Complete Marketing Tools Resource Guide for 2014
2014 is here so we’ve gone back into our databases to come up with the “ultimate list of marketing tools ” we could find. What are you using now? Check out the comprehensive list! Most of these resources have been tried and tested by many. The rest are just suggestions from others over the past year. Did we miss any? Leave a comment below and let us know.
ARTICLE SPINNER TOOL
TheBestSpinner
The most powerful article spinner software.
The Best Spinner – the most powerful article spinner software.You've Bought Me Over 2 Hours A Day! Hi Jon, I wanted to shoot you a quick note about my experience with The Best Spinner. Basically, I am accomplishing way more every morning now. Before I broke down, and bought your Spinner, I was spending roughly two and a half hours every morning, composing or re-writing articles.

Article marketing Robot
The ultimate article marketing, spinning & submission tool.
AUTOMATED PASSWORD MANAGER
RoboForm
Password manager and web form filler that completely automates password entering and form filling.
RoboForm – Password Manager, Form Filler, Password ManagementRoboForm is the top-rated password manager and web form filler that completely automates password entering and form filling. RoboForm password manager saves online passwords, fills login forms with saved data, automatically logs you into a web site, allows you to view and edit passwords.

LastPasss
Password manager, form filler, password management.
BILLING TOOL
Freshbooks
The fastest way to invoice clients, track time & run your small business in the cloud.
FreshBooks Cloud AccountingThe fastest way to invoice clients, track time & run your small business in the cloud. Join over 5 million users who are making billing painless. Try it Free!

CurdBee
One billing software for small business and freelancers to simplify your invoicing needs. Send professional invoices online and get paid.
XS Invoicing
A simple yet extremely comprehensive Invoicing package.
Development-X : Providers of Business SoftwareDevelopment-X specializes in designing and developing affordable off the shelf operational software solutions for small to medium size sales, service, repairs, maintenance, contracting and construction businesses, engineering job shops, manufacturers and wholesale distributors.

2Checkout
An online payment processing service that helps you accept all major credit cards, debit cards, Paypal and more.
Paypal
Paypal is the faster, safer way to send money, make an online payment, receive money or set up a merchant account.
DOMAIN REGISTRAR
GoDaddy
The world’s largest domain name registrar.
See How We Make Business Easy At GoDaddy.Whether you want to build a website or balance your books, we have the tools to make it a snap. Watch these videos to find out how you can attract more customers and get your business organized and ready for tax time instantly.

Namecheap
A bit cheaper than GoDaddy.
EMAIL RESPONDER
Aweber
Email marketing software and email marketing services.
Email Marketing Services & Email Marketing Software Solutions | AWeberSpend less time marketing and more time growing your business with automated follow ups and quick, easy design tools – plus so much more. With the best delivery in the business, AWeber gets your email newsletter where it needs to go. We've helped 120,000+ businesses already – see what we can do for yours.

Pro Follow
Email autoresponder service based on the Aweber auto-responder system.
Pro FollowJoomla software for connecting to Pro Follow autoresponders is available today from Intellispire.

Imnica Mail
Manage every aspect of an email campaign, from building a list and creating personalized newsletters, to measuring campaign results and sending automated follow up emails.
MailChimp
Free email marketing services.
Direct Mail List
Direct mail printing and mailing list services.
Trumpia
Al-in-one Messaging with Mobile Marketing including Text marketing, SMS Marketing, Email Marketing, Social Media, and much more.
Insightly
The leading CRM application for small business.
GetResponse
Email marketing software and autoresponder.
iContact
Email marketing services.
Email Marketing Services – iContact1-877-820-7835 Email Marketing Services with iContact allows your company to create, send, and track your messages with ease and efficiency. Our Email Marketing Software can help you to easily expand your marketing efforts.

FTP CLIENT TOOL
CoreFTP Lite
Free FTP client for educational use.
CoreFTP LiteOn the left are files on your computer and on the right are the network drive(s) available to you. Help is at the top of the screen at the button with a question mark on it. It has instructions for uploading, downloading and more.

FileZilla
The free FTP solution.
FileZilla – The free FTP solutionWelcome to the homepage of FileZilla, the free FTP solution. Both a client and a server are available. FileZilla is open source software distributed free of charge under the terms of the GNU General Public License

FIRFOX and CHROME PLUGIN-ADD ONS
Stylebot Plugin
Adapt the web’s appearance. Stylebot allows you to quickly manipulate the appearance of any website.
StylebotChange the appearance of websites instantly. Preview and install styles created by other users on stylebot.me

Web Developer
The Web Developer extension adds various web developer tools to the browser.
Web DeveloperThe Web Developer extension adds various web developer tools to the browser. This add-on is not compatible with your version of Firefox because of the following: Enjoy this add-on? The developer of this add-on asks that you help support its continued development by making a small contribution.

Google Reader Watcher
Checks your Google Reader for unread news.
Google Reader WatcherChecks your Google Reader for unread news This add-on is not compatible with your version of Firefox because of the following: Enjoy this add-on? The developer of this add-on asks that you help support its continued development by making a small contribution.

Diigo Toolbar
Power tools to substantially enhance your experience for online browsing and interactions, and for information gathering and sharing.
IMAGE EDITING and COLOR PICKER TOOLS
Color Scheme Designer 3
A designer tool for creating color combinations that work together well.
EclipsePallete
A color palette and screen color capture program designed.
EclipsePaletteEclipsePalette can export colors in any of these formats:

ColorZilla
Advanced eyedropper, color picker, page zoomer and other colorful goodies.
Pixlr Grabber
Grab images and screens to edit or share them in the pixlr services.
GrabberPixlr is a free online photo editor. Edit, adjust and filter your images. No registration jump right in!

Kuler
The web-hosted application for generating color themes that can inspire any project. No matter what you’re creating, with Kuler you can experiment quickly with color variations and browse thousands of themes.
Adobe KulerCreate color schemes with the color wheel or browse thousands of color combinations from the Kuler community.

ColorPic
The desktop colorpicker software.
GIMP
The GNU image manipulation program.
GIMP – The GNU Image Manipulation ProgramGIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages. ( more…) This is the official GIMP web site. It contains information about downloading, installing, using, and enhancing it.

Paint.NET
Free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows.
Sumopaint
Online image editor and drawing application.
Gimshop
Free, world class photo and image editing software.
Gimpshop | The Free Photoshop AlternativeAdobe Photoshop Power Professional Quality Professional Quality Platform WindowsMac WindowsMacLinux Source Closed, proprietary software Open Source, free software Cost $699 and up FREE You just can't beat free There's no question that Adobe Photoshop is excellent image editing software.

Pixie
Pixie is a utility made especially for webmasters and designers. It is a color picker with few extra goodies.
Pixie / NattywareRun it, simply point to a color and it will tell you the hex, RGB, HTML, CMYK and HSV values of that color. You can then use these values to reproduce the selected color in your favorite programs. Pixie will also show the current coordinates of your mouse pointer.

KEYWORD TOOL
Micro Niche Finder
The keyword tool for internet marketers.
Google Keyword Tool
Keyword tool and for keyword research.
Google Keyword ToolGoogle Keyword Tool Newest Version If you want your website to attract searchers, you need to use strong keywords in your website titles and website text . These brief words should realistically identify and describe your site. WHAT is a Keyword? A keyword is any word or short phrase that describes a website topic or page.

Keyword Density Analysis
Checker of the influence and keywords value.
Keyword Density Analysis ToolEnter in a page URL and this free SEO tool will tell you the keyword density of all the phrases on the page. Find out how strong of a keyword message your content is sending with the Keyword Density Analysis Tool. Get hard numbers on your content ratios to find out if you need more or have too much.

Google Adwords Keyword Tool
Keyword tool
Google AdWords – Online advertising by GoogleAdvertise with Google AdWords ads next to Google search results to boost website traffic and sales. With Google AdWords pay-per-click (PPC) keyword advertising, you only pay for results.

Market Samurai
Keyword analysis tool
Market Samurai | Keyword Analysis ToolEnter Your Details to Receive: 99% of Marketers FAIL To Rank In The Search EnginesBecause They Violate One Or More of The 4 UNBREAKABLE Golden Rules of SEO… You break just one of these rules, and all the time, effort, money, blood sweat and tears that you've poured into your project, might as well have been poured down the toilet.

MARKETING BUSINESS PLAN
The Marketing Spot
Help business build marketing plans, develop brands and marketing strategy and trains business owners and marketing.
The Marketing Spot – Marketing Plans and Education for EntrepreneursGuest post by Kelley McGrath Last year, companies spent $4.7 billion on social media advertising. This year, companies bumped up their efforts to advertise on social networks with an extra $1.4 billion, bringing the total spend to $6.1 billion for 2013. And experts don't expect this trend to slow or plateau any time soon.

SRDS
Easily find, consider, and understand ad opportunities in any market, media type, or geography.
SRDS: We love media.Easily find, consider, and understand ad opportunities in any market, media type, or geography. SRDS.com is an online multimedia planning platform that connects media buyers with media sellers.

MIND MAPPING
Mind42
Free, fast and simple online mind mapping application supporting collaborative editing with one or more users simultaneously.
Mind42Free social and collaborative online mind mapping software. Mind mapping can be free, fast and simple. Features import/export, mind map publishing and live collaboration.

FreeMind
A mind mapper, and at the same time an esy-to-operate hierarchical editor with strong emphasis on folding.
FreeMindA mind mapper, and at the same time an easy-to-operate hierarchical editor with strong emphasis on folding. These two are not really two different things, just …

Thinking Space
Useful android app for mind mapping.
Thinking SpaceIts always been a labor of love and combining Thinking Space resources with Mindjet, who has set standard in both desktop and cloud-based mapping, enables me to scale the product and deliver new capabilities than could otherwise not be realized. I look forward to expanding upon the quality product that you have come to expect.

ONLINE ECOMMUNICATION TOOL
Yahoo Messenger
Chat, Instant message, SMS, Video Call, PC Calls
http://messenger.yahoo.com/Just sign into Yahoo Mail to enjoy the same Yahoo Messenger for the Web service you know and love. Yahoo Messenger within Yahoo Mail also allows you to chat with your Facebook and Windows Live friends without requiring any installation.

Free Conference Calling
Conference call services provider
Join.me
Free, simple, fast online meetings. Share your screen instantly with anyone.
ONLINE MARKET PLACE
ClickBank
Internet’s leading retailer of digital products. Whether you’re looking to sell, promote, or shop for digital goods.

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PayDotCom
Online marketplace
Sell Products Online, Sell Online, Affiliate Marketplace, Sell Products Online With Paypal, Affiliate Marketing, Merchant Accounts, Free Product Listing, Digital Products, Affiliate Network, Promote Products, Sell eBooks Online, Sell Software Online, Sell Digital Products Online, Merchant Account, Affiliates, Sell Books Online, Start your homebased business today. Paydotcom.comSell Your Products Online Today. Get Website Traffic Forever… Sell your products and services through our online marketplace, and let PayDotCom take care of the rest. All while getting paid instantly to your PayPal account. Get an army of affiliates selling your product and getting you massive website traffic.

JV Zoo
Fastest growing online marketplace for Warriors.
Warrior Plus
Most well known tool to sell on the Warrior Forum.
WarriorPlusHome Marketplace Vendors Affiliates WSO of the Day Support

ONLINE PUBLISHING TOOLS
Lulu
Self publishing, book printing and publishing online
CutePDF
Convert to PDF for free, Free PDF utilities, save PDF forms, Edit PDF easily.
SlidEBoom
Upload and share rich powerpoint presentations online.
SlideShare
Upload and share powerpoint presentations and documents.
Slideshare.netSlideShare is the world's largest community for sharing presentations. Discover great content and connect with like-minded individuals.

Scribd
A digital documents library that allows users to publish, discover an discuss original writings and documents in various languages.
Scribd“Movie lovers have Netflix, music lovers have Spotify – and book lovers (whether they read literary fiction or best-selling potboilers) now have Scribd.”- NPR “[Scribd] is a place where you can browse and skim and read whatever strikes your fancy…”- Wired “For less than the price of buying one new book a month (e- or otherwise), you can wander through more than 50,000 books.”- Entrepreneur “This has got to be the next best thing to sliced bread.

Upload PDF Documents
A free pdf file sharing.
Issuu
Explore a world of publications by people and publishers alike. Collect, share and publish in a format designed to make your documents look like very best.
ISSUU – You PublishExplore a world of publications by people and publishers alike. Collect, share and publish in a format designed to make your documents look their very best.

YUDO
Publish digital magazines and more online for free.
Publish Digital Magazines and More Online for Free | YUDUExplore the YUDUfree library to read online magazines, free eBooks and other digital content. Browse thousands of free digital magazines or buy titles in the YUDUfree Store. Self-publish your own digital magazines, eBooks, digital brochures and more with our free publisher software.

Slidehare
Offers users the ability to upload and share publicly or privately PowerPoint presentations, Word documents and Adobe PDF Portfolios.
Slideshare.netSlideShare is the world's largest community for sharing presentations. Discover great content and connect with like-minded individuals.

authorSTREAM
Description: Enables presenters to upload and share PowerPoint presentations online and embed slideshows in blogs, convert to video and share on.
SlideBoom
Upload and share PowerPoint presentations with you family, colleagues, clients and the world.
SlideRocket
Online presentation tools
TubeMogul
Video advertising built for branding.
ONLINE WORKPLACE / OUTSOURCING
oDesk
The world’s largest online workplace, where savvy business hire, manage, and pay a talented workforce of on-demand professionals.
oDesk, the world's largest online workplaceoDesk is where the world goes to work! We are the world's largest online workplace, where savvy businesses hire, manage, and pay an on-demand workforce of talented freelancers.

Fiverr
Place for people to share things they’re willing to do for $5.
PROJECT MANAGER
Total Organizer
Organizer software for windows, calendar, contact manager, todos, divided into categories.
Mindjet
Collaborative tools and work management software
Basecamp
Leading web-based project management and collaboration tool. To-dos, files, messages, schedules, and milestone.
OutVeo
Project management software for entrepreneurs who outsource

Get OutVeo FreeGet a play-by-play account of everything that's going on and catch up on anything missed, every time you login, all on one page. There's even a time machine built in so you can check all past assignments, projects, notes and attachments.

ZOHO Project
Project management software| Free online planning
BizPad
Online project management software and collaboration tool
BizPad, Online Project Management Software and Collaboration ToolI LOVE BIZPAD! We started small, managing one project with it which was a re-do of our marketing web site. It was fantastic, and so in 2011 all departamental projects will be run through Bizpad, along with our Kaizen suggestions. So simple, so intuitive, so feature rich. Nice job, guys!

REMOTE SUPPORT SOFTWARE
TeamViewer
Software for Remote Support, Remote access, Remote Administration, Home Office and Online Meetings.
SCREEN CAPTURE and VIDEO MAKER TOOL
Snagit
Screen capture allows you to grab an image or video of what you see on your computer screen, add effects and share with anyone.
Snagit: The Ultimate Screen Capture Tool for Mac and WindowsSnagit helps you provide better feedback, encourage teamwork, and create images that explain exactly what you mean. Quickly snag what's on your screen, enhance it with effects, and then share your creations instantly. Snagit gives you the power to… We're here to help, and we mean it.

Enounce
Change playback speed of online video with Enounce MySpeed. Speed up to save time, slow down to learn, all without audio distortion.
Jing
Jing captures anything you see on your computer screen, as an image or short video, and lets you share it instantly
Take screenshots and screencasts for free, with JingTry Jing for a free and simple way to start sharing images and short videos of your computer screen. Whether for work, home, or play, Jing gives you the ability to add basic visual elements to your captures and share them fast.

Camtasia
Software for screen recording and video editing
Any Video Converter
Convert video free to AVI, MP4, WMV, MKV, FLV, SWF, 3GP, DVD, MP3, WebM, iPad, Android, Tablet PC with Any Video Converter.
Video Converter, DVD Converter – Any Video converter – The versatile video converter for iPod, iPhone, PSP, Zune, cell phones and moreAny Video Converter – DVD Converter, Video Converter – converts YouTube videos, DivX, XviD, MOV, rm, rmvb, MPEG, VOB, DVD, WMV, AVI to MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, 3GP, FLV movie format for Zune, PSP, iPod, iPhone like iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C or other portable video device, Apple TV, MP4 player and smart phone.

Capture Fox
You can capture your screen and record your voice to make screencasts (tutorials, e-lessons, etc.).
Capture FoxYou can capture your screen and record your voice to make screencasts (tutorials, e-lessons, etc.). This add-on is not compatible with your version of Firefox because of the following: Add-on uses binary components. Learn why Capture Fox was created and find out what's next for this add-on.

Screengrab
Saves webpages as images
ScreengrabScreengrab! saves webpages as images… but not for new versions of Firefox. FF changes too fast and I don't have the time to maintain it anymore. Bugs have developed that I am not in a position to investigate. Therefore, Screengrab is EOL.

Screencast-O-Matic
One-click screen capture recording on Windows or Mac
SEO TOOLS
Traffic Travis
Best free SEO software for all your SEO & PPC Management needs. Use Traffic Travis for both on and off page analysis as well as spying on your competitors.
Firefox Rank Checker
Help you to check for your search engine ranking.
Firefox Rank checkerFirefox Rank checker — Firefox rank checker can help you to check for your search engine ranking. You can check your keyword ranking for multiple keywords on the top search engines like google, yahoo & Msn live

SEO Suite
Apex SEO Suite incorporating 25+ SEO software tools for SEO marketing & management.
Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Small desktop program which crawls website links, images, CSS, script and apps from an SEO perspective.
Screaming Frog SEO Spider ToolTweet Follow @screamingfrog The Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a small desktop program you can install locally on your PC, Mac or Linux machine which spiders websites' links, images, CSS, script and apps from an SEO perspective.

SEOmoz
Most popular provider of SEO software.
SEMrush
Professional software for search and marketing professionals
SEMrush – service for competitors research, shows organic and Ads keywords for any site or domainSEMrush is created by SEO/SEM professionals for SEO/SEM professionals. We have the knowledge, expertise, and data to help you take your projects to the next level. We collect massive amounts of SERP data for more than 95 million keywords and 45 million domains, including: AdWords ad copies and positions, organic positions for domains and landing URLs, search volumes, CPC, competition, number of results, and so much more.

RankBuilder
Search Engine Optimization software for search engine marketing
RankBuilder NEO | RankBuilder NEOOr every other serious SEO tool out there that both charge far too much AND will almost certainly cause you more harm than good because they don't offset things with a secret weapon like we use, and which prevents penalties, de-indexing and bad results.

XGenSEO
SEO software tool for SEO marketing online to boost your web ranking to the top of Google, Yahoo & Bing.
Best SEO Software Tool For SEO | Simplify Web Ranking | XGenDon't miss out on the chance to boost your ranking to the top! Every business wants to be at the top of the Google, Yahoo & Bing search results. But with the new search engine algorithm updates penalizing websites for using old link building tactics, it's harder than ever to figure out what you can do to boost your website ranking.

SE Cockpit
Keyword research tool & SEO management software
Next Generation Keyword ToolFind the most profitable niches, discover the best keywords to optimize your pages for, gain the edge over your competition with cutting-edge SEO-competition data and keep track of all your marketing campaigns. Finding Profitable Keywords Has Never Been Easier Keywords are the foundation of any successful SEO campaign.

TrafficSwarm
The #1 traffic exchange network.
Place Page Tour
Place for business help
SEOquake
Seo toolbar, plugin, seo extension for Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera
SEO for Firefox Extension
Free Firefox extension which adds many search engine optimization data points into Google’s SERP’s and Yahoo!’s SERPs on the fly.
SEO for FirefoxPlease bookmark this page on Delicious for your future reference. Set up your free SEO Book account, and you will get this tool + 2 other SEO tools valued at over $300 for free. Already have an account? Log in and your installation link will appear in the place of this message.

Magic Submitter
Program that builds your backlinks via social bookmarking, web directories, press releases, and much more.
Magic Submitter |From the Desk of Alexander Krulik Wednesday, 11:11am “A Time Tested, Proven System That Is 100% Guaranteed To Help Anyone Dominate Their Market” Welcome To Magic Submitter, My name's Alex Krulik, and over the last 15 years of software development I've had the privilege of helping 1000's on online marketers grow their business and rank at the top of Google.

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING TOOL
HootSuite
Enhance your social media management with HootSuite, the leading social media dashboard.
AddThis
The largest sharing and social data platform
Nimble
The only solution to offer small businesses the best features of high-end CRM systems combined with the power of social media.
NimbleNimble is the only solution to offer small businesses the best features of high-end CRM systems combined with the power of social media.

OnlyWire
OnlyWire is the leading social media platform that automates submissions to the top social networks.
OnlyWire | Automated Social BookmarkingAutomate your site or blog to Submit your social media content to 50 social communities quickly and easily, using our automation or post-on-demands tools. Discover new social networks and offer relevant content and promotions to build new and vibrant follower communities. Create dynamic relationships with your social communities by responding in real-time to comments, concerns and events.

Mention
Mention was developed as a user-friendly replacement for Google Alerts.
Addvocate
Addvocate solves a very common problem in social media, which is the need to decentralize your messengers. Almost always, the employees in your company have more social connections (combined) than the company does for its official social media outposts.
Swayy
The best new tool I’ve seen in many months is called Swayy. It’s a platform that drops interesting content into a dashboard where you can scan or read the most interesting articles.
SwayySwayy gives you the content that engages your audience

eGrabber’s Account-Researcher
One of the reasons LinkedIn works so well is that it tells us exactly how we’re related to the people in our network and the best ways of communicating with them (messages, invitations, introductions and InMails, in that order).
Compfight
Compfight searches Flickr’s photos that have the appropriate Creative Commons license for Commercial Use.
Compfight / A Flickr Search ToolSearch engine for visual inspiration and free stock photos for the advertising community including images of creative commons and public domain.

Tagboard
Tagboard is my new cool social media tool. To describe it simply, Tagboard is a way to monitor keywords (a.k.a. hashtags) across multiple social media channels.
TagboardTagboard. The social media hub for hashtags.

ManageFlitter
ManageFlitter integrates with your Twitter account to help you effectively:
Socialbakers
The simple interface allows you to input a social media channel and gain insights into engagement rates and channel growth, and understand which contributors from your social communities are most active, providing an opportunity to build relationships and enable continued advocacy.
Post Planner
Post Planner is a content management tool that runs as an application within Facebook.
Facebook Marketing App Saves You 2 Hours Daily | Post PlannerWith our powerhouse Post Scheduler – you will free up 2 hours of time daily With our Status Ideas & Content Engine – you will never run out of Like-worthy Posts Use it FREE No Credit Card required Post Planner saves you 2 hrs daily on Facebook Marketing!

Komfo
Komfo provides analysis with additional handholding to help you analyze your Facebook content based on the following types of analytics:

Products – KomfoKomfo's social media marketing suite, which saves money and time for businesses and helps them succeed on the social networks.

Rignite
An interesting tool I recently discovered is Rignite, which helps monitor several social media platforms—including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube—from one place.
SocialOomph
SocialOomph (professional edition, which costs about $25 a month) allows you to not only load and schedule tweets, you can also make them recurring, saving you the onerous and time-consuming task of ongoing scheduling.
Tools to Boost Your Social Media ProductivityBoost your social media productivity! Twitter, Facebook (profiles, pages, and groups), LinkedIn (profiles, groups, and company pages), RSS feeds, blogs, Plurk, and App.net! Easily schedule updates, find quality people to follow, and monitor social media activity! Join hundreds of thousands of satisfied users today!

Zapier
Zapier has changed the social media marketing game for me in the most dramatic of ways. This service connects systems in ways once only possible with a massive programming budget.
FixYourFunnel
An Infusionsoft-specific tool
Mobivity
Smart mobile marketing tool you can integrate into your sales process.