Tools of the Trade

If you’re new to the SEO or Commerce game, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite tools on this page.
Some save so much time we couldn’t live without them, others are just nice to have.If you run across a great web/seo tool that can do it faster, cheaper, better, drop us a line. We evaluate just about everything, if we like it we use it and it will end up on this page.


SEO Tools

SEO Elite -

Useful for a lot of things, but there two huge time savers; build a road
map of what it takes to be #1 for a search phrase, and find link partners
that will benefit your site the most.This is one of those “couldn’t live without” tools.We
threw away 3 SEO tools we no longer needed, due to the functionally of SEO
elite.If you’re serious about getting to page one of the big three search
engines, checkit out.


Toll-Free Phone Numbers


RingCentral Online
RingCentral: “Best for Toll Free Numbers” Inc. Magazine
-

RingCentral was a life saver when we first started and still is! You can
get a toll free number for less than $10 A MONTH, forwarded to your home,cell
or any phone. Also allows you to set hours where the phone rolls directly
to voice mail. We also use their FAX services, and don’t bother with a fax
machine anymore. If you are trying to get a busines going while still working
a day job RingCentral is indispensable.


Product Sourcing

WorldWide Brands/One Source-

If you’re interested in either drop shipping or inventory (without buying
warehouse quantities) this directory is a great resource of REAL drop shippers
and wholesalers. There are a lot of pretend drop shippers selling to merchants
at retail prices. Tough to make a buck if your markup is 10 cents.

We’ve used
both the Dropship and Wholesale directories for almost three years and
have established some really good relationships with business on the wholesale
side of the street.


Auto responders (Build an Opt-in List)

Or

AWeber or GetResponse

We have had excellent results with both AWeber and Get Response. Reliable, Easy to use, Provide plenty of on-line instruction, provide the HTML/JavaScript to plop down on your site, and tracking mechanisms.

You can’t go wrong picking either one, but you should probably pick only
one.We just happen to have accounts with both because my husband and I set
upaccounts independently of each other..

yeah I know.. silly.


Our Favorite Link Directories

Get instant credit with Google and other search engines by having this blue
blood set of directories linking to you.

  • Yahoo.com: At $299/year a bit pricey but worth the value it brings.
  • JoeAnt.com: $39.99 one time fee
  • Gimpsey: $40 one time fee
  • GoGuides.com $40 one time fee (click on Express Submit; NOT Easy Submit)
  • WOW Directory: $35.00 one time fee
  • Skaffe: $40 one time fee
  • BOTW.org $80/year
  • Excellentguide.com $25 one time
  • UncovertheNet.com: $20 one time fee
  • Sezza: $14.95
  • Elib.org: Free/C$50.00 – free can get you in.
  • Fatinfo.com: Free


Nancy Andrews on July 22nd 2007

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