Daily tools of an internet marketing VA

Ever wanted to peak behind the scenes and find out what tools a internet marketing VA uses daily? I’m here to share!    It will vary between person to person, sure, but I’m willing to bet that the majority of these tools would be on other VAs list, so it’s a great place to start if you’re just getting into marketing online.

Programs: (used at least daily, usually)

• Firefox
• GimpShop – open-source version of Photoshop. Takes a bit of use to become familiar, but they do have fantastic forums
• KompoZer - open-source version of Dreamweaver. If anything, it’s much easier to use and figure out and has a more intuitive WYSIWYG editor.
• Skype - use for chatting with other team members, subcontractors, clients, etc. Also use for free Skype-to-Skype calls anywhere in the world!
• Digsby - fantastic tool that aggregates webmail like Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail and AOL, your IM (except Skype, unfortunately), and all your social networking sites. I love it!
• Core FTP – free ftp tool, never used another. Never needed another.
• Jing - I love this little ball of sunshine that sits at the top of my desktop! It lets me quickly and easily take screenshots images or quick screencast videos and save, share or embed.
• Roboform - saves password so I don’t have to remember them, and don’t have to depend on my browsers’ cookies

Other good ones:

• Audacity - good open-source audio editor for podcasts, audio welcomes, etc.
• Camtasia - while Jing is great for short 5-minute or less videos, Camtasia is the best option out there for taking and editing screencasts. Trust me, I’ve looked!
• BoxShot3D - create rendering program to create ebook covers and more
• CommentHut - tool for speeding up the process of locating blogs to comment on.

These are just the programs I use daily. Later this week, I’ll cover (most) all of the online tools I use daily. After all, we provide internet marketing support!

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