FREE list of 20 products and services found online
I’d like to think of myself as a resourceful web ninja. That is, when I need something, I’ll look online for some type of free offering or alternative prior to buying. Case in point: Late last year I heard a song by this band called the Pernice Brothers entitled “There goes the sun.” I found the track on iTunes and was just about ready to “splurge” on the whole $.99 cent track, then it hit me: “Go see if you can find a free online download that many bands offer, you web ninja!” It took me about 10 seconds of Googling to find the same song, free of charge (and legal), and at a higher 192 bit rate than the lower quality iTunes mp3 (mp3 here via Spin). While I can’t always vouch for “free,” here are some useful links either in full or in part:
- Free stock photos [Microsoft]
- Free online courses [hp]
- Free MS Office templates [hp]
- Free inbound fax/voicemail to email [k7]
- Free web hosting (including Ruby on Rails) [110mb.com]
- Free business forms [Office Depot]
- Free remote backup [Mozy]
- Free fonts [Da Font]
- Free national anthem mp3’s [Navy Band]
- Free WordPress plugins [Ping Mag]
- Free WordPress themes [Wordpress]
- Free invoicing [Blinksale]
- Free web hosting, emails, etc [Microsoft]
- Free file compression/decompression [Krunch]
- Free web-based conference calls [FCC]
- Free podcast music [Podsafe]
- Free RSS to email [Squeet]
- Free icons for your website [Maxpower]
- Free business consulting [SCORE]
What are some of your favorite online freebies?
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August 22nd, 2006 at 10:29 am
Excellent post Blake! I love free stuff, and this is some of the BEST free stuff I have seen in a while.
Keep up the awesome posts!
August 22nd, 2006 at 2:16 pm
More free icons: FamFamFam.com
August 22nd, 2006 at 3:45 pm
Love the icons Blake, thanks for the freebies. I recently posted a lot of free SEO tools and resources on my blog at http://www.bartgibby.com/2006/08/22/search-engine-optimization-process-tools-and-resources/
One of the free resoruces I recomend is:
www.GoodKeywords.com
Cheers,
-Bart
August 27th, 2006 at 9:10 pm
http://www.ramsinks.com/software/
freeware for all kinds of things, lots of security stuff
August 28th, 2006 at 1:57 am
Free professional and amateur stock photography:
www.morguefile.com
September 21st, 2006 at 2:46 am
remote connectivity - LogMeIn.com
File sharing - Avvenu.com and Foldershare.com