Episode 49 is a very special episode jam packed with my favorite business resources. Resources range from project management solutions to client gift ideas and many are ones I use in my day to day business.  Below is a complete list of all the resources mentioned in this episode along with their web links.  What is your favorite business resource? Tell me about it by leaving a comment on this post.

Project Management
ClientSpot - http://www.myclientspot.com
Central Desktop – http://www.centraldesktop.com
Project Pier – http://www.projectpier.org
Mentioned, but not highlighted:
Smartsheets – http://www.smartsheet.com
Basecamp – http://basecamphq.com/
Staction – http://www.staction.com

Time Tracking
MyHours.com – http://www.myhours.com
Time Stamp – http://www.syntap.com/products_timestamp.htm

Shopping Carts
1ShoppingCart – http://www.1shoppingcart.com
Shopify – http://www.shopify.com
Paypal – http://www.paypal.com
ZenCart – http://www.zen-cart.com
e-Junkie – http://www.ejunkie.com

Email Marketing
Constant Contact – http://www.constantcontact.com
iContact – http://www.icontact.com
Aweber – http://www.aweber.com
Vertical Response - http://www.veritcalresponse.com
Mailchimp – http://www.mailchimp.com
MadMiMi – http://www.madmimi.com

PDF
PDF995 – http://www.pdf995.com
CutePDf – http://www.cutepdf.com
Scribd – http://www.scribd.com

FTP
CuteFTP – http://www.cuteftp.com
Filezilla – http://www.filezilla-project.org

RSS
Google Reader – http://www.google.com/reader
Free RSS Reader – Available on iPhone and iPod Touch App Store
Juice – http://www.juicereceiver.sourceforge.net

Music
I Heart Radio – Available on iPhone and iPod Touch App Store
Jango -  http://www.jango.com
Pandora – http://www.pandora.com or Available on iPhone and iPod Touch App Store

Podcast Directories
PodcastAlley – http://www.podcastalley.com
iTunes – http://www.itunes.com
Blog Talk Radio - http://www.blogtalkradio.com

Podcasts worth checking out:
Quick and Dirty Tips for the Public Speaker – http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/
Stuff Mom Never Told You – http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-mom-never-told-you.rss
How Stuff Works -http://www.howstuffworks.com/stuff-you-should-know-podcast.htm

Client Gifts
Instagift – http://www.instagift.com
Fairytale Brownies – http://www.brownies.com

VOIP
Grasshopper – http://www.grasshopper.com
Skype – http://www.skype.com
Google Voice – http://www.google.com/voice

Social Networking
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com
Virtual Assistant Forums – http://www.virtualassistantforums.com

Twitter Applications
Hootsuite – http://www.hootsuite.com
Tweetie – Available on iPhone and iPod Touch App Store
Tweetdeck – http://www.tweetdeck.com
Friend or Follow – http://www.friendorfollow.com
MyVBO – http://www.myvbo.com
Mixero – http://www.mixero.com

Some additional resources not mentioned during the episode:
DimDim – webinar solution – free service for webinars with up to 20 people – http://www.dimdim.com
YouSendIt – for sending large files - http://www.yousendit.com
DropBox – for syncing and sharing files between computers – http://www.dropbox.com
Google Docs – http://www.google.com/docs

Sponsored by:
Virtual Assistant Forums: http://www.virtualassistantforums.com

Virtual AssistantVille: http://www.virtualassistantville.com

Produced by:
D. Victoria Virtual Assistance: http://www.dvictoriava.com

Hosted by:
Darlene Victoria Gonzalez

 

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