Resources For The Journey
(Services, Tools, Books, Utilities)
One of our goals is to give you control while reducing the need to become technical. We’ve chosen the most effective, yet easiest tools for you to use. Everything here is used by us and highly recommended.
Here’s the ethical bribe, and we’re transparent about it: On Point Business Advisors does earn a small percentage on the services you purchase here. The price you pay in the end for these services is the same either way. You’ll be supporting On Point and we are grateful.
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Simply The Best Web Collaboration Tool
We’ve tried them all when it comes to remote desktop sharing utilities. Nothing compares to the ease of use and power of GoTo Meeting. Why? Because as the host, we can launch an impromptu meeting in less than 30 seconds flat. And so can you for your clients. It’s fast and promotes good collaboration and understanding between people…and that means productivity.
Try it for free for a month, have all the meetings you want. Watch what happens to your communication effectiveness after you click on the image below.
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Easy Site Design (Propeller not needed). Artisteer eliminates the need to learn PhotoShop, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS or other web technologies to produce professional and original website designs. If you can use PowerPoint, you can easily use Artisteer. Click on the orange banner below to be taken directly to Artisteer’s site for a free download. Not only is the download free, it does not expire so you can easily try out the product on your terms. Artisteer maintains a great support forum and will respond to you very quickly. This product won a best software of the year award in 2008 and it’s well deserved. When you finally make the purchase decision for Artisteer, please come back here and click on the orange banner; that way we’ll get the credit.
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Host Your Site. There are A LOT of choices. We landed on Blue Host for two specific reasons: 1) They specialize in Word Press, Joomla and Blogger sites, as well as regular web hosting; 2) They provide you with a 7 x 24 customer service operation that is located in Utah and is staffed with very polite Americans. (These days, this is a BIG deal.) The staff at Blue Host passionate about what they do and will literally spend as much time with you as necessary to resolve any issues. No question is too simple or complex for them. Click on the Blue Host banner to be taken directly to their site.
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Email Marketing. One of your most valuable assets is your list of loyal followers and clients. The tag line under the iContact logo below is a total understatement; you’ll be up and running quickly with iContact from list building, newsletters & postcards, to webforms for subscriptions. The autoresponders are very easy to create and manage too. Great support along with help/tutorials. Click on the iContact banner to be taken directly to their site.
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For WordPress Users, This Is The Book To Get: “WordPress for Business Bloggers” is excellent and easy to follow for the beginner who desires to master their domain. You’ll be able to promote and grow your WordPress blog with advanced plugins, analytics, advertising and SEO. Don’t worry if you aren’t technical, the author guides you in a logical manner. A tremendous resource, click on the highlighted link below.
WordPress for Business Bloggers: Promote and grow your WordPress blog with advanced plug-ins, analytics, advertising, and SEO
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