FREE Business Tools
Below are some organizations that offer free services to individuals and businesses. Take advantage of them!
| CATEGORY | SITE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| Communication | Dimdim | Open source web conferencing application; free basic service |
| Communication | Jott | Voice-to-text service for creating notes, lists, e-mails and text messages; free basic service |
| Communication | Oovoo | Video messaging, chatting and conferencing |
| Communication | Paltalk | Group IM, chat and video call application |
| Communication | Plugoo | Direct chatting with any blog or site visitor |
| Communication | Skype | Free calls over the Internet |
| Communication | YouSendIt | Send files up to 2GB; free basic service |
| Communication | Grand Central | Find Me Follow Me phone call forwarding service |
| Content, Media, Video | Audacity | Open source software for cross-platform audio recording |
| Content, Media, Video | Blip.tv | Video blogging, podcasting and video sharing service; free basic service |
| Content, Media, Video | BlogTalkRadio | Radio network for users to host their own shows |
| Content, Media, Video | DropShots | Video hosting and photo sharing |
| Content, Media, Video | Feedburner | Media distribution services for blogs and RSS feeds |
| Content, Media, Video | Fix My Movie | Video enhancement service; free basic service |
| Content, Media, Video | Phixr | Picture and photo editor |
| Content, Media, Video | Seesmic | Video conversation platform |
| Content, Media, Video | SlideShare | Share and embeded slideshows, powerpoints and PDF's into web pages |
| Content, Media, Video | VideoSpin | Video-editing software |
| Financial | Mint | Personal finance, money mangement, budget planning and financial planning softwar |
| Financial | MyBizHomepage | Financial dashboard for small business Quick Book users |
| Financial | QuickBooks | Small-business accounting software; free simple start download |
| Financial | Wesabe | Financial advice, analysis and planning |
| Financial | ADP | Payroll services |
| Financial | PayPal | Credit card processing |
| Marketing, PR | WordPress | Blog publishing tool |
| Marketing, PR | Pligg | Open-source, community-centric site for discovering, rating and sharing content |
| Marketing, PR | Digg | Content sharing site |
| Marketing, PR | PolicyMap | Geographic and demographic information system for creating custom maps, tables and chartes; basic free service |
| Marketing, PR | YourPitchSucks | PR pitch reviewing and advising |
| Marketing, PR | Stumble Upon | Content sharing site |
| Marketing, PR | Vista Print | Free business cards and inexpensive printing |
| Office Productivity | Adobe Buzzword | Collaborative word processor application |
| Office Productivity | Aviary | Image editing (like Photoshop) |
| Office Productivity | CutePDF Write | PDF creator; free basic service |
| Office Productivity | Dabble DB | Create, manage and share online databases; free basic service |
| Office Productivity | Doodle | Schedule, and coordinate meetings and other appointments |
| Office Productivity | FreshBooks | Invoicing, time-tracking and expense service; free basic service |
| Office Productivity | SurveyMonkey | Create and publish custom online surveys; free basic service |
| Office Productivity | ThinkFree Office | Office productivity suite; free basic service |
| Office Productivity | WuFoo | HTML form builder for creating interactive forms;free basic service |
| Project management | Remember the Milk | Task management solution and to-do lists |
| Project management | Socialtext | Wiki and website collaboration; free basic service |
| Project management | Team Task | Collaborative project management and community website builder |
| Project management | Yugma | Web meeting and collaboration service |
| Web | Google Alerts | E-mail updates on choice of query or topic |
| Web | KickApps | Platform of applications to integrates social features into a website |
| Web | Microsoft Office Live Small Business | Create a company website, domain and email; free basic service |
| Web | Yola | Web hosting and building |
| Web | Weebly | Website and blog creator |
| Web | Widgetbox | Web widgets for various applications |
| Web | Woopra | Web tracking and analysis application; free basic service |
Selection Criteria
In order for a site to be represented here, it should:
- Offer some kind of free service helpful to musicians
- Be a reputable company
To submit a free business tool (that meets these conditions) for possible inclusion, please let us know.