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The following list covers all the links that get mentioned in the Small Business Big Marketing Intensive – you’ll find yourself coming back to it over and over again.
ADWORDS
Mike Rhodes (the guy on the DVD) – If you don’t want to do it yourself (Tell him Tim & Luke sent you and he’ll REALLY look after you)
Perry Marshall’s eBook (this guy’s good!) – If you do want to do it yourself
Perry Marshall’s world – This guy has so much quality info on Adwords, here’s his home page!
BECOME AN AUTHOR
Register for Google Apps – This is what I use to crowd source content
An interview we did with a Google Apps specialist
An interview with a stay at home Mum who self-published a cook book
Blurb – Create a book from scratch
Magcloud – Create a magazine from scratch
Tim’s Book – Cha-Ching!
BLOGGING
WordPress – The best platform to create your blog in
WooThemes – Free and cheap themes to make your blog look amazing
FACEBOOK FAN PAGES
Advanced Fan Page Solutions – Leigh is who we get to design and code all our Fan Pages
KILLER INNOVATIONS
Phil McKinney’s blog and podcast on Killer Innovations – Gold!
LOYALTY
Adam Posner is the loyalty specialist
NETWORKING
Elance – A job board where you can
Odesk – Very similar to Elance (we prefer Odesk though)
Fiverr – People will do amazing things for five bucks!
Replace Myself – John Jonas explains exactly how to use a Virtual Assistant in The Philippines
99Designs – Find a designer
99 Copywriters – Find a writer
20DollarBanners – Get banners designed for $20!
PODCASTING
Subscribe to Small Business Big Marketing
Making A Podcast – Apple’s tutorials
Audacity – Free editing software
Zoom H2 – A great microphone for recording interviews on the hop
Skype Call Recorder – Enables you to record interviews using Skype
PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
Sreenflow – Screen capture software for the mighty Mac!
Camtasia – Screen capture software for the lowly PC! (Don’t buy the Mac version)
Dropbox – Store 2gb for free in the cloud (we love this)
Humyo – Store 10gb for free in the cloud (we’ve not used this)
Mindmeister – Great mind mapping software
Eyejot – Free video emails
Basecamp – Project management software
5PM – Cheaper project management software
Trendwatching – A great way to see what’s trewnding in the world of consumer behaviour
Springwise – New business ideas from around the world
Get Abstract – Read lots of business books quickly (all summarised down to 5 pages)
Wisestamp – Email signature software
SPEAKING
Dr. Joanna Martin – She is good. Very good. If you want to learn how to sell from stage. (Tim’s done her 3 day course and loved it!)
REFERRAL MARKETING
Send Out Cards – Create and send real cards from your computer (this is a real clutter buster)
VIDEO MARKETING
Sony Bloggie – A great gadget if you want to ensure you’re always in frame
Flip Video -Like the Bloggie but you can’t see if you’re in frame
Kodak zi8 – Similar to above but with external audio jack for a lapel mic
WEBINARS
Go To Webinar – It’s the best webinar software going around (free 30-day trial)
Dim Dim – A free webinar platform
WEBSITES
James Schramko – An interview with a guy who knows exactly how to make the web work for any business
Fast Web Formula – Jame’s amazing deal he’s done for SBBM folk (Buy it…it’s a game changer)
Google Keyword Tool – See what words and phrases people are using when searching
Market Samurai – A fancy (and much better) version of Google’s key word tool (free trial)
Google Places – Get to the top of Google when someone does a ge0-tagged search for a business like yours
How to make websites – Luke’s free step by step instruction guide
WRITE TO SELL
John Carlton’s Simple Writing System – A 17-step process to writing copy that sells (watch out for the long sales letter!)
Copyscape – Check to see if people are cutting and pasting from your website
BOOKS TO READ
Pete William’s book – How to turn your million dollar idea in to a reality (Free)