Starting a business is already expensive and time-consuming enough. The young internet entrepreneur can use some of the following tools and resources to help get started on their journey (while they’re still working in a basement, parents home or shared apartment) before they can afford to pay for every piece of software they need or to hire someone who knows the tricks of the trade. 1. (free download) An open source, free alternative to WinZip. 7 Zip: http://7-zip.org (free download) An open source software used for recording & editing audio files. Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net 3. (free download) Anti-virus and anti-spyware protection. AVG: http://free.avg.com 4. (free online tool) Use this site to view how your website look in various browsers. BrowserShots: http://browsershots.org 5. (free download) Lets you record all screen & audio activity on your computer and create video files. CamStudio: http://camstudio.org 6. (free download) Removes unused files from your pc allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up space. CCleaner: http://ccleaner.com 7. (free online tool) A multi-purpose color picker — great for web designers and programmers. Color Cop: http://colorcop.net (free online tool) Is your site down? Use this tool to see if your website is down for other people. Down For Everyone: http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com 9. (free download) Quickly check for duplicate content & LSI keywords. DupeFree: http://dupefreepro.com 10. (free download) Scan your notes, receipts, etc … it will OCR the content, sace it, and make it searchable). Evernote: http://evernote.com 11. (free download) Open source FTP program for uploading files to your host. FileZilla: http://filezilla-project.org http//mozilla.com/firefox (free download) Alternate web browser. Firefox: 13. (free download) An open source program used to create & edit — free alternative to Photoshop. GIMP: http://gimp.org 14. (free download) Unique site that offers you a free license digital product daily. Give Away Of The Day: http://giveawayoftheday.com 15. (free download) An easy to use WYSIWYG HTML editor. Kompozer: http://kompozer.net 16. (free online tool) Very helpful forum with lots of good info on internet marketing. Friendly members too. Marketing Forum: http://resell-rights-weekly.com/forum 17. (free online tool) Online keyword research tool helps you target the correct keywords. NicheBot Classic: http://nichebotclassic.com 18. (free download) Open source office software — word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentations … Open Office: http://openoffice.org 19. (free downloads) Open Source Web Design offers free web design templates. OSWD: http://oswd.org/ 20. (free download) Use this tool to easily convert files to PSD format. PDF995: http://pdf995.com 21. (free online tool) Easily create editable Word Doc files from PDF content — for legit purposes only! :-) PDF to Word Converter: http://pdftoword.com 22. (free download) Great for web designers — just point to a color and discover the code value for that color. Pixie: http://nattyware.com/pixie.php 23. (many free downloads) Free membership where you can download over 300 PLR/RR products for free. Resell Rights Weekly: http://resell-rights-weekly.com 24. (free download) Easily & safely manage your passwords. Roboform: http://roboform.com 25. (free download) Software that allows you to “capture” any part of your desktop, a window or full screen. ScreenHunter: http://wisdom-soft.com/sh/sh_free.htm 26. (free download) Make free calls over the internet to other people on Skype. Skype: http://skype.com (free download) A powerful text editor. I personally like Textpad for editing HTML code. Textpad: http://textpad.com (free download) Media player capable of reading most audio and video formats. VLC Media Player: http://videolan.org/vlc 29. 23 extremely helpful WordPress help sheets and resources. WordPress Help Sheets And Resources: http://1stwebdesigner.com/wordpress Why Should You Read ROI Overload? Ihave a passion for motivating, inspiring and educating businesses on how to leverage emerging technologies and digital marketing to stand out from the noise and reach their target consumers and clients. With over 10 years in enterprise biz dev and take to market strategy, I have helped both start-ups and enterprise organizations navigate complex markets in both traditional industries as well as bleeding edge technology fields. I’m the Head of Marketing & Business Development at Bedrock Affect, a Forbes Contributor & Biz Dev Council member, a , an Entrepreneur and a huge nerd. Hackernoon Contributor Scott Douglas Clary — Founder, ROI Overload
