Resources

The products listed on this page have proven to be useful tools and resources for small-medium sized businesses. Some tools, in fact, are used on a regular basis by Smallbiztechnology.com.

Updated May 2008

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• Content/Reading
• Communication
• Online/Internet Business Productivity

Content/Reading

• Allbusiness.com—useful web site for tons of business information and a GREAT tech section
• Steve Wildstrom's Business Week Tech Section
• Michael Katz's _Blue Penguin Development Group's email newsletter and podcast is a short burst of RICH information about email newsletter creation
• Business Know How—if you run a business and need to be in the "know'
• BuyerZone—fast quotes on hundreds of small business products and services
• Clickz.com—another great place for all things about the world of online business
• Cnet.com—all the tech news you'll want
• Duct Tape Marketing Podcast—if you want to get in depth information about marketing your business John Jantsch is the man to listen to
• Essential Business Tactics for the Net is a book I would suggest for EVERY business. If you want to get the strategic insight, tips and practical advice in using the Internet to grow your business, Essential Business Tacticts for the Net is MUST read. In fact I often use it as a reference book and I'm considered an "Internet expert"!
• HP small and medium business printing blog—Anneliese Olson, Director, HP LaserJet Category Management
• FileInfo.net—The File Extensions Resource
• Marketingsherpa.com—wonderful resource of online marketing case studies
• New York Enterprise Report—want a monthly magazine that you'll read from cover to cover and gives you PRACTICAL insight into growing your business? Check out NY Enterprise Report. Rob Levine, publisher,blog—he doesn't post as much at the NYTimes, but when he posts something its great insight.
• SearchSmallbizIt—great resource for all things tech
• Anita Campbell's Small Business Trends—Listen to Anita's small business podcast for a weekly dose of....small business trends.
• Technology for Business Sake—Brent Leary is the host of this Atlanta based radio show and gives insight into the world of small business technology
• Webopedia.com—a comprehensive dictionary of technology terms and The Tech Terms Computer Dictionary
• WilsonWeb—amazing resource for just about everything to do with online business

Communication

• Roving's Constant Contact—email newsletter management
• Adobe's online PDF tool—Need to create a PDF document? Don't feel like buying the Adobe PDF Writer? Check it out
• Corex.com—business card scanner I've used this little tool and highly recommend it!
• Gotomypc.com and LogMeIn.com—remotely access your PC
• Centerpoint's Concero—Concero PBX phone system specifically designed for offices that operate with 1 or 2 phone lines. I've used this little gizmo myself and love it.
• Mozilla FireFox—Great web browser
• WiFlyer http://www.wiflyer.comwireless networking for dial-up users. (I do not use this tool anymore, as I don't need it, but it is a great resource)

Online/Internet Business Productivity

• Bloglines—manage your RSS feeds
• Del.icio.us—online bookmark service with tagging
• Feedburner—Get statistics of your RSS feeds
• File-Extensions.org—File extensions encyclopedia—The source for file extension information. An easy searchable database with file types, associations and info.
• Google—Put a search engine on your own web site or just search the 'net; get email from Google's Gmail; make money on your web site with Google's AdSense; analyze your web site traffic with Google Analytics
• Plaxo.com—store your contacts online and synch with other services!
• Sitepal—add Sitepals Avator's to your web site. Put a HUMAN face on your web site
• DabbleDB;online database that is simply awesome
• Web site creation—_Microsoft Office Live, Homestead,