There are also options to monitor keywords and trends related to your company, schedule tweets, get notified via email when you receive tweets, assign tweets to employees, archive tweets and do much more. One nice feature is click tracking that integrates nicely with bit.ly. Overall, an excellent tool for businesses for managing their reputation using Twitter.

Features:

• Twitter client for businesses.
• Completely web based and free to use.
• Manage multiple accounts with multiple users.
• See tweets of employees as conversations.
• Schedule and archive tweets.
• Track clicks using bit.ly.
• Post updates to multiple accounts simultaneously.

Check out CoTweet @ www.cotweet.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• Yammer – A Twitter For Businesses and Enterprises
• Zapproved: Web based Decision Making Tool
• Zamabook: Web Based Appointment Scheduling Service
• wwwitter: See Twitter Discussions For Any Webpage
• Wordoid: Get Company Name Ideas

Users may search through domains by city, state, zip code or you could just zoom into a specific location of the map.

It lists the available domain names based on the location you’ve selected on the map. It also lists open auctions for domains on sale. It depicts the options to buy or add to wishlist via orange and green balloons on the map respectively. And finally, you can refine your domain search using keyword filters.

Overall, a good service for domain hunters and local businesses.

Features:

• Location based domain name search by GoDaddy.
• Advanced search options with keywords filter.
• Zoom into the specific location on the map and get the corresponding domains.
• Buy domains directly from GoDaddy or add to wishlist.
• Se other cool domain tools in, 6 Domain Generators To Find Killer Domain Name.

Check out GeoDomainMap @ www.geo.godaddy.com (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• TraceBullet: Quick Server, WhoIS, IP & Port Testing
• Suggest.Name: The Web 2.0 Domain Name Generator
• SpyOnWeb: See All Websites That Belong to the Same Owner
• ServerCheck: Free Website Server Check Tools
• QuarkBase: Get Almost Every Information About A Website

The map itself is easy to grasp and visually appealing. The larger the rectangle of the stock, the larger the market cap. If the rectangle is green the stock price is up, if it is red it is down and dark represents neutrality.

If you place your cursor over any rectangle a company name and related information will pop up. The ‘N’ next to a company means that there is recent news. To learn more about a specific company click it’s rectangle and a vertical menu will appear. This menu will lead you to further information about the company including news updates, financial data and historical graphs. The map automatically updates every 15 minutes.

Features:

• Get a visual idea of the stock market status.
• Customize map by a time period and include highlights.
• Latest news, financial data and historical graphs for any company can be also viewed.
• Search for a particular stock.
• Hide the control panel if preferred.
• The map automatically updates every 15 minutes.
• Read detailed instructions here.
• Free, and no sign up.
• Similar tools: WeSeed, SaneBull, CakeFinancial, Stocks.us and also see related article “5 Free Website Stock Tickers for Financial Geeks“.

Check out Map-Of-The-Markett @ www.smartmoney.com/map-of-the-market (by Alex Ainsberg)

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• WeSeed: Learn The Stock Market For Free Online
• WhatsTheCost: Free Financial Calculators
• WalletWatcher: Track your Budget and Spendings
• Thrive: Organize Your Budget & Plan Ahead
• The Inflation Calculator: See Value Of US Dollar Over Time

You can create a free account to track and organize this data, make business connections, check what your connections are tracking, share messages publicly or privately and set up watch lists of companies and people. Certainly an awesome site for professionals and for those who want to track the latest happenings in the corporate world (US only).

Features:

• Online database of companies and people.
• Neat user interface. Data organized clearly along with charts and graphs.
• Lots of information about executives you won’t find elsewhere.
• Create an account to track and organize specific data.

Check out Tracked @ www.tracked.com (via TechCrunch) (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• Zapproved: Web based Decision Making Tool
• Zamabook: Web Based Appointment Scheduling Service
• Yammer – A Twitter For Businesses and Enterprises
• Wordoid: Get Company Name Ideas
• WidGenie: Easy Tools for Presenting Raw Data Visually

You can track leads, communication and conversations with customers & employees, manage contacts and tasks, build a list of suppliers, collaborate with your sales team and do much more. And if you wish to move to better CRM solution in future, it also lets you export your data from the tool.

Features

• Free online CRM solution for businesses.
• Track communications with customers, suppliers, leads and others.
• Manage and organize contacts.
• Collaborate with team members on a project.
• Build a list of suppliers and shareholders.
• Similar tool: HighRise.

Check out Timetonote @ www.timetonote.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• Zapproved: Web based Decision Making Tool
• TaskBin : Online Task Management for Groups
• MediaWiki : No.1 Free Wiki Software
• HighRise
• Co-op: Stay Connected with Your Co-workers

The site has an extensive library of user added documents, organized by categories (Finance, Business, Presentations, Legal Forms & Agreements), popularity, tags and the time added. While most of the documents require payment some of the documents are given away for free.

The registration is required for both selling and buying documents. Gazhoo charges 30% fee on any document sold.

Features:

• Online marketplace marketplace for legal, financial, business and other professional document templates.
• Sell all sorts of document in any file format.
• Gazhoo charges 30% fee on the gross sales.
• Search, browse and buy documents uploaded by others.
• Make and receive payments via credit card or PayPal.
• All documents are organized in categories (legal, financial, business, professional… etc), popularity and the time added.
• The registration is required for both selling and buying documents.

Check out Gazhoo @ www.gazhoo.com

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• SampleWords: Free Business Document Templates & Forms
• LetterWiz: Free Sample Letter Templates
• Gazhoo: Find Legal and Business Documents
• Collection of Free Business Forms and Templates
• Tagito: Sell Documents and Digital Content Online

It also creates rich graphs and reports for a comprehensive analysis of your books. Other features include integration with the popular invoicing tool FreshBooks, advice on how to save tax, credit card and Paypal data import, and the ability to invite your bookkeeper to use the account.

Watch demo videos below to learn more:

Features:

• Free online bookkeeping for businesses.
• Currently for US customers only.
• Track income, expenses, profits and taxes.
• See reports and analyze performance.
• Import data from your credit card, FreshBooks and Paypal accounts.
• Similar tool: BionicBooks.

Check out Outright @ www.outright.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• InvoicePlace: Online Invoice Generator
• Invoice Journal : Free Invoicing Service
• CurdBee: Easy Billing & Invoicing Web Application
• BionicBooks: Free Online Accounting Tool for Small Businesses
• BillingBoss: Free Web Based Invoicing Site

Trademarkia can help new and existing businesses by searching through every trademark registered in the US since 1870 to see if they’re breaking any laws. There are several different search functions for all different kinds of trademarks such as brands, names and logos.

Above you can see how I searched for ‘lion’ under the logo search function. I was given every logo registered since 1870 that depicts a lion in anyway. These ranged from modern services and company logos to old emblems dating back to the 19^th century that were used for local militias and organizations in the US.

You can also search for trademarks (both active and dead) registered by different companies and by their theme or subject matter.

This is a very useful resource for companies which could save them a lot of money by not employing people to do this research for them.

Check out Trademarkia @ www.tradmarkia.com (by Dean Sherwin)

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• Google Patents : Comprehensive Patent Search Engine
• FreePatentsOnline : Patent Search Engine
• Zillow
• Zapproved: Web based Decision Making Tool
• Zamabook: Web Based Appointment Scheduling Service

It can tell you who are your most important contacts, their web presence, the tweets, blogs and articles mentioning them and much more.

It also offers an Outlook plugin which can neatly integrate with your Outlook mail. Plus it can leverage your Salesforce contacts too.

This web based service could certainly prove to be an useful one for people and businesses who want to prioritize their email by contacts and network with them in a better way.

To see Gist in action watch video below:

Check out Gist @ www.gist.com (via ReadWriteWeb) (by Abhijeet from Appscrazy)

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• YouSendIt Outlook: Send Emails with Large Attachments from Outlook
• Xobni : Excellent Contact Manager for Microsoft Outlook
• ReachBy: Get Your Own ‘Contact Me’ Page
• iWantSandy : Personal Assistant in Your Email
• AddressBookOnline: Web Based Address Book

The site presets data on a clean multi-tabbed interface with all your invoices nicely organized (past, due, outstanding, paid and draft). Other features like setting reminders, generating reports and sharing data are also provided.

See BillingBoss demo video below:

Features:

• Create, send and organize your invoices online.
• Easily keep track of past, due, outstanding, paid draft invoices.
• Lets you set email reminders.
• Generate reports, and easily share data with your accountant.
• The application is available in 14 different languages.
• Clean tabbed interface.
• Free and easy to use.
• Similar websites: CurdBee, Invoice Journal and InvoicePlace.

Check out BillingBoss @ www.billingboss.com

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• Outright: Small Business Bookkeeping Service Online
• InvoicePlace: Online Invoice Generator
• Invoice Journal : Free Invoicing Service
• CurdBee: Easy Billing & Invoicing Web Application
• Zapproved: Web based Decision Making Tool

The names could contain the your choice of word in the position you specify while searching. It shows you if the corresponding .com or .net domains are available and how many times the name has appeared on the web. Search names in 4 languages and book domains directly through GoDaddy.com.

Features:

• Discover unique company name ideas.
• Search names in 4 languages – English, Spanish, French and Italian.
• Insert words of your choice in the names.
• Check if the corresponding domain name is available.
• Also check how many times the name appeared on the web.
• Similar websites: Dot-o-mator.

Check out Wordoid @ www.wordoid.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• PayItLink: Makes Paypal Payment Requests Easy
• Dot-o-mator: Discover Domains You Wouldn’t Have Thought About
• Blogtastique : Get Free Blog Consulting from PROs
• Zapproved: Web based Decision Making Tool
• Zamabook: Web Based Appointment Scheduling Service

It’s also great for people who are looking for storage units at affordable prices. Units can be searched by location, size, amenities and cost. There’s also a customized lease agreement available on the site for both listers and renters. They can make use of it if they need to secure their transaction. The site charges a transaction fee equal to 50% of one regular month’s rent when your space is booked.

Features:

• Lease storage space at your home, office, garage, etc.
• Quickly find a storage unit by location, size, amenities and cost.
• Secure transaction using their customized lease agreement.
• Transaction fee is 50% of one regular month’s rent paid by the person listing the storage space.

Check out Sparefoot @ www.sparefoot.com (by Abhijeet from Appscrazy)

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• Homstie: Renting Storage Space Made Easy
• Zilok: Rent Anything From Anyone
• SiteRedeemr: Scrap Websites For Cash
• Ether
• WhyDoWork AdSense Monitor: Monitor Google AdSense Earnings Right In Your Browser

To see the application in action watch demo video below:

Features

• Easy to use online business card generator.
• The cards can be embedded to a site, printed or saved as a vcard.
• Choose from a collection of card templates.
• Use the business card generator to design your card.
• Similar tools: Spartx, Card.ly, BusinessCardStar and Deyey.

Check out CardXC @ www.cardxc.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• Spartx: Make Yourself a Virtual Business Card
• Card.ly: Quickly Create Cool Online Business Cards
• Zooity: Aggregate Your Social Media Profiles
• Yahoo! Media Player: Embedable MP3 Player
• WikiWorldBook: Free Online Address Book

Features:

• Create letterheads online.
• Create as many letterheads as you want.
• Customize letterhead style, colors, logo, backgrounds and fonts.
• Download ready letterhead onto your computes or print them out.
• Free and easy to use.

Check out Letterhead Creator @ www.bizcardcreator.com/free_letterhead_creator.htm

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• TheMailMonster: Send Postal Mail Online For Free
• SnailMailr: Send Snail Mail Online
• Postful : Send Postal Letters from Email
• L-Mail
• HowTo: Send and Receive your Postal Mail online (makeuseof.com)

The corresponding plans shown are from the premium segment (hence the free versions of Gmail, Hotmail etc aren’t included) and you can find lots of details about the email plans and compare them using the comparison table.

Features:

• Do a customized search of premium email plans and compare email providers.
• Search options include storage capacity, plan duration, POP access, IMAP or POP3 access, availability of phone support and more.
• Compare email plans from various hosting providers like Rackspace, GoDaddy etc.
• Get elaborate details like attachment limit, phone support, and contract price.

Check out Email Service Guide @ www.emailserviceguide.com (By Abhijeet from Appscrazy)

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• LetterWiz: Free Sample Letter Templates
• Zuplo: Cool Stationary Backgrounds for Your Emails
• Zapproved: Web based Decision Making Tool
• Zamabook: Web Based Appointment Scheduling Service
• YouSendIt Outlook: Send Emails with Large Attachments from Outlook

Works easy, simply enter corresponding numbers and push on the “Start” before the meeting starts. When the meeting is over click on the “stop” button and see how much money the meeting costed your company.

Features:

• Find out what do business meetings cost your company.
• Easy to use, no sign up needed.
• Similar tool: Meeting-Ticker.

Check out Is This Meeting Really Worth It @ www.isthismeetingreallyworthit.com

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• Meeting-Ticker: Meeting Cost Meter
• WhatsTheCost: Free Financial Calculators
• Numbeo: Compare cost of living between two cities (World Wide)
• IRS Withholding Calculator: Calculte Your Income Taxes
• CostOfLiving: Salary & Cost Of Living Comparison Tool

Features:

• Dead simple business card generator.
• Generate as many cards as you like.
• Customize text font and alignment.
• Add custom logo to your card.
• Free and simple to use.
• Similar tools: BusinessCardStar, FreePDFCards and Deyey.

Check out Business Card Generator @ www.degraeve.com/business-cards

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• FreePDFCards: Create Printable Business Cards Online
• Deyey : Create Stylish Business Cards
• BusinessCardStar: Online Business Card Designer
• Jigsaw
• HighRise

Once you have completed the registration you will be allocated a personal URL (http://www.spartx.com/username). The URL points to your business card profile and appears on your business card. Your profile page may include your credentials including name, occupation, address, contact info, career highlights, resume etc.

Apart from printing the cards you may also embed and show the virtual card on your social networking profiles or your blog.

Features:

• Create virtual business cards.
• Print your cards and use them just like regular business cards.
• Customize your cards using different templates and font style and color.
• Store and organize cards of your Spartx contacts.
• Share your card via email or embed it on your online blog or profile.
• Free, sign up required.

Check out Spartx @ www.spartx.com

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• CardXC: Create & Print Elegant Business Cards Online
• Card.ly: Quickly Create Cool Online Business Cards
• Zooity: Aggregate Your Social Media Profiles
• Yahoo! Media Player: Embedable MP3 Player
• WikiWorldBook: Free Online Address Book

Every document is available either in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel or Adobe PDF format and includes detailed description about its design and purpose. In addition to that the websites features popular Word and Excel template files on the sidebar for easy access.

The various sample documents found under each section are as follows:

• Human Resources: includes common employee documents, personnel forms, human resources forms and spreadsheets that can be useful in organizing personnel in a professional office or business settings.
• Accounting: includes common accounting and financial documents, expense sheets, credit forms and spreadsheets that can be useful in a professional office or business settings.
• General Business: includes documents and spreadsheets that are helpful for organizing personal business functions such as bills, home budgets, personal banking, anti-fraud and personal income tax.
• Sales-Marketing: includes printable business documents designed to help manage sales and marketing tasks within a business organization.

Below, you can see a couple of sample documents that can be found on the website.

Sample Appraisal Form

Sample Travel Itinerary form

Features:

• Download printable sample free document templates, calendar and invitation cards.
• All sample documents are categorized as per type of document and usage.
• Easily access popular and featured Word and Excel files on the sidebar.
• Sample documents on the site are available either in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel or in Adobe PDF file formats.
• Similar sites: JDSupra, DocShare and DocStoc.

Check out SampleWords @ www.samplewords.com (by Srikanth AD from Techonaut )

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• Collection of Free Business Forms and Templates
• DocStoc: Free Online Document Templates
• Zoho : Feature-rich Web-based Office Software
• ViewDocsOnline: Open Documents Online
• Peepel: Online Word and Spreadsheet

Features

• Get paper folding designs and templates to pack different kinds of things
• Simple user interface. No sign up required
• Templates can be clicked to view enlarged version
• Templates available as JPEG images

Check out HowPack @ www.howpack.com [via Lifehacker] (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• Letterhead Creator: Create Letterheads Online
• Zumbox: Direct Your Snail Mail To A Digital Mailbox
• USPS Mobile: Mobile Package Tracking Site
• TheMailMonster: Send Postal Mail Online For Free
• TelegramStop: Send Telegrams From The Web

Features

• Easily pool money from friends and coworkers.
• Friends can pay using credit cards or paypal.
• Get the money through check or paypal transfer.
• No service charges during the beta period.

Check out Lolligift @ www.lolligift.com (via TechCrunch) (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• Wishpot: Create Wish Lists by Adding Items From Any Website
• Wishlr: Online Wish List Maker
• TigerBow: Send Gifts Online Without Knowing The Address

Projects are circles that you can drag around on the dashboard. Circles can be created in a snap. Start adding tasks to individual project by clicking on the circle. In the project view you may also time the tasks by dragging them on the calendar dates. Quick and intuitive.

Each and every data on the interface can be moved around and rearranged in anyway you like it. Original, intuitive and definitely a new way to manage tasks. All of this clearly illustrated in the demo video below.

Features:

• Online organizer and project manager.
• Quickly use drag and drop mind map interface to create projects.
• Add tasks, move them and rearrange them.
• Associate tasks with the calendar dates easily.
• Free and simple to use.

Check out TheBigPicture @ www.thebigpic.org (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• Zapproved: Web based Decision Making Tool
• Zamabook: Web Based Appointment Scheduling Service
• Yammer – A Twitter For Businesses and Enterprises
• Workspace: Managing Software Development Projects Online
• Wordoid: Get Company Name Ideas

Features

• Open source project tracking, management & collaboration tool.
• Free to use. Create unlimited projects.
• Clean and intuitive user interface.
• Lost of features like in-built tasks, chat, calendars etc.
• Install it in your own server and customize it.

Check out Teambox @ www.teambox.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• Workspace: Managing Software Development Projects Online
• VeoProject: Effective Project Management Tool Online
• TrackMyPeople: Online Multi-User Time Tracker
• TheBigPicture: Online Organizer & Innovative Project Manager
• Taskbarn: Collaborate & Manage Projects Online

Features

• Track conferences around the world.
• Get elaborate details about the conference.
• Get the venue, location on a map and accommodation information.
• Check conferences in various categories.
• Buy tickets, save it to your Google calendar or email it to a friend.

Check out Conference Calendar @ www.conferencecalendar.com (via Daily Blog Tips) (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• BigContacts
• Zapproved: Web based Decision Making Tool
• Zamabook: Web Based Appointment Scheduling Service
• Yugma: Make Conference Calls & Collaborate With Others Online
• Yammer – A Twitter For Businesses and Enterprises

After an account is registered with the site, the following methods of verification are carried out to ensure the authenticity of the account.

• Verifying Twitter credentials.
• Signing into Facebook Connect.
• Linking with MySpaceID.
• Uploading a blank file to a brand domain.
• Manual Verification by verifiedpages staff.

Manual verification is generally done for the premium accounts. But even free accounts could be verified to a high level.

Check out VerifiedPages @ www.verifiedpages.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• TweetVolume: Compare Popularity of Words on Twitter
• TweetAlert: Track Twitter Searches & Trends
• TweetAlarm: Get Custom Twitter Alerts Via Email
• ConvoMonitor: Track Twitter Conversations
• AudioPal: Record Audio Alerts for Your Website

The application provides free and paid accounts, free account includes most of the features except that you can’t have any additional personnel, and ads will be shown.

Features:

• Online appointment scheduler.
• Appointments can be booked anytime and from any computer having internet.
• Enables your clients  to schedule appointments with you.
• Keep a track of clients with client database.
• Quick scheduler, business dashboard and more.
• Similar tool: AcuityScheduling.

Check out Zamabook @ www.zamabook.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• TimeBridge : Automated Meeting Scheduler
• Meet-O-Matic : Meeting Scheduling at its Simplest
• AcuityScheduling : Online Appointment Scheduling Software
• ZocDoc: Dentist Search + Appointments
• Zapproved: Web based Decision Making Tool

Features:

• Online meeting cost meter.
• Lets you calculate costs of group and individual meetings.
• Simple to use, no sign up needed.

Check out Meeting-Ticker @ http://tobytripp.github.com/meeting-ticker

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• IsThisMeetingReallyWorthIt: Meeting Cost Clock
• WhatsTheCost: Free Financial Calculators
• Numbeo: Compare cost of living between two cities (World Wide)
• IRS Withholding Calculator: Calculte Your Income Taxes
• CostOfLiving: Salary & Cost Of Living Comparison Tool

Features

• Free web based multi-user time tracker.
• Integrated calendar and graphical reports.
• Desktop Widgets for Windows, Mac and Linux available.
• Quality support available for users.
• You can also check our article listing free desktop apps “6 Useful Desktop Time Tracking Software.

Check out TrackMyPeople @ www.trackmypeople.com (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• MyHours: Free Web Based Time Tracking & Management
• Yast.com: Free Web Based Time Tracker & Logbook
• Colorhat: Free Online Time Management Application
• Xobni : Excellent Contact Manager for Microsoft Outlook
• Write or Die: Get Back To Writing!

You can create multiple permatimes and share them with others without registration.

Features:

• Announce an event in your local time and share it with participants across different timezones.
• Share the event with others by forwarding the URL.
• Everyone from a different timezone will see the event’s time/date in their local time.
• Browse future and past permatimes.
• No registration and free.
• Similar tool: EasyTZ.

Check out PermaTime @ www.permatime.com

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• EasyTZ: Conference Call Scheduler with Time Zone Conversion
• Voxli: Group Voice Chatting Made Really Simple
• Talkster : Free Long Distance Calling
• Switchboard : Browser-to-Browser Internet Phone
• PalBee : Free Online Video Conference and Chat

Some spreadsheets also carry a Commercial Use license (paid) for use in business purposes. You can also find a large stock of additional spreadsheet calculators, calenders and templates under the section “What’s New at Vertex42.”

Features:

• Free free spreadsheet templates, calculators and calenders.
• Helpful in better management of time and finances and increase productivity.
• Large variety of such spreadsheets available.
• Commercial Use license(paid) available for business use.
• Similar websites: Check out websites offering free document templates.

Go to Vertex42 @ www.vertex42.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• Collection of Free Business Forms and Templates
• XLSCrack: Unlock Excel Spreadsheet Without A Password
• ViewDocsOnline: Open Documents Online
• ThinkFree: Web Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Tableizer: Generate HTML Table From Excel Spreadsheet

LoopApps lets you decide the sequence of documents in the resultant PDF file. It also allows you to send your documents to be electronically signed by you and your recipients for free. It has got some advanced features, and to use them you just need to sign up.

Features :

• Multi purpose pdf tool.
• Converts two or more PDF or other documents into a combined PDF.
• Produces PDFs of different websites you enter.
• Can be used to convert different file types into PDF.
• Customizable. Lets you decide the order of documents in the combined PDF.
• Allows you to send your documents to be electronically signed by you and your recipients for free.
• Only sign up required to use advanced features.
• Similar tools: MergePDF, SplitMergePDF, HTML to PDF Converter and PDF Generator.

Check out LoopApps @ apps.drawloop.com/loop/upload (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• PDFtoWord: Accurate PDF To Word Converter
• PDFtoExcelOnline: Convert PDF To Excel Online
• PDFTextOnline : Hassle-free PDF to Text Converter
• MediaPirate: Web Tool For Converting Files Online
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You can also contribute to the site by uploading the forms. So if you a got a free business form or a template that is not available on the site yet then share it with others by uploading it.

Features:

• Download free business forms and templates.
• Search and browse templates by categories.
• Check out most popular and newly added forms.
• Contribute by uploading your templates.
• Free and doesn’t require any registration.
• Similar websites: DocStoc and som other in earlier published article about websites offering free document templates.

Check out FreeBusinessFormsAndTemplates @www.freebusinessformsandtemplates.com

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Once you have created an account the control panel will assist you in creating and assigning things. You can start new projects, add your employees, set roles and drag and drop items onto your calendar.

Onyaka automatically generates rosters for staff members based on their skills and availability. Moreover, it is all online which means that you can access it from anywhere at anytime.

Features:

• Online staff scheduling tool.
• Simple drag and drop interface.
• Automatically generates rosters for staff members based on skills and availability.
• Free, nothing to install or download.
• For additonal details and demo check out their screencasts.
• Similar websites: FindMyShift and RotaBoard.

Check out Onyaka @ apps.onyaka.com (via Lifehacker) [by Srikanth from FirefoxNinjas]

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• WhichDateWorks: Online Event Scheduler
• RotaBoard: Online Schedule Maker
• Meet-O-Matic : Meeting Scheduling at its Simplest
• FindMyShift: Web based Staff Scheduling Tool

Apart from storing addresses the application also offers features like adding additional notes to individual entires, sending emails, calendar, task list and personal journal. On top of that there is no limit on how many addresses users can store.

Features:

• Personal online address book.
• Store as many addresses as you like.
• Manage, edit and easily add notes, to any contact.
• Missing feature: There is no address import/export functionality.
• Similar websites: Flexadex and BigContacts.

Check out AddressBookOnline @ www.addressbookonline.com

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You start by entering your current balance and then updating your future financial events. PocketSmith will put them on your forecast calendar, show you the forecast graphs and even create a simple cash flow statement for you. You can also enter your actual transactions or import them from a CSV file to compare actual vs. forecast transactions. PocketSmith also breaks down your income and expenses for the whole year so you can better analyze your finances.

Main Features:

• Forecast cash flow without dealing with any spreadsheets.
• See how much money you would have any given day.
• Compare your actual vs. budget transactions.
• See graphical comparisons of your income and expenditure.
• Set financial goals and track your progress.
• Produce easy to follow cash-flow statements.
• Integrate your PocketSmith calendar with iCal, Google Calendar or Outlook.

Check out PocketSmith @ www.pocketsmith.com (by Tehseen Baweja from RechargeYourMind.com)

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The application offers free and paid accounts. Free account includes all features with one week forward and backward scheduling limit.

See FindMyShift in action in the video below:

Features:

• Web based staff scheduler.
• Simple on-screen editing.
• Drag and drop entries with your mouse.
• Text message your staff within the schedule.
• Nothing to install or download.
• Track your day-to-day costs with built-in reports.
• Free account includes all  features with one week forward and backward scheduling limit.
• Try demo account here.
• Similar websites: WhosOff and RotaBoard.

Check out FindMyShift @ www.findmyshift.com (by Srikanth AD from Techonaut)

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When your clients receive the message and click the link they will be presented with the page showing you payment related details, this page will then auto redirect them to PayPal where they can log in and pay the money.

Using this app you can avoid logging in to your PayPal account when you want to send a payment request. It’s also very convenient for your clients to pay you this way.

Features:

• Easy way to request payment via paypal.
• Request as many payments as you like.
• Free, no registration needed.
• Watch the demo video here.

Check out PayItLink @ www.payitlink.com

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Watch the video below to see BusinessCardStar in action:

Features:

• Design business card online.
• Lots of different templates to choose from.
• Customize text, font, size and background colors.
• Print created cards using your printer or order cards online.
• Similar websites : FreePDFCards and Deyey.

Check out BussinessCardStar @ www.businesscardstar.com (via LifeHackrer)

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Once you start a project, it generates a private sub-domain (something.taskbarn.com) for that project. You can then add tasks, reminders and attachments with 100 MB of free space per project at your disposal.

There’s also a Twitter like feed for the project which can keep the team members up-to-date with what’s going on in the project.

Features

• Easy tool to manage and collaborate projects online.
• Invite clients and update them with a twitter like feed.
• Add, track, and assign tasks to project members.
• Upload and share files. (100 MB free storage).
• Similar websites: Taskado, Sosius and HiTask.

Check out Taskbarn @ www.taskbarn.com (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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Hence Zumbox acts as your email address for those who usually communicate with you through snail mail and don’t know your email address. It is currently in beta and receiving mail is free. You can also send mail through Zumbox to any other postal address in the US for free provided your business qualifies for their free postage program. Otherwise there are some nominal costs associated with it.

Check out Zumbox @ beta.zumbox.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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