How difficult is it to make an appointment with your clients?  If the below conversation is one you have been a part of in the past, you are not alone:
Client: I’d like to schedule a meeting

You:  Sure, what time works for you?
Client:  I don’t know, why don’t you make a suggestion?
You: How about Wed at either 1pm or 3pm?
Client:  That won’t work
You: OK, what days or times do work?
Client: How about at 8am?
You: Ok, Wed at 8am

Client: No, I can’t do Wednesdays, at all, can you do Thursday at 8am?

You: …

Trying to find the correct journalists and bloggers to write about your services/product?
Well, hopefully, MediaSync is gonna make it much easier to know who writes about your industry or subject matter.
Today, I came across a Press Release announcing a free service called MediaSync by a company called mBLAST.

The MediaSync site has this to say about their offerings (keep in mind, just because they mention it being for professionals, doesn’t mean it isn’t simple enough for you to use on your own):

MediaSync is a free online resource that allows you as …

Update 10/28/099:  This class has been rescheduled, due to snow.  It is now being held on Wed, November 4th.  Same time, same place.

I am doing a Free Workshop (lecture style) on Why to Use WordPress.ORG to build your complete website.
WORDPRESS WEBSITES: How to get a cost-effective, easy to maintain website
NEW DATE: Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Westminster Public Library, College Hill, 6-7:30 p.m.
3705 West 112th Avenue
Westminster, CO  80031
Here’s the link to Google Maps
Call 303-404-5104 to register for this FREE program.
You need to RSVP – there is limited room, so make sure you …

OK, I am trying out a new tool – which is Free and available to anyone looking to do a slide show.
It’s from http://www.slideshare.net/ and you can create your own page there, just like I did. Then set up a Powerpoint presentation. Mine is below, it is one I did a few months ago on Dhyan Atkinson’s Wed Afternoon Teleclass.
My presentation was called It’s A Blog, It’s A Website, It’s A Marketing Tool…It’s WordPress. It talks about using WordPress as both your blog and your complete website.
Its WordPress …

Below is a list of Must-Have WordPress plugins:
I will be updating this page with more info, but wanted to get it up and running now, so you can get these plugins up and running now:
Akismet: Spam Filter for your blog comments – here is what they have to say:
Who can? You have better things to do with your life than deal with the underbelly of the internet. Automattic Kismet (Akismet for short) is a collaborative effort to make comment and trackback spam a non-issue and restore innocence to blogging, so …

OK, the last free tool I mentioned was a screen capture for PC, so it is only fair to share a tool for us Mac-heads.
I have been using this tool and loving it! It is not just a screen capture, but so much more. It is called Skitch, and right now it is in beta. That means it is Free! And, since their other products are reasonably priced, I have to think this one will be, as well. Besides, by then, you will love it …

Ian Traynor – out of the UK – is one of the few Internet Marketers whose email newsletter, Marketing Update, I find rather useful. Most months, I am too busy to read all the newsletters I subscribe to, but when I do find time, I always know I am going to find at least one helpful tip in Ian’s.
This last issue was no exception, because it offered a tool I have been searching for: A screen shot capture tool that is free.

Snipshot a free way to edit pictures online
http://snipshot.com/
This is a basic editing tool for photos. I have Photoshop, and though I love it, when all I need is a quick crop (say to add a logo to this page), I head over to Snipshot. Before Photoshop can even launch, I’ve already edited and loaded the image!
Here is an example:
I started with this one:
and I wanted to crop out the cup only:

This only took seconds to do.
I then wanted to round the corners – so I …

http://www.roundpic.com
RoundPic: Just found this one – did you ever want to add rounded corners to your images, but couldn’t figure out how or didn’t have an application that would allow it.
I just came across this free online tool and thought it worked fairly well. If you need a quick image with rounded corners – any color background – and need it a specific size, this is a good tool to try. Nothing to download, just go to the site and decide how rounded you want the picture to …

SEO Keyword Search Tool – I recently found this great, free keyword search tool
Just put in your keyword and hit suggest – it will then take you over to Aaron’s site to give you a lot more information than some of the other free tools – and you can put …