If you don’t own Adobe Acrobat (standard full version starts at $299), working with PDFs can be painful. I’ve written before about PDFescape, my all-time favorite PDF tool, which allows you to add comments to PDFs, actually fill out forms (even if forms aren’t enabled) and lets you do some modest editing.… Get the scoop...
PDFescape: The PDF editor I’ve been dreaming of!
Oh, I’m thrilled! I just found a PDF tool that allows you to add text, notes, form fields and more to existing PDFs. I’m often frustrated when my clients send me PDFs to edit because I have to do screenshots with Jing page by page.… Get the scoop...
Ninite: A super-cool way to download common free programs
Oh, I love free stuff, and I love people who make it easier to download free stuff.
Visit the Ninite site, and check off the free applications you want on your computer, such as Firefox, Chrome, iTunes, Audacity, Skype, AVG, Adobe Reader, Gimp… The list is fantastic!… Get the scoop...
Elance: Freelance Database for Every Item on Your To Do List
Freelancers and small businesses from all around the world are waiting to help you on Elance. All you need to do to hire a pro is to create a project and put it out for bids. You can find providers who meet your needs and invite them specifically to bid on your projects, or you can wait and see who finds you.… Get the scoop...
GIMP: Photoshop for free
No list of free and low-cost tools is complete without mentioning Gimp. Gimp is like a free version of Adobe Photoshop, complete with the whole gamut of tools I can’t figure out how to use.
It’s downloadable and works in a whole bunch of platforms.… Get the scoop...
Search Engine Mania
UPDATED August 2018!
This post comes straight from a longtime reader. Thanks for the list, Mark!
A colleague just shared this list with me, and I thought this might be something to include on your list of free and low-cost tools.… Get the scoop...
FaxZero: Free Internet Faxing
A couple of weeks ago, I needed to fax an order form. I haven’t configured my computer to send faxes and my fax machine isn’t set up either. So I searched for a free tool to help.
I was so happy when I discovered FaxZero.… Get the scoop...
FastDue.com – Free Online Accounting with Contract Template Library
I’ve written before about Microsoft Office Accounting Express, which is an awesome free accounting tool (and a Beth Favorite) that works like QuickBooks, at least for amateurs like me.
Someone sent me a link to FastDue, which is intriguing as well.… Get the scoop...
StumbleUpon: Discover new sites
I discovered StumbleUpon long, long before I discovered how it can send users to my site. Indeed — it was long before I actually had a site!
This is the coolest time waster ever…. err, I mean the coolest way to discover new sites.… Get the scoop...
Docstoc: Free legal forms and business templates
In today’s social media world, we’ve all come to rely on the kindness of strangers. That’s why docstoc works… people share copies of legal, business, tech and educational documents with the community, allowing other community members to download them for free.… Get the scoop...
Google Alerts: Track your web presence
Google has a host of fun tools that can help your business. I consider Google Alerts one of the most essential.
With Google Alerts, you can track key words in the web world in news articles, blogs and other citations. I set them up for my last name, my company and key words related to my clients.… Get the scoop...
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