Helpful Online Tools
Campaign Monitor A/B Testing
Campaign Monitor's A/B testing allows you to create two versions of an email newsletter that vary in some way, deliver each version to a select group, and then send the most successful version to the rest of your mailing list.
Find Domain Names
Choosing a name for your graphic design business or for your clients is hard enough. This process is even more difficult for a business needing a website because it is tied to what domain names are available. Fortunately, there are online tools that can help select a name and find domain names that are available.
TeuxDeux - Free To-Do List Software
TeuxDeux is free to-do list software accessed through your web browser. The simple, user-friendly to do list app allows you to create a to-do list calendar and save to-do items for later.
Billable Invoice Creator
Billable is a free online invoice creator with a free invoice template. The easy to use, one page app allows you to create an invoice online and then print it or save it as a PDF.
MockFlow Review - Web-Based Mockup and Wireframe Software
MockFlow is web-based software for creating mockups and wireframes. The application allows users to create mockups and wireframes and collaborate with others within a password-protected online account.
Using LinkedIn to Promote Your Graphic Design Business
LinkedIn is a business networking website that allows professionals to connect and help each other. Unlike many other networking tools that were originally geared towards socializing, LinkedIn is specifically for business networking and therefore an obvious choice as a tool to market yourself as a graphic designer.
Using Facebook to Promote Your Graphic Design Business
Facebook is enormously popular, most often thought of as a social tool for friends and family to share photos, thoughts and anything else that the huge Facebook network allows. It is also, however, a powerful business tool. With so many people on one website, it was inevitable that businesses jumped in with profiles, or pages, of their own and by taking advantage of other business opportunities.
Using Twitter to Promote Your Graphic Design Business
Twitter is often thought of as a social tool… a way to keep up with your friends on what they are doing at any given moment. It can, however, be a powerful business tool. Countless businesses from software developers to illustrators to the New York Times use Twitter to keep their followers up-to-date on their latest happenings.
TinEye Image Search Engine by Idée
TinEye, currently in Beta, is an image search engine developed by Idée. Unlike most other image search engines, that work with keywords, TinEye uses images to find images… upload an image and TinEye searches the Internet for matches based on the image itself.
BrowserCam Review
BrowserCam is a paid online service that allows you to view your web pages across different platforms and browsers, either by automatically taking the screenshots of your choice or by accessing computers remotely.
Using Google Analytics for Website Statistics
Google Analytics is a free statistics package with a user-friendly interface and feature set that rivals many paid statistics systems. With easy sign-up (simply add a line of code to your web page), multiple sites per account, customizable views and various export and email options, it is an excellent option for tracking website statistics.
Using Google AdWords to Drive Traffic to Your Website
Google AdWords is an excellent way to drive traffic to your website and attract potential clients. With so many graphic design portfolios online, targeting customers in your area with keywords specific to your design focus can help grow your design business.
Lipsum.com Lorem Ipsum Text Generator
Lipsum.com is an online resource that generates any requested length of Lorem Ipsum dummy text for graphic design projects.
The WayBack Machine
The WayBack Machine allows users to find old web pages in their extensive website archive of billions of web pages.