Best Web Tools/Software/Applications that Won't Cost You...or Won't Cost Much

Oh the tasks Marketer's have to endure. Not everyone has fully staffed elaborate marketing departments or the budget to hire freelancers. Here are some challenges you may have come across:

• You have 5 minutes to get some graphics on a PowerPoint
• How do you resize or edit a photo without PhotoShop
• You need to repurpose video files for Podcasts
• You need to get an CD out or DVD out the door and don't have time to get a designer to do it
• How the heck are you going to change that JPG to a GIF without Photoshop
• You want to edit your podcast professionally but don't have the budget to have a professional do it
• You want to put a website or a draft of one in a few hours, but their aren't any website designers around
• You need to convert a document into PDF but don't have Adobe

Now let's solve them. Most of these solutions won't cost you. However, one or two may cost a bit but have the potential for saving you lots.

Working with photos

• Picasso: http://picasa.google.com/
• Fotosizer: http://www.fotosizer.com/
• Andysnap: (great for screen shots): www.bigbeanbag.net/andysnap/download.html

Working with CD', DVD's & Media Files

• Autoplay Media Studio (Create autorun menus): http://www.indigorose.com/autoplay-media-studio/
• DVDfab: http://www.dvdfab.com/
• Audacity (opensource): http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Transferring documents to PDF's

• CutePDF: http://www.cutepdf.com/

Putting up a Website Quick or Editing one

• http://www.adobe.com/products/contribute/

Hope these help and please send any you can recommend my way.