My Top 10 Favorite Internet Tools

by: Jim Edwards
- by Jim Edwards(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reservedhttp://www.thenetreporter.com-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-When you make your living on the Internet, you cansometimes forget that the tools and resources you take forgranted might rate an incredible discovery to someone whodoesn't already know they exist. Whether they help you save time, save money, or avoidfrustration, these tools and services rate my highestrecommendation for just plain making life easier, fasterand cheaper.1. Short Keys - Available free at www.shortkeys.com/lite.htm, Short Keysallows you to create shortcut keys to cut down onrepetitive typing tasks. I absolutely love this programbecause of the amount of time it saves me every single day.2. Good Keywords - Available free at www.goodkeywords.com, Good Keywordsenables you to condense hours of keyword research into afew seconds. Find out the top keywords your target audiencesearches for so you can put your advertising dollars in theright spot to catch the biggest fish. 3. Mail Washer - Available free at www.mailwasher.net, this program enablesyou to spot and delete spam and viruses before downloadingthem to your computer. With so much spam clogging my emailin-box, I couldn't survive any more without this program!4. ClickBank - If you sell a downloadable product such as an ebook,report, or software, you can't beat clickbank forprocessing credit card payments. Not only do they take thepayments and send you a check twice a month, they also plugyour product into an existing network of thousands ofaffiliates who can sell it for you.5. GoDaddy.com - Cheap, reliable, easy to use domain name registrar thatonly charges $8.95 per year for each domain name youregister. Godaddy rates cheaper and just as, if not more,reliable than any other domain registrar.6. GroupMail - Visit www.infacta.com to download the free version ofGroupMail. The program allows you to email and do mailmerge to your entire database of contacts. It's a great wayto stay in touch with customers, family, and clients.7. Google - As far as I'm concerned, Google.com rates as the Web's bestsearch engine. When I need to find something online in ahurry, Google usually produces exactly what I want tolocate!8. Front Page - Say what you want about Microsoft, but the FrontPage htmleditor has served me well for the last 5 years andcounting. Though I don't use the more advanced features, Ican always count on FrontPage to help me get my web pagesdone quickly and easily.9. Smart FTP - Log on to www.smartftp.com and download a free copy of theeasiest FTP program I've every used. If you need totransfer files to and from a web server and you know how touse Windows Explorer, Smart FTP will enable you to uploadfiles to the web like a pro in minutes.10. Note Tab Light - Perhaps my favorite tool of all. Note Tab enables me toeasily format text messages for my newsletters, manipulatehtml code and remove formatting from word processingdocuments. Log on to www.notetab.com for a free copy of the"light" version.