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June 20, 2009

Spy: Repeating History

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Spy Review

What does this tool do: Provides cross platform, up to the second updates on news from various social media.

Cost: Free

Who Needs It: Do you monitor the news?

Info Page: http://spy.appspot.com/find/%23iran?latest=25

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June 11, 2009

Meetup: Talk Talk or Ca-Ching Ca-Ching

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Meetup Review 

What does this tool do:  Soothes your lonely heart…or is very valuable as a niche and ranking tool. 

Cost: Free

Who Needs It:  Do you want to be in close touch with your potential buyers?

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May 7, 2009

spellr.us: Your Mom, Without the Baggage

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spellr.us Review 

What does this tool do:  Corrects your site’s spelling. 

Cost: Free

Who Needs It:  You, Doofus. (Dufus? Doofuss? Dummy?)

Info Page:   http://spellr.us/

Comments:  

Too easy to explain. Checks your site’s spelling and is meciless when it comes to correcting you. (HT Len Charnoff at www.timesavingtutorials.com)

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April 21, 2009

WordPress Direct: Dude Blogging

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WordPress Direct Review 

What does this tool do: Sets up and stuffs a blog with your hands tied behind your back. 

Cost: Free and paid.

Who Needs It:  Probably you.

Info Page:  http://www.wordpressdirect.com/how-it-works/

Comments:  

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March 4, 2009

ViralVideo: You Can Do It

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ViralVideo Review 

What does this tool do:  Brings Buzz…and customers… to your website.

Cost: Free

Who Needs It:  Are you content to whistle…and write… in the dark?

Info Page:   http://www.unrulymedia.com/viral-resources/

Comments:  

This is not an application but a process. You can read about ViralVideo and what it can do for your promotion through sources at the link above. And you should, because it is a backdoor… but perfectly legal… way to bring site visitors your way. You also will realize that many of the videos you have watched, and forwarded as a result of friends’ emails, have been planted strategically so you would be caught up in the moment. 

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February 19, 2009

PROBLOGGER: Ready. Set. Blog.

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PROBLOGGER Review 

What does this tool do: Article that condenses the agony before your ecstasy. 

Cost: Free

Who Needs It:  Are you really going to blog, or just gobble incessantly about it?

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February 16, 2009

PhonePower: It’s Time To Talk

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PhonePower Review 

What does this tool do: Brings maturity to internet phone service. 

Cost: 9.95 per month and up for two lines

Who Needs It: Cost conscious entrepreneurs.…and home folks too. 

Info Page:   http://www.phonepower.com/

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February 13, 2009

Gotvmail: Ma Bell Died

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Gotvmail Review 

What does this tool do: Everything you couldn’t afford to pay your local phone company for.  

Cost: $9.95 per month basic 

Who Needs It: One person marketers will twitter with excitement over this. Small businesses will too.

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February 10, 2009

PowerDirector 7: Not Your Father’s Edit System

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PowerDirector 7 Review

What does this tool do: Gives you the power to edit and post video to your webblog.

Cost: As low as $52.00 with an online coupon

Who Needs It: Do you want to use video, one of the most powerful marketing tools on the internet?

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February 7, 2009

Flickr: Overlooked Marketing Tool

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Flickr Tools Review 

What does this tool do:  Opens new doors for visitors to your website. 

Cost: Free and Pro accounts

Who Needs It:  Got a camera? 

Info Page:   http://www.flickr.com/tools/

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January 30, 2009

Mashable: Facebook Unleashed

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Mashable Article Review

What does this tool do: Here is a list and review of applications/extensions that will help extend the FaceBook experience for your business interests.

Cost: Free

Who Needs It: Looking for new and better ways to market yourself and your business?

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January 11, 2009

Ezine Articles: Traffic Attractant

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Ezine Articles Review 

What does this tool do:   Sends TRAFFIC to your blog via your own written articles.

Cost: Free

Who Needs It:  Do you want more eyeballs to see your site, or service or business?  Or are you just working on your blog to show Mom?

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December 26, 2008

dukaBUZZ: Talk and Run

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dukaBUZZ Review 

What does this tool do:  This little device will allow your site visitors to leave a voice comment instead of text.

Cost: Free

Who Needs It:  For some blogs, this tool could add an extra layer of interest to your comments section. 

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December 11, 2008

Press Release Grader: Automated Reprimands

Press Release Grader

PressRelease Grader Review

What does this tool do: Stands in for your high school English teacher.

Cost: Free

Who Needs It: You. Doofus.

Info Page: http://pressrelease.grader.com/

Comments:

Press releases are a required marketing tool for new blogs, products and services. If you want an unbiased opinion of your sorry writing skills, plug the text into this second-guesser and let it do its stuff. It will evaluate your work and fearlessly spit out a score…then suggest politely that you rewrite it.

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December 1, 2008

Spy: Find Prospects NOW

Spy

Spy Review

What does this tool do: This deceptively simple robot will find and deliver potential customers who have problems that you can solve.

Cost: Free

Who Needs It: Hate cold calls?

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