption, earthquake, hurricanes, or other acts of God, neglect, damage from improper use, incorrect line voltage, unauthorized use, unauthorized repair, improper installation, typos, broken antenna or marred cabinet, missing or altered serial numbers, electromagnetic radiation from nuclear blasts, sonic boom vibrations, customer adjustments that are not covered in this list, and incidents owing to an airplane crash, ship sinking or taking on water, motor vehicle crashing, dropping the item, falling rocks, leaky roof, broken glass, disk failure, accidental file deletions, mud slides, forest fire, hitting of a deer, milk coming out of your nose due to laughing while drinking, or projectiles, which can include, but are not limited to, arrows, bullet shots, BBs, lasers, napalm, torpedoes, emissions of X-rays, Alpha, Beta and Gamma rays, knives, stones, etc.
Notes Before We Start
• Use these applications & tips at your own risk… • I give no guarantee of their effectiveness for you • I promise that you will walk away from this presentation with at least one new useful tool*
= FREE (or Freemium)
Hubspot Free Marketing Tools
-Marketing Grader -Generates Report of your website
-Twitter Grader -Easy to understand grade for your Twitter account, will automatically tell you areas of concern
http://www.hubspot.com/marketing-tools/
If This Then That…
ifttt website: http://ifttt.com Ifttt recipes: http://ifttt.com/recipes Tip Article 1: http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/01/13/the-15-best-ifttt-recipes/ Tip Article 2: http://www.tested.com/news/10-clever-ways-to-automate-your-online-life-with-ifttt/2915/
Using the ifttt platform you can create rules that automate just about any online process. Examples: -Copy all Instagram photos to Dropbox/Facebook -Push Google+ posts to Twitter -Auto thank mentions on Twitter -When free mp3 added to Amazon, send e-mail -When rain/snow coming, send e-mail -Send Google reader articles to Kindle
Wave Accounting
http://waveaccounting.com/
From their website:
Unlimited invoices... unlimited expense tracking... automatic backup... customizable reports... customizable accounts... foreign currency... all this and more, for three easy payments of $0.
Passpack
http://passpack.com/en/home/
Passpack is an online password manager that can securely maintain up to 100 of your logins along with plenty of additional space for text notes (all encrypted, of course). Additional features include sharing, auto-login and a desktop app for faster entry.
E pluribus unum – Gmail (Ex uno plura)
Gmail Account: http://www.gmail.com More Gmail Tips: http://www.htstechtips.com/2010/09/24/multiple-google-email-addresses-one-gmail-account/
Extra E-mail Addresses: • @Googlemail.com domain • Use additional ‘.’ in username • Use ‘+’ at end of username
•Google Filters to Sort
ZamZar
http://zamzar.com
ZamZar allows you quickly format all sorts of files in all sorts of ways… all free!
Extra Tip: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
ZenCash
http://www.zencash.com/
ZenCash helps freelancers and small businesses with receivables. Their system automatically plugs into your accounting/invoicing software and can be programmed to send out reminder payment text messages, thank you notes, and even collection phone calls on your behalf.
xNeat Clipboard Manager
http://www.xneat.com/clipboard-manager/index.htm
The xNeat clipboard manager allows windows operating system users to copy and paste multiple items.
Open Office
http://www.openoffice.org/
A free software alternative to Microsoft Office Suite. Includes programs that assist with writing, advanced calculating, presentation creation, etc. Especially helpful when you have formats that do not seem to open correctly in Microsoft Office. Use interchangeably when problems arise.
Doodle
http://www.doodle.com/
Appointments as easy as 1-2-3: 1) Create Poll 2) Invite Participants 3) Confirm Date/Time
Browser Privacy & Protection
http://lifehacker.com/5887140/everyones-trying-to-track-what-you-do-on-the-web-heres-how-to-stop-them
Podio
https://company.podio.com/
Podio is a Facebook-like network for work. Comes complete with applications that extend functionality. Includes services like internal messaging, project management spaces, tasks, internal and external membership, calendar, budget tracking, and timecards. Free for five or fewer employees and five or fewer external members.
Bonus: Twitter Tips 2
http://www.tweriod.com http://bufferapp.com
Let’s Continue the Convo!
Connect with me: On Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/_RobWilliams On LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertwill via E-mail: [email protected] via Online Chat: http://bit.ly/hZgrAz
