The following is just a quick excerpt of cool tools, super tips and information that I’ve found useful. I didn’t have time to write about all of them in the newsletter, but they were just too valuable to leave out.
Open Source Screen Recorder
Some people swear by Camtasia, some people swear at it. 
If you’re one of the latter, or if cost is a factor, consider getting this open source screen recorder for Windows. (Mac users, if you’re still using Snapz Pro, be sure to have a look at Screenflow. It’s an amazing screen capture system.)
Adobe ConnectNow Screen Sharing
Acrobat.com has recently added Adobe ConnectNow for web conferencing. You can meet live over the web and share your screen with anyone. I tried it and it worked well. The really cool part is taking remote control of your client’s mouse and doing show and tell, even though they may be hundreds of miles away.
Sculpting PageRank
I’ll often aim my PageRank away from the “contact us” and similar pages on smaller sites using the nofollow tag. But is it a wise idea, especially for larger sites? Adam Audette has written a blog post examining the whole PageRank sculpting thing, arguing against it actually.
Creating Documentation FAST
ScreenSteps is for creating documentation, or more specifically, for people who don’t want to create documentation, but they have to, because it’s part of their job. Here’s something that takes the drudgery out of creating visual learning aids, making them fun and easy to do. It works on Mac or Windows and only takes a few minutes to master the software.
How Skype Works
Is your computer slowing down? Is Internet Explorer grinding to a halt? Is your computer turning into a zombie? If so, it might be Skype that’s causing the problem. Here’s some background info on how Skype works, from the wonderful Technology Evangelist blog.
Create Slideshows without Software
280 Slides allows you to create and share presentations online. You don’t need any special software. And when you’re done making your presentation, you can share it any way you like.
Twitter Autoresponder Service
This service allows you to automatically follow someone when they follow you on Twitter. You can also send future dated tweets or simple little thank you notes to your new followers.
Git Repository Hosting
Git Hub is for software programmers. It’s a hosting service for collaborative development that allows you to participate in the project and monitor it with ease. It includes news feeds, a source code browser and public developer profiles.
Increase Leads by 86%
Want to increase leads coming into the sales funnel by 86%? It’s an innovative way to improve the number of leads in the pipeline. Hint: It’s the landing page and most marketers are doing it all wrong.
Google SEO Documentation
According to Matt Cutts’ blog, “Google added a bunch of nice documentation in various places.” We’re talking their official position on robots.txt, IP delivery and cloaking, nofollow, doorway pages and new quality guidelines. If you’d like to stay on the nice side of mighty Google, this post is an essential read. And if you’d like to know how they use their search engine data to fight spam, you’ll find this an interesting read as well.
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Michael,
My name is Robert O’Neill, and I work for Glance Networks. We produce Glance, a very simple cross-platform screen sharing tool; it’d fit in perfectly with your list and I’d love if you checked us out. In fact, we’re currently offering a free year of Glance to bloggers like yourself. Just sign up for our free trial on our website, glance.net, and email me with your username. We’ll then extend your trial to be a year long.
Thanks and keep up the blogging!
I was running through a couple of articles on your website and I like some of the resources I see here and I look forward to reading more things from you. Great blog you have here.. I also have an internet marketing related website.. feel free to stop by and comment.
These are really some great tips… definitely the Matt Cutts info is something everyone should stay on top of.
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