Jennifer shares some of her favorite free and low-cost tools for freelancers and entrepreneurs. She will show you where to find them, some best practices and what to beware of when using third party tools and platforms. Made for the Association of Women in Communications Freelance Webinar Series

1. Tools for Freelancers
Free or Low-Cost Resources for Building Your
Business.

2. THE BASICS: BLOGGING
Free blogging software
• Hosted: wordpress.com
• Self-hosted: download software from wordpress.org
and host on your domain

3. THE BASICS: EMAIL
• A lot of storage space plus inexpensive upgrades for
more storage $5+
• Integrated with all other Google products
• Pop your domain emails intogmail to backup and avoid
going over domain email storage limits

4. THE BASICS:
COMMUNICATIONS
• Voice Calls in app (domestic and international)
• Voice calls to and from cell phones and land lines
($2.99-$10/month)
• Screensharing within app
• Video conferencing up to 10 people (at least 1 person must hav
premium account $4.99/mo)
• File sharing

5. THE BASICS: VIDEO
CONFERENCING
• Private and public video conferencing for up to 10
people
• Option to livestream hangout on G+, linked YouTube
account and your web site
• Document sharing and collaboration using Google
Drive (free up to 5 gigs)
• Mobile, iPad/tablet apps, desktop

6. G+ PLUS: HANGOUTS
Lee Allison – Created the
Google + Cooking School,
Social Skillet and has now
expanded into Craft Beer
Nation Review and Whiskey
World all using G+ and Google
Hangouts.
https://plus.google.com/+LeeAllison

7. THE BASICS:
DOCUMENTS

8. THE GRAVEYARD
Tombstone image by Johnny Dod

9. THE EXTRAS: MINDMAPPING
Web-based collaboration
Free and upgrade from $5 to $15/mo Desktop Free

10. THE EXTRAS: DROPBOX
• Store and share files with anyone on the
web
• Desktop, web, mobile access
• 2 Gigs free with up to 18 Gigs for referrals
• 100 Gigs for $10/mo

11. PC REMOTE ACCESS
iOS Android • Windows • Mac
Demo to $25
PocketCloud
Free to $15
$20

12. MOBILE APPS
Smart Office 2 ($9.99)
Dragon Dictation (free)
Transfire App (free and $4.99)
Good Habits (free)

13. MULTIMEDIA TOOLS
Ustream, Livestream etc… (removing
the four walls)
BFF – Broadcast For Friends
(Ustream video direct to your FB
profile)
SoundCloud – audio posts on the go.
Integrates with social platforms
FOAP – Sell your mobile pics like

14. JENNIFER NAVARRETE
jennifer@jennifernavarrete.com
ph: 210.888.0841
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