I have been using DropBox for 2 years, and one of the great bonuses to their service is referrals. Each time you refer someone to DropBox, not only do YOU get extra FREE online file storage space, but so does the person you referred. It used to be that you’d get 250MB of free storage, but that has recently increased to 500MB–up to a limit of 16GB of free storage. Can I just say, yo, that’s awesome! Their maximum used to be 8GB, but now it’s increased also to that 16GB. I had already about reached my maximum free space, but now I can double that with more referrals.

So hey, if you want a super easy and totally free way to store files, documents, photos and the like online…and if you’d like some free extra storage space upon signing up, just click on the image (above) to be taken to the DropBox website where you can sign up. YOU will get free extra storage (you’re welcome) and so will I (thanks!).

What are you waiting for? Get clicking!

I love it when I come across a great little app that I wasn’t really looking for, but that will help me in my business. TinyGrab fits that bill! It’s a wonderful little screenshot sharing app that you can use on your desktop PC, Mac, or your iPhone. Download their application and you can take a screenshot, or even a partial screenshot, and share it instantly on the web using an automatically generated tiny URL that gets copied to your clipboard as soon as you take the screenshot! The screenshots get uploaded to your TinyGrab account, and you can manage all of your “grabs” there.

I share screenshots with clients all the time, but there’s always the drawback of having to upload the screenshot somewhere first, then getting its URL, and then contacting the client to share it. With TinyGrab, all that hassle is eliminated. I can now share my screengrabs instantly with just a couple of clicks of the mouse (or taps of the finger on my iPhone). I think this app is so wonderful, I wish someone had thought of it sooner…at at least that I’d found it sooner. You could even use this to quickly share images/screenshots on Twitter and Facebook.

If you use screenshots for your business clients, or even if you just think you could use this service from time to time, just click on their logo above to visit their site and check it out. It’s free!

I’ve written a lengthy post about this on my Tattered Sisters blog. So rather than rehash it all in a duplicate post, I’m going to provide you with a link to that post instead. Just click the link below to get all the information about Google Friend Connect.

GOODBYE GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT

I’ll be replacing my GFC widget when it ends with the new LinkyFollowers tool (which you can also read about on Tattered Sisters), so feel free to Follow Me with that, if you like. I’ll be adding that to the blog immediately after I post this.

I really liked GFC, because it made it so easy to follow blogs, even though there are other ways to subscribe to my favorites. GFC just made it quick and simple. But alas, sometimes good things must come to an end.

As an online business owner, a very good resource for your customers is the FAQ page on your website. But FAQs pages can be bothersome and time-consuming to maintain.  The folks at FAQME aim to make your FAQ page easy to use and maintain, and at a price you can afford: FREE. And the page doesn’t even appear on your own website, so there’s nothing to add to your website, other than a link to your own unique FAQME page on their website.

Just visit FAQME by clicking on the image (above) and sign up. Once you do, you’ll get your FAQME page that includes the following features:

• FAQ’s page that is easy to design, setup, and maintain.
• Drag and Drop reordering.
• Stats. Yes, stats! This will show you which questions your customers are reading, how long they’re on your page, and more.
• A Contact Us form–this is a great bonus! Customers can contact you directly from your FAQ page.
• An Inbox, which allows you to respond to your customers who have contacted you via the Contact Us form.
• Multiple FAQs–if you have more than one website, you can manage all of your FAQs in one place.

Your FAQME page is free to use, and will NOT contain ads. And if you have a blog, this would be a great way to add a Contact Form for your blog with ease, which is another plus.

I think this is a great Web Tool, especially since it’s free and so easy to use. Definitely worth a look if it’s peaked your interest!

]]> http://www.onlinebusinessjunction.com/2012/02/faqme/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinebusinessjunction.com/2012/02/tiny-letter/ http://www.onlinebusinessjunction.com/2012/02/tiny-letter/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:02:16 +0000 admin http://www.onlinebusinessjunction.com/?p=1036 Email Marketing is often essential for your online business. I provide a list of several Mailing Lists Providers here at OBJ, and one of my favorites (which I used to use) is MailChimp. It’s free and it has all sorts of features to allow business owners to track the effectiveness of their newsletter campaigns, and it’s totally customizable with lots of design features. But for some people, MailChimp may be more than they want or need in a Newsletter/Mailing List Provider. Maybe you want something that’s just really simple to use and doesn’t have a lot of glitz and glam? If so, then TinyLetter may be for you.

TinyLetter is really quick and simple to use. And even though you can customize it a bit, it’s pretty bare bones because it wants to make it easy for you to start writing your newsletter and get subscribers. It even has a feature that lets you charge money for your subscriptions, if you so desire, but that’s totally optional. You can also have an unlimited number of subscribers. And best of all, TinyLetter is free! It also just happens to be brought to you by the same people that own MailChimp.

Just click on the TinyLetter logo (above) to visit their website and sign up. It’s that simple. If you don’t like it, it was free, so don’t use it! TinyLetter may not be for everyone, but for its simplicity and ease of use, and the no-cost-factor, it gets a recommendation from me.

]]> http://www.onlinebusinessjunction.com/2012/02/tiny-letter/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinebusinessjunction.com/2012/02/creative-market/ http://www.onlinebusinessjunction.com/2012/02/creative-market/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:41:57 +0000 admin http://www.onlinebusinessjunction.com/?p=1031 Are you a graphics designer or someone who does a lot with design for your online business? If so, you might want to check into a new site called the Creative Market.

The Creative Market is a new kind of marketplace for handcrafted, mousemade design content. Their mission is to make design content simple and accessible to everyone. Whether you’re looking for unique vector patterns, the perfect font with personality, or any other kind of digital content to help you create amazing projects, Creative Market hopes to be your source for that content.

The Creative Market isn’t open yet, but they are taking signups for early access members and giving free credits for future purchases. You can also use referrals to get more credits, so that when they open, you’ll be able to purchase lots of great content for your creative, mousemade and digital content.

Just click on their logo (above) to go their website and sign up. I did!

]]> http://www.onlinebusinessjunction.com/2012/02/creative-market/feed/ 1 http://www.onlinebusinessjunction.com/2012/02/copyblogger/ http://www.onlinebusinessjunction.com/2012/02/copyblogger/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:13:00 +0000 admin http://www.onlinebusinessjunction.com/?p=1026 I just found another great Free eCourse to help anyone who needs marketing assistance. It’s an ongoing eCourse over at the Copyblogger blog.

They provide you with a simple way to implement effective online marketing using a tutorial approach that is easy to understand. And speaking of tutorials, they have lots of those too! Everything from Copywriting to Email Marketing to SEO and more. There is a whole lot of useful information on their blog! A lot of it is geared toward bloggers, but their information is applicable to online business owners, even if you don’t have a blog (but if you don’t, why not?!).

So hop on over to their blog and check out all of their information. I recommend you subscribe today! Just click on the image (above) and that will take you directly to the Copyblogger blog.

The guide includes two parts. Part 1 is all about Wholesaling, including info on pricing, choosing products, developing your wholesale terms and so on. Part 2 focuses on Trade Shows, everything from choosing shows and applying, promotion, and what to do while you’re there.

Click on the guide cover image above to go to Megan’s blog to purchase your guide. It costs $39 and you can pay with Pay Pal or credit card.

From her ABOUT page:

At crafting an MBA, the goal is to help you polish those basic skills (like business planning and bookkeeping), develop a marketing plan (online and off), and help keep you up to date with trends in the business world – while also helping develop skills specific to a craft based business (selling online, craft shows, trade shows, and promoting your portfolio).

She also has a free eBook, The Best of Crafting an MBA, available via email, along with many wonderful tips and information on her blog for the creative-minded business owner. Just click on the image above to be taken to the CMBA blog. I guarantee you it will be difficult to not find helpful information there for your business.

IttyBiz offers several free eCourses on Marketing that are available via email. Just click the image above to be taken to their eCourses page and from there you can sign up. Be sure to check around their blog while you’re there. They have some really helpful blog posts and tips for anyone who runs a small business, be it online or off!