I've found lots of free resources that have been helpful to me and my partners so I wanted to share these with you. These resources are great for personal and/or business use and can greatly reduce time, add value to your website, and are absolutely great to use! Enjoy!
Free Software #1: WordPress
http://www.wordpress.org
Wordpress is a state-of-the-art publishing/blog/website platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.
Free Software #2: OpenOffice
http://www.openoffice.org
OpenOffice is the free version of Microsoft Office. It is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It works on all common computers and stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write ...
Continue reading » is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It works on all common computers and stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.
Free Software #3: PrimoPDF
http://www.primopdf.com
Create PDF files faster with the only free PDF creator to support one-click, drag-and-drop PDF creation. You can convert to PDF from any file you can print, including Microsoft® Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint® formats.
Free Software #4: Gimp
http://www.gimp.org
GIMP is a versatile graphics manipulation package. You can edit graphics, photos, and more. This is another free source program that often beats the paid solutions available.
Free Software #5: Gimpshop
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This is a free add-on to make Gimp operate more like Photoshop. Many of the menus and other elements are very similar to Photoshop, so this becomes a nice alternative.
Free Software #6: Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
Audacity® is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It as a very good solution for editing your audio files either for online use or for CDs you develop.
Free Software #7: CamStudio
http://www.swftools.com/tools-details.php?tool=8162413051
Record audio and video from your screen directly to flash. No question about it. I prefer Camtasia Studio over this free version as it has many more features, but Camtasia Studio also costs $300 after your trial is over. If that’s out of your budget, here’s your alternative.
Free Software #8: PowerBullet
http://www.powerbullet.com
Create slideshows, auto-running presentations, and more. Very nice finished product. You can output the finished presentation as Flash or executable. The executable format is nice for tutorials and software documentation.
Free Software #9: Gmail
http://www.gmail.com
A lot of people love Outlook or Eudora, and I was a diehard Outlook user for years. I now prefer Gmail as it also includes free, over the air (OTA) updates to my cell phone. You can have it pick up email from all your addresses and set to reply from each address. My favorite part…since it’s web based I can use one computer at home and my laptop when I’m traveling without transferring anything over.
Free Software #10: FileZilla
http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/
Open source FTP client for Window’s computers. You’ll need this for uploading and downloading files, pages, videos, PDFs, and more to your website.
Free Software #11: Teleconference Calls
http://www.totallyfreeconferencecalls.com
Not really software, but it belongs on this list anyway. Set-up your own conference call line with unlimited usage for up to 99 lines for free. Instant Conference is another company that does this for up to 150 lines.
Free Software #12: Skype
http://www.skype.com
With Skype’s free software – by the way, it works seamlessly with your internet connection – you can chat away with free Skype-to-Skype calls and never worry about cost, time or distance. Share the love and get your friends to download Skype so you can talk, instant message (IM) or make video calls for nothing.
Free Software #13: Google Analytics
http://www.google.com/analytics/
Google Analytics is installed on almost all of my websites (and it should be on all of them). Simply add their code to the bottom of each of your pages and watch them track everything for your site. You can even set “goals” for your site such as subscriptions or sales by adding the code to your thank you pages. Check on your conversion rates from your traffic this way. This is the basics of tracking your traffic at your site. Install it now.
Free Software #14: eFax
https://www.efax.com/en/efax/twa/signupFree?rqcp=1
I don’t use a fax very often. Those are one of those old tools or something people used to use before email I think. But once in a while I need to fax something out like a contract or a client wants to fax me over something. My fax number is from eFax. You can fax and receive faxes right from your computer.
Free Software #15: osTicket
http://osticket.com
Set up your own support ticket system to handle any customer inquiries. Email is unreliable and a little harder for a team to track. There are several free support ticket options available. osTicket is one of the good ones.
Free Software #16: AVG
http://free.grisoft.com/
This is virus protection software. If you work online a lot, you will be exposed to viruses. Protect your computer with their free version or their paid version. I’ve found their software puts a lighter load on your processing power than most of the other options out there.
*Some content reprinted from http://www.reallifepurpose.com/.
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