By Lindsay Holloway - Entrepreneur.com
Online marketing campaign: free
Long-Distance calling: free
Running your small business for next to nothing: priceless.
Over the decades--heck, even centuries--philosophers, politicians, tycoons and other leaders have insisted that you can't get something for nothing: "There's no such thing as a free ride," or "Nothing in life is free." Well-known economist Milton Friedman once said, "There's no such thing as a free lunch." Even Entrepreneur columnist Robert Kiyosaki's rich dad told him the same thing.

But in our evolving Web 2.0 world and with Google leading the way, the rules have changed: You can get something for nothing--and for entrepreneurs, that something can have a significant impact on their businesses. Today, the web is full of free tools to help entrepreneurs start, run and grow their businesses for next to nothing. It'll just cost you some time and an internet connection.

Gary Vaynerchuk, co-founder of Wine Library, has been taking advantage of free business tools for nearly three years to grow his 11-year-old wine retail business. Using a combination of web-based tools, such as social networking, blogging and video, he's taken his company to annual sales of $50 million. His success with these tools has even landed him two book deals and regular speaking engagements across the country. "Building brand equity and connecting with your consumers through these social tools has a global impact on your business and your brand," says Vaynerchuk, 33, who launched Wine Library with his father, Sasha, 65.

The Best Things in Life are Free

By Lindsay Holloway - Entrepreneur.com

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Online marketing campaign: free
Long-Distance calling: free
Running your small business for next to nothing: priceless.

Over the decades--heck, even centuries--philosophers, politicians, tycoons and other leaders have insisted that you can't get something for nothing: "There's no such thing as a free ride," or "Nothing in life is free." Well-known economist Milton Friedman once said, "There's no such thing as a free lunch." Even Entrepreneur columnist Robert Kiyosaki's rich dad told him the same thing.

But in our evolving Web 2.0 world and with Google leading the way, the rules have changed: You can get something for nothing--and for entrepreneurs, that something can have a significant impact on their businesses. Today, the web is full of free tools to help entrepreneurs start, run and grow their businesses for next to nothing. It'll just cost you some time and an internet connection.

Gary Vaynerchuk, co-founder of Wine Library, has been taking advantage of free business tools for nearly three years to grow his 11-year-old wine retail business. Using a combination of web-based tools, such as social networking, blogging and video, he's taken his company to annual sales of $50 million. His success with these tools has even landed him two book deals and regular speaking engagements across the country. "Building brand equity and connecting with your consumers through these social tools has a global impact on your business and your brand," says Vaynerchuk, 33, who launched Wine Library with his father, Sasha, 65.

Springfield, New Jersey-based Wine Library uses Facebook, MySpace and Twitter to notify its "friends" about daily specials, something it used to do solely through e-mail. Its Facebook presence includes a custom app called Ask Gary, where people can ask questions about wine. And the company keeps a regular video blog, Wine Library TV. "Viral aspects of your message explode once you use these tools," says Vaynerchuk. "When I think about how much brand equity I have with Wine Library TV and how quickly it happened for [so little cost], the fact that I spent millions of dollars building the brand prior to using these tools makes me want to throw up."

As Vaynerchuk has found, "customers appreciate the interaction," says Mike Whaling, president of 30 Lines, a social media marketing company that helps businesses expand their brands' online reach. "Traditionally, it was one way. It was shouting: brochures, white papers, advertisements. Now it's much more focused on multimedia and engagement." And whereas brochures and advertising of days past had a price tag, more and more of today's tools are free.

But aside from the obvious (duh, it's free), what does this surge of tools mean for small businesses? "It starts to level the playing field," says Whaling. "It gives small businesses the opportunity to put themselves out there and really compete with the larger companies."

"It allows a little guy to look like a big guy," says Drew McLellan, owner and CEO of McLellan Marketing Group. "It makes a small business look very sophisticated." For example, an entrepreneur can build a website easily with various blogging and web design options. A company can launch a targeted marketing campaign across numerous social networks. A business owner can manage calendars, clients and projects using different collaborative and project management software. All for free!

Alison Boris and Kathi Chandler, 38 and 31, respectively, have been capitalizing on free tools since nearly the inception of their Los Angeles-based online bag boutique, AllyKatStyle, in 2007. Like Vaynerchuk, they've created a MySpace page for their company. They also have profiles on Digg and StumbleUpon, which are community-centric content sharing sites, to drive traffic to allykatstyle.com. Outside of the popular social networking tools, they use QuantCast (embedded in the website) to monitor traffic, frequency, demographics, geographics and more, and Skype is their official business phone. Says Chandler, "They're great grass-roots tools to drive traffic to the site and provide free advertising through bloggers and word-of-mouth."

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Blip.tv: video blogging, podcasting and video sharing service; free basic service
BlogTalkRadio: radio network for users to host their own shows
DropShots: video hosting and photo sharing
FeedBurner: media distribution services for blogs and RSS feeds
Fix My Movie: video enhancement service; free basic service
Paint.NET: image and photo editing software
Phixr: picture and photo editor
Seesmic: video conversation platform
SlideShare: share and embed slideshows, PowerPoints and PDFs into web pages
VideoSpin: video-editing software

Marketing/Networking/PR
Blogger: blog publishing tool
Craigslist: online classifieds and job postings network
CollectiveX: create social networking and collaboration sites for groups
Entrepreneur Connect: Entrepreneur's social networking site
LinkedIn: business social networking site
Pligg: open-source, community-centric site for discovering, rating and sharing content
PolicyMap: geographic and demographic information system for creating custom maps, tables and charts; free basic service
YouNoodle: networking for startups and valuation with Startup Predictor
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Office Productivity/Organizational
Adobe Buzzword: collaborative word processor application
CutePDF Writer: PDF creator; free basic service
Dabble DB: create, manage and share online databases; free basic service
Doodle: schedule and coordinate meetings and other appointments
FreshBooks: invoicing, time-tracking and expense service; free basic service
Google Calendar: shareable calendar and schedule organizer
Google Docs: collaborative word processor and spreadsheet applications
OpenOffice.org: open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets and more
Stikkit: organization and reminder system that integrates with productivity applications
SurveyMonkey: create and publish custom online surveys; free basic service
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WuFoo: HTML form builder for creating interactive forms; free basic service
Zoho: office, productivity and collaboration applications

Project Management/Collaboration
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ProjectStat.us: project management solution and updates
Project2Manage: collaborative project management solution
Remember the Milk: task management solution and to-do lists
Socialtext: wiki and website collaboration; free basic service
Team Task: collaborative project management and community website builder
Yugma: web meeting and collaboration service

Security
Adeona: open-source laptop tracking and recovery software
BitDefender Online Scanner: virus scanners; free basic service
ZoneAlarm: firewall protection from hackers and threats; free basic service

Web
Google Alerts: e-mail updates based on choice of query or topic
KickApps: platform of applications to integrate social features into a website
Microsoft Office Live Small Business: create a company website, domain and e-mail; free basic service
Synthasite: web hosting and building
Weebly: website and blog creator
Widgetbox: web widgets for various applications
Woopra: web tracking and analysis application; free basic service

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How can I make my blog load Quicker?

The speed at which your blog loads is critical to attracting more readers to your blog. If your blog takes a long time to load, many readers may leave your blog before they have the chance to read it. Here are a few tips and tricks that will help your blog load faster and attract more users:
Posts
Your blog's load time can be affected by the number of posts you display on your main page. You can easily edit the number of posts displayed of the main page from the Settings | Formatting tab. You can then select the number of posts you want to display on the main page. We recommend displaying 10 or fewer posts on the main page.
Third Party JavaScript and Links

For optimal blog load speed, we recommend using Google/Blogger widgets, JavaScipt and links. However, if you need to use third party JavaScipt and links, your blog will load much faster if you put all JavaScript at the bottom of your blog. If you have third party JavaScript and links in your sidebar, put them in at the bottom of the sidebar.
Images and Media

The more images, videos and other multi-media you have on your blog the longer it will take to load. However, images and other multimedia are important to attracting users to your blog, so it is important to optimize the load speed of your images and media. Here are a few tips to increase the load speed of your media:

* Decrease the size of your images or use thumbnails that link to the full-size image.
* If you use third party images, consider uploading them to Picasa Web Albums via the Blogger post editor.
* If you have a large number of images to display, you can upload all your images (from a vacation or event) to a Picasa Web Album and link to the album in your post or sidebar.

Other suggestions

* If you've added any custom CSS to your blog, make sure you put it at the top of the page.
* The most important content of your blog that catches readers attention should load the quickest. To help you identify which items are taking the longest to load you can use Stopwatch. To use Stopwatch, enter your blog's URL into the text box and click "Start StopWatch". Stopwatch will then open your blog in a frame and will record the time it takes for everything on your blog to load, including images, videos, widgets, etc. Take note of the items that take the longest to load and modify them appropriately using our suggestions.(http://www.blogger.com/)

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Quick Start Guide - Blogging for Money

Doubt has long overshadowed the concept of blogging for money. People right and left have portrayed making money online to be a scam and a venture not worth pursuing. Whatever picture your friends or relatives may have painted of blogging for money is likely incorrect and something worth proving them wrong over. The facts are that there are literally hundreds of thousands of people running networks of blogs that net them a six or seven figure salary per annum.
Although reaching this income range does require some work and dedication, it can be done. This article will walk beginners through what they should do to begin making money by blogging. Remember that you control the degree of success you achieve. Those not willing to work are not going to fare well in the “blogging for money” world.
Host your blog

Before we can begin selecting a topic for our blogs - or even a domain - we need to choose where we will host our site. Some people prefer to start their blog on a free platform, such as Google’s Blogger platform. This is fine for blogging for money if you’re on a tight budget. However, Blogger limits user control in regards to customizability.

Further, Google has the power to modify or delete your blog at their discretion. While such actions rarely happen on a legitimate blog, it is something to keep in mind. The best route to take is undoubtedly that of paid hosting. Remember, blogging for money is a business – you should treat it like one. There are numerous reliable hosts that charge a reasonable monthly fee for hosting services. You want to ensure that the host you choose offers a sufficient amount of bandwidth as well as diskspace. Most users should expect to pay $7-$10/month for their hosting plan.
A profitable topic for our blog

We can’t proceed with choosing a domain (and thus begin blogging for money) until we’ve found a profitable topic for our blog. The first rule in choosing a topic is to veer away from the MMO (make money online)/internet markeing/how to blog niche. Many have fallen under the misconception that there is money to be made in the MMO sector. Rest assured that this is not the case. Those who begin blogs in this niche tend to either abandon them (or sell them), and afterwards leave the “blogging for money” world (as they are led to believe there is no money to be made).

You don’t want to follow down this path. Now, in selecting a good niche to work, we need to begin by writing out a list of things that interest us. It’s recommended that you stick to services (ie. car detailing) or activities (ie. golf) when compiling this list. Jot down some 100 things that interest you. Don’t be too specific! With the list completed, head over to Google’s keyword tool (https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal ).

This tool will give us an idea as to what sort of competition exists for our keyword in the Google Adwords program. High competition in Adwords for a niche is usually indicative of a solid niche. Begin by typing in your first item of interest.

The tool will return a list of related keywords. Head over to the drop down menu that says “Hide/Show columns” and select “Show CPC.” This will append a $ value to each of the listed keywords. This $ value tells us what advertisers are paying (on a per click basis) to appear in paid search listings or in listings found on Adsense-affiliated sites. You want to aim for a CPC that’s $5 or over. This will make your invested work more worthwhile. If you choose to monetize your end blog with Google’s Adsense program (which displays Adwords ads on affiliate sites), you should expect to make (on average) $2 a click (Google usually pays affiliates 50% of the click on a properly configured site).

In the list of keywords the tool has returned for your query, you want to choose your main keyword. If your topic ends up having a low CPC, move onto the next topic you have on your list. The keyword should have a good amount of monthly traffic, as well as a good CPC. Don’t worry about how long or short it is. We won’t be ranking one for the main term off the bat, thus competition in the search engines for the main keyword isn’t too much of an issue. Write down the main keyword somewhere for later reference. Now, scroll down to the bottom of the first list displayed on the keyword tool and click text. Your browser will ask where you want to save the file. Save the file to your desktop. We will be using it later on.
What sort of domain you want

Once you choose a host and your topic, you need to decide what sort of domain you want. Domain registrars (such as Godaddy) offer domains with various extensions (.com, .org, .net) as well as features (private registration, etc.). Most people will find a suitable .com name for their blog. However, if you wish, you can choose to purchase a .com or .org. While many might prefer the new domain route, it’s usually a better idea to purchase a pre-owned domain when starting out blogging for money. Pre-owned domains have the advantage of being aged – something search engines like Google place a good amount of emphasis on. Most new domains that Google and other search engines index tend to tread on thin water in their first year of existence. Google’s algorithm places these domains in what many call the “sandbox.”

A domain in Google’s sandbox is not able to rank for its targeted term (something we will get to later on in this article) up until it accumulates a sufficient number of quality links to escape the sandbox, or is simply released after several months to a year. The sandbox can make it extremely difficult for a beginner to drive organic (search engine) traffic from the right keyword. Thus, if you can, stick to a pre-owned domain. A site offering such domains is Freshdrop.net. Aim for domains that are 2+ years old. Once you purchase your domain, you need to point the domain’s DNS to the appropriate servers. Both domain registrars and hosting providers provide information on how one can go about doing this.

With the domain and hosting squared away, it’s now time to install our blogging platform. Self-hosted blogs almost always use Wordpress. Wordpress is undoubtedly one of the most flexible blogging platforms available, and one of the best to utilize when blogging for money. It turns out that is pretty SEO-friendly right out of the box. What makes it even more lucrative is that fact that it’s freely available. You can choose to download Wordpress and install it yourself (directions available at wordpress.org), or you can have your hosting provider install the application for you (you can initiate an install via your hosting control panel).

Once installed, you should configure Wordpress to your liking. Directions for doing this are widely available online. Makes sure your main keyword makes up part of your blog’s name and can be found several times throughout your blog. Some of the important things you need to do include turning on permalinks, downloading SEO plugins such as the All-in-one SEO pack, etc. Also, register for a site analytics program. A free one that uses real-time tracking is Statscounter. Follow the appropriate directions for installing the analytics software.
Writing content

With the blog essentially setup up, it’s time we begin writing up our content. Go ahead and open the keyword file you saved to your computer earlier. It should contain your main keyword (which you noted down earlier) as well as several other related keywords. What you need to do is group these keywords (~ 5 Keywords per group) based on similarity. For each group of keywords, we will be writing a blog post. When you’ve finished grouping the keywords, its time you get to writing your posts. Make sure you include each keyword of a specific group a few times in the post for that particular group. Don’t worry too much about the brilliance of the post. Repeat the writing process for each group of keywords. When you’ve finished, go ahead and post each article to your blog.

Among all the steps we’ve been through above, this is one of the most important. Once you’ve posted to your blog, you need to build links. A lack of proper link-building is the prevalent reason for failure in the internet marketing industry. Most preach that writing quality content is key. However, without backlinks, you won’t drive search engine traffic to your blog. You need to building links if you’re interested in blogging for money! Focus less on the content, and more on the links. For each article you’ve written, you want to build some backlinks. How can we go about doing this? You will write up some articles relevant to your niche (don’t worry about the specific keywords used, etc.) and submit them to article directories. Article directories allow for links at the bottom of submitted articles.

We will include links to the inner pages of our site using the article directories. One of the most popular article directories currently online is EzineArticles (ezinearticles.com). Take your total blog post count, and divide it by two. That’s the number of articles you will have to write and submit. You should write an additional one for a link to your homepage. On each of your articles, include a link to two inner pages of your site (the anchor text of the link should be one of the group keywords used in the post). Rinse and repeat this process until finished with all the articles.

Within days after completing your submissions (and hopefully having them approved) your analytics application should begin to report visits to your site. We are mainly interested in the visits originating from search engines, specifically, Google. When you begin to notice that a particular keyword is sending you traffic, even though it may be a long-tail keyword (ie. weight loss quick pill cherry), write it down. When you’ve accumulated several of these long-tail keywords providing you with semi-consistent traffic, write a post using them several times (as you had above with the keywords from the keyword tool). Do an article submission for that post using the keywords as the anchor-text. If you keep replicating this process, you will notice your traffic continue to climb.
Advertising your blog

While rinsing and repeating the process described above, you will want to garner some links for your homepage. You can do this by commenting on other blogs (try to comment on blogs that are “dofollow”), submitting your site to directories, submitting articles, requesting links from other sites, etc. Make sure that in getting these links, you use your main keyword as the anchor text. Be sure, especially with commenting, that you don’t spam other sites.

Sometimes, site owners will approve of using your keyword as the anchor text. Other times, they won’t. Be diligent in trying to spot the appropriate cues that can point you in the right direction. If you can build homepage links as you develop your deep links using article submission, you will be well on your way to blogging for money.

If you repeat the content development and link building tactics described above, targeted traffic to your site will begin to soar. How you choose to monetize this traffic is up to you. As earlier research indicated, your site should be ready to be monetized with Adsense. Simply modify the code in the appropriate Wordpress file to have an Adsense block float to the left of your post content. Be sure to turn image ads off – these don’t covert as well as contextual advertisements do (on the majority of blogs). If Adsense isn’t for you, or you wish to get even more of a return of your blog, you can utilize a plethora of affiliate programs.

These affiliate programs may pay you on a CPA (cost per action) basis, per click basis, per lead basis, etc. You need to experiment with ad placement and such to get maximum return. Be sure to refrain from monetizing your site until you have a sufficient amount of traffic. You don’t want to slap up ads the minute you launch your site. This could indicate to search engines that you’re looking to merely cash in. Be patient and build those links! Until traffic comes, your blog should be completely ad free.

Overall, blogging for money isn’t as much of a complicated enterprise as some make it out to be. Sure, it does involve a bit of a time commitment and a little dedication. However, if you’re consistent and continue putting in time, you will succeed.

Remember that writing content is never enough. Build the right kind of links to your content and you will begin to see results. Blogging for money is neither a scam, nor an easy way to make money. Start a blog with the process outlined above and down the line, you’ll be glad that you did.

Best of luck!

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The speed at which your blog loads is critical to attracting more readers to your blog. If your blog takes a long time to load, many readers may leave your blog before they have the chance to read it. Here are a few tips and tricks that will help your blog load faster and attract more users:
Posts
Your blog's load time can be affected by the number of posts you display on your main page. You can easily edit the number of posts displayed of the main page from the Settings | Formatting tab. You can then select the number of posts you want to display on the main page. We recommend displaying 10 or fewer posts on the main page.
Third Party JavaScript and Links

For optimal blog load speed, we recommend using Google/Blogger widgets, JavaScipt and links. However, if you need to use third party JavaScipt and links, your blog will load much faster if you put all JavaScript at the bottom of your blog. If you have third party JavaScript and links in your sidebar, put them in at the bottom of the sidebar.
Images and Media

The more images, videos and other multi-media you have on your blog the longer it will take to load. However, images and other multimedia are important to attracting users to your blog, so it is important to optimize the load speed of your images and media. Here are a few tips to increase the load speed of your media:

* Decrease the size of your images or use thumbnails that link to the full-size image.
* If you use third party images, consider uploading them to Picasa Web Albums via the Blogger post editor.
* If you have a large number of images to display, you can upload all your images (from a vacation or event) to a Picasa Web Album and link to the album in your post or sidebar.

Other suggestions

* If you've added any custom CSS to your blog, make sure you put it at the top of the page.
* The most important content of your blog that catches readers attention should load the quickest. To help you identify which items are taking the longest to load you can use Stopwatch. To use Stopwatch, enter your blog's URL into the text box and click "Start StopWatch". Stopwatch will then open your blog in a frame and will record the time it takes for everything on your blog to load, including images, videos, widgets, etc. Take note of the items that take the longest to load and modify them appropriately using our suggestions.

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1. In Page Manager, next to your Contact Us page, or on a page where you’ve added a Contact Us module, click Edit.
2. Click the border of the module to select it.
3. Right-click and then select Properties from the menu.
4. In the Change the Contact Us delivery settings box, select Add contacts as new leads in Contact Manager.
5. Click OK and save your page changes.

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