Free Technology Tools for Better Engagement, Efficiency & Cost Controls. The internet has many tools to help improve your productivity, organization, client collaboration and marketing – all for FREE. Are you taking advantage of these tools? In this fast-paced session, participants will be introduced to online tools for your day-to-day business processes, including alternatives to big-name software packages. We’ll cover what the tools can do for you and where to get them. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore new ways to solve common problems with uncommon tools.

1. Free Technology Tools for Better Engagement, Efficiency & Cost Controls Jennifer Reissaus, MAS Advertising Specialties Alliance Duquesne University Small Business Development Center Entrepreneur's Growth Conference May 12, 2012

2. Free Technology Tools

6. Marketing - Slideshows

7. Slideshare

8. Slideshare

9. Slideshare By Category By Tag

10. Slideshare

11. Slideshare

12. Slideshare Useful content = more views

13. Slideshare Don’t forget your contact information!

16. Marketing – Stock Images

17. crestock

18. crestock Read this!

20. iStockphoto Free Photos! Free Vector Files! Free Audio! Free Video! Free Flash!

21. iStockphoto

22. iStockphoto Read this!

23. iStockphoto

25. Marketing - Surveys

26. Surveys - Zoomerang

27. Zoomerang

28. Zoomerang

30. Surveys - SurveyMonkey

31. Surveys - SurveyMonkey

32. Surveys - SurveyMonkey

35. Marketing - Email

36. Email Marketing - MailChimp

42. delicious Plays nice with Firefox …… and with Internet Explorer ……

43. delicious

44. delicious Or - Right Click to see the dialog box Use the button

45. delicious

46. delicious Tags, not folders In the cloud – access anywhere

47. Organization – Web Notebooks / Clippers

49. Zoho Notebook

50. Zoho Notebook Right Click to see the dialog box

51. Zoho Notebook Or use Quick Link

52. Zoho Notebook

54. Evernote

55. Evernote Finds text in graphics!

63. Organization - Email Before

64. Organization - Email After

65. Organization - Email How to (MS Outlook):

66. Organization – To-Do Lists

67. CheckVist

68. CheckVist

69. CheckVist

72. Finding a Meeting Time

73. When Is Good

76. Doing / Seeing – Transferring Large Files

82. Snippy

83. Snippy

86. CutePDF

87. CutePDF

90. Doing / Seeing Shortening URLs

91. TinyURL Customize your link

92. TinyURL

93. TinyURL

94. bit.ly

95. bit.ly Log In to customize your link.

96. bit.ly Reports Click Traffic

98. Alternatives to MS Office

99. Alternatives to MS Office - OpenOffice Word Powerpoint Excel Access Visio

102. Google Docs

103. Google Docs

104. Google Docs Word Powerpoint Excel Publisher

106. Zoho Powerpoint Excel Project Word Access

108. Alternatives to Adobe Photoshop

110. Photoshop Alternatives – The GIMP

112. Photoshop Alternatives –paint.net

113. Alternatives to Adobe Illustrator

114. Inkscape

117. Collaboration Tools

123. Real-Life Scenario Receive meeting request Create project plan Survey recipients about topics Brainstorm Ideas for next presentation Research & bookmark content Create presentation Snip visual content from Web Pull Clipart Post presentation Shorten link URL Find meeting time Collaborate Create custom background Email presentation link Clip Web Content (with permission)

126. lifehacker

127. lifehacker Search for #hivefive + subject

128. lifehacker 1. CallForContenders 2. Results 3. Followup

129. lifehacker Read the comments!

131. dogpile

132. dogpile

133. dogpile

135. Kim Komando

136. Kim Komando