10 Freewares Or Free Resources For a Startup
10 Freewares Or Free Resources For a Startup
As a startup, you want to make sure that you have the right tools to do the right jobs. Many of the famous software like Microsoft Office and Photoshop are expensive for a startup. The good thing about this generation is that many useful software and tools are free and they are as good as the expensive ones. Here is a list of ten freebies that every startup should consider using. (Just Google the names of the following freebies and you can find them in seconds.)
1) OpenOffice (Word Processing)You can see it as a free version of Microsoft Office. I am sure that you still will find Microsoft Office much easier to use only because you have used it for many years. But as a startup, it saves you a lot of money. I am sure that you will find it as easy to use as Microsoft Office after using it for a few weeks.
2) WordPress (Blog / Website maker) - As a startup, you will need a company website for sure. WordPress is a tool for you to easily setup a website that can be updated by anyone with no other skills other than word processing. The only cost you need is to buy a domain name and pay for web hosting which only costs you US$15 - US$100 per year. You can even just pay $15 per year and let WordPress do domain registering and web hosting for you.
3) Google Apps (Email and Google Calendar) - Many of you are very used to using Gmail for your personal use. You can now actually use Gmail for your company to receive and send email while using your company's domain name. Let say your company owns a domain name yourcompany.com, you can send and receive email as 'john at yourcompany dot com'. More than that, you can use the Google Calendar to organize your work and share the calendar with your coworkers for easy time management.
4) GIMP (Image Manipulation) - It's a prefect tool for photo retouching and image editing. It works almost like Photoshop. Advanced designers will most likely tell you that Photoshop is a lot better because they can tell the difference between the two tools. But seriously, for other people, GIMP works just as well as Photoshop.
5) WinRAR (file compressing and uncompressing) - Companies will often send files to you in different compressed format. WinRAR can compress and uncompress files in a lot of different formats.
6) ESET Online Scanner (virus and spyware scanning and removal) - You have to visit a lot of websites and deal with a lot of documents everyday, and the chance of getting virus on your computer is pretty high. You need a right tool for virus and spyware scanning and removal. This free online scanner is highly recommended because it actual removes virus and spyware more effectively than many expensive software.
7) VLC Media Player (video player) - You will often receive video files, VCD, or DVD from other companies. VLC Media Player can play videos of almost any format.
Download VLC Player to compare and see all its features and the media playable.
8) FileZilla (FTP file uploading and downloading) - You will often need to upload and download files from your clients or partners thru FTP. FileZilla is the perfect tool for this and you can even setup your own FTP server with FileZilla.
9) CamStudio (Screen Recording) - No, it's not just screen capturing. It actually records and saves all screen and audio activity on your computer into video files that you can put on Youtube or put on your website. It's perfect when you need to do a demonstration for your clients or make a promotional video and post on Youtube.
10) Stock.xchng (Free Stock Photo) - You do need nice looking images for your blog, website or presentations. At Stock.xhng, you can download images of high quality for free and you can use them on websites, multimedia presentations, videos, cell phones, printed promotional materials, magazines, newspapers, books, brochures, flyers, and CD/DVD covers.
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