Handy Link Information & Referrals

Here are some great resources for improving your business. They are really worth checking out. I use them all the time.

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Affiliate Marketing

Earn money by becoming an affiliate marketer. LinkShare is a great place to start, with hundreds of advertisers to choose from.

Zac Johnson

Apple

MacWorld The latest news, reviews and tips on Mac.

Barcode  and QR Code Generators

A simple and free bar code generator. Check it out.

Barcodes Inc. A free service to generate a printable and scanable barcode in Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 39, Code 128 A, B, or C symbologies.

UPC/EAN Barcode Generator Also from Barcodes Inc.

QR Code Generator Embed text in a QR Code. Again, free from Barcodes Inc. Read all about the new QR Code, made popular in Japan and sweeping the US marketing industries.

Online Barcode Generator “The world’s most sophisticated free web-based online barcode generator,” claims this site.

Morovia’s Online Barcode Generator Yet another barcode generating option.

Morovia’s QR Code Generator QR Code symbols made easy. Add one to your website, or ad.

Blogging

Alltop Find blogs in any niche. Great research tool.

Quick Blogcast Get your voice on the Internet! Blogging lets you post your thoughts and photos on the ‘Net and interact with your web site’s visitors. Whether you’re writing your own personal journal or looking to influence audiences, Quick Blogcast is the must-have blogging tool for you.

WordPress Free and easy to use. It’s what we at the “Juice Factory” use.

WP Candy They’re the freshest, mintiest WordPress community site online. Keep informed on WordPress happenings.

Business Loans

Business Loans AR Get detailed information about business loans in the state of Arkansas and the rest of the country.

Business Marketing

Business to Business

ClickZ News and expert advice for the digital marketer.

MarketingProfs Helpful information on social media marketing for small businesses.

Small Business Brief

Small Business Mavericks

Credit Card Processing

Let MSG help you with your credit card processing and enjoy using the industry’s best equipment and software.

Directories

California Business Directory

Education

lynda.com

Free 24 hour pass to lynda.com.
• Stay current and keep skills sharp
• Learn innovative and productive techniques
• Access over 740 online courses, 24/7
• Learn from experienced instructors
• Gain confidence and marketability
• Learn at your own pace: Stop, rewind, replay

E-mail Marketing

Constant Contact

Constant Contact helps you to connect with your customers and build your business. Try their no risk FREE 60-Day Trial. I use Constant Contact regularly to keep my clients up to date and to give informative marketing tips.

Express E-mail Marketing Shows you how to use email to your advantage and stay in-touch with your customer base. Best of all, it offers all the tools you need to comply 100% with anti-spam laws.

E-mail Templates

Free HTML E-mail Templates Here’s a bunch of free templates to use for your e-mail blasts. Every template has been thoroughly tested in more than 20 of the most popular email clients like Outlook 2010, Gmail, Lotus Notes, Apple Mail, the iPhone, and more. They’re ready to roll and are completely free.

Fonts / Typefaces

When using free fonts make sure you read the licensing agreements. Mostly you can use these fonts for personal, not commercial use.

Daily Free Fonts The free font archive (TTF fonts for free and cool fonts)!

Famous Fonts Lot of famous fonts from TV, Movies, Music, Publications, Games, Companies, Automobiles, Sports and more.

Fontspace Free fonts from designers around the world.

MadTuts Fonts and inspiration for designers.

SearchFreeFonts The name says it all.

Urban Fonts Lots of free fonts for your use.

dafonts A great collection of free fonts covering many themes.

1001 Free Fonts You’ll never run out of fonts at this site.

Everybody loves Doris Day. The 1950s was a great time. Business was booming, as were babies. I was born in that era. Relive the nostalgia of the 1950s with a perky script font that says Doris Day.

The very popular Doris Day font

Download the Free Doris Day font here (for both Mac and PC)

Jobs

Three Great Job Boards for Blogger and Freelance Writing Jobs from ZacJohnson.com

Marketing

Copyblogger Copywriting and Content Marketing plus other helpful SEO information.

Reference

National Atlas Maps of the United States. Can come in handy on a project.

Search Engine Optimization

Traffic Blazer Most Web site traffic and online purchases come from search engines like Google®, Yahoo!® and MSN®. Get your share of Internet business with Traffic Blazer®. Promote your business online, increase your online visibility and make money on the internet…in a few simple steps! NO technical expertise is necessary. If you can type and click, you can use Traffic Blazer!

Search Engine Guide The small business guide to search marketing.

SEOmoz Learn lots about search engine optimization and be informed.

Los Angeles SEO Tips to make your website search engine friendly and improve your online traffic.

TheSiteWizard.com Quite a lot of useful information on website design, promotion, programming and revenue making.

Social Bookmarking Sites

Delicious A great way to get your site noticed, especially if you regularly publish how-to articles and instructions.

Digg It’s not easy, but getting an article published here can greatly increase your website’s visibility.

Niche Sites 83 Social News Sites categorized by niche.

Reddit Smaller than Digg and more easy going. It’s a place to submit your content and get noticed. They specialize in politics, technology and humor.

Stumble Upon A great way to find articles you like and for others to find your article.

Social Networking

HootSuite I love using HootSuite to post all my news and links. You can program it to send the same message to all your social networking sites, such as Twitter, Facebook, Linked In and more. Plus you can schedule your messages to appear in the future.

Facebook Become a fan of Creative Juices. Add a Facebook “Like” button to your website. Just embed the code on your site so all your visitors can share your content with their friends.

Knowem LLC This site allows you to check for the use of your brand, product, personal name or username instantly on over 525 popular and emerging social media websites. Grab your name and secure your brand before someone else does.

LinkedIn Great for business networking.

Merchant Circle For your local business advertising.

MySpace Not as popular as Facebook, but still a good place to have a presence for people under 35.

Plaxo Your address book for life.

Social Terrain This is the new landscape of business networking. Check it out.

Twitter A great way to promote your business and meet others. Follow me @cjuices

Tweet Adder This software gets you more followers instantly. A great way to build your reputation and make money.

Xing Global networking for professionals. Over 8 million members already use XING to manage their business contacts.

Stock Photography

VIVOZOOM – Images you can Trust VIVOZOOM is the World’s FIRST Microstock Image Business to GUARANTEE its images are legally safe to use.

iStockPhoto The internet’s original member-generated image and design community.

Website Analytics

Site Analytics Not every visit to your site results in a positive action or sale. But that doesn’t mean you can’t profit anyway! How? By learning about your visitors. That’s why Creative Juices provides Web site statistics absolutely FREE with every Hosting and WebSite Tonight® account. But what if you want more detailed data that can help you target specific customers or create more effective offers? Then you need the power of Traffic Facts!

Get to know—really know—your customers. With the vital data you get from Traffic Facts, every visit to your site tells a story!

Website Grader Website Grader is a free SEO tool that measures the marketing effectiveness of your website.

GetListed.org Just type in a business name and zip code and GetListed.org quickly returns you a set of results that detail the status of your local business listing in Google, Yahoo, BOTW and MSN.

Website Design Tools

ColorCombos Color combinations testing tool and color schemes library.

Favicon Create a simple “favicon” for your website’s title bar.

Kuler Adobe Systems color themes for Dreamweaver and web designs.

Page Speed Online From Google. Get suggestions to speed up your site.

Script Junkie For serious web development. It’s from Microsoft, which says “Script Junkie aims to help web developers gain the knowledge to apply these technologies and techniques in building cross-browser compatible websites.”

Smashing Magazine Lots of website and graphic design information that will make your life easier.

Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy / Terms Of Service Generator. An easy way to add this technical protection to your website. Just drop in your name company name and state and get the code. And it’s FREE.

Website Hosting

Creative Juices Domains Check out our hosting services. We have it all, from domain names to hosting, web traffic, e-mail, blogging, shopping carts and more. Give us a call and we’ll set it all up for you at no extra charge. Fast, friendly service, always.

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