These are some of the free tools we recommend to help you get started without having to spend a dime. Please keep in mind that we are not responsible for the content of the links below, nor are we proposing that you need any combination of these specific programs to succeed on the web. Enjoy!

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WEB BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY

Microsoft Templates
An open resource of templates for Word, Powerpoint, Publisher and Excel.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx

CoffeeCup HTML Editor
http://www.coffeecup.com/free-editor

GIMP (Adobe Photoshop Clone)
http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

InkScape (Adobe Illustrator Clone)
http://www.inkscape.org/download/?lang=en

Zoho
Free online office productivity tools.
http://www.zoho.com

ThinkFree Office Suite
Online clones of popular office productivity tools.
http://online.thinkfree.com

BaseCamp
Project management software, completely online.
http://www.basecamphq.com

PDFOnline
Makes PDFs from just about any kind of file…FREE
http://www.pdfonline.com

EBook SOFTWARE
Free application that organizes your content into an eBook!
http://www.primasoft.com/iebook/freebook2.htm

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DOMAIN MANAGEMENT TOOLS

Wayback Machine
Web site history for just about every web site in the world…even yours!
http://www.archive.org/index.php

DNS Stuff
Tools to check your domain and web site functions.
http://www.dnsstuff.com

WhoIs
Domain information lookup and ownership research.
http://www.whois.sc

FREEDNS
Manage every element of your domain record with Free DNS.
http://freedns.afraid.org

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SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION RESOURCES

Self-Help SEO Tools
http://www.selfseo.com

SEO Company (130+ free online tools)
http://www.seocompany.ca/tool/seo-tools.html

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FILE STORAGE/ FILE SHARING

YouSendIt
Send large files without stressing out your email program!
http://www.yousendit.com

Media Fire
Great for hosting large quantities of images and/or audio.
http://www.mediafire.com

MediaMax
25Gb free storage to share images, data files, audio, and video.
http://www.mediamax.com

AOL XDRIVE
5Gb of free, secure, online storage.
http://www.xdrive.com

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WEB SITE ADD-ON TOOLS

Pop-Up Tool Maker
Free tool to design pop up windows
http://www.free-webmaster-tools.com/pop_up_maker_tool.html

Meebo
A great way to add text messaging for customer service.
http://wwwe.meebo.com