You want to start or operate your business at the lowest cost, while you burn through your savings and build your initial client base, right? These web-based (Software as a Service) business tools will help you manage the critical aspects of your business operations without breaking the bank. In other words, don’t blow your hard earned money on things you can get for (damn near) free, at least until you’ve grown your business enough to need more.

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4. Project / Task Management

5. Finance / Accounting / Invoicing

6. Marketing Services

7. Social Media Management

9. Essentials: Google Apps http://www.google.com/apps/ 6 What is it? Email, Calendar, and collaborative document management How much does it cost? Free for < 50 email addresses

10. Essentials: Google Apps

11. Essentials: Google Apps

12. 9 Essentials: Microsoft Office http://office.microsoft.com What is it? Word, Excel, Powerpoint How much does it cost? About $200 or < $100 for students

13. Essentials: Microsoft Office http://office.microsoft.com

14. Essentials: Microsoft Office http://www.officelive.com

15. Essentials: Go Daddy http://www.godaddy.com/ What is it? Cheap domain hosting and other free services, such as Wordpress & MySQL How much does it cost? < $10/mo

16. Essentials: Go Daddy http://www.godaddy.com/

17. PROJECT / TASK MANAGEMENT

18. 15 Project / Task Management: Toodledo http://www.toodledo.com What is it? Highly flexible task management tool How much does it cost? $15 per year

19. Project / Task Management: Toodledo http://www.toodledo.com

20. 17 Project / Task Management: Basecamp http://basecamphq.com/ What is it? Simple and popular project management tool How much does it cost? Free for 1 project, otherwise $24/mo

21. Project / Task Management: Basecamp http://basecamphq.com/

22. 19 Project / Task Management: Freedcamp http://freedcamp.com/ What is it? Free / open source project management tool How much does it cost? Free until you need lots of storage

23. Project / Task Management: Freedcamp http://freedcamp.com/

24. 21 Project / Task Management: Discourse http://www.discoursehq.com/ What is it? Social CRM – provides project management + opportunity / sales pipeline management How much does it cost? $5/user/mo, same as Salesforce

25. Project / Task Management: Discourse http://www.discoursehq.com/

26. Project / Task Management: Discourse Why I like it: Super simple for customers (no login required) Opportunities / Leads turn into Projects once won Linkedin integration (my business CRM)

27. FINANCE / ACCOUNTING / INVOICING

28. 25 Finance / Accounting / Invoicing: Freshbooks http://www.freshbooks.com/ What is it? Simple invoicing How much does it cost? Free up to 5 clients, then $19/mo

29. 26 Finance / Accounting / Invoicing: Freshbooks

30. 27 Finance / Accounting / Invoicing: Wave http://waveaccounting.com/ What is it? Simple accounting How much does it cost? Free, follows the Mint.com model

31. 28 Finance / Accounting / Invoicing: Wave

32. 29 Finance / Accounting / Invoicing: BofA https://www.bankofamerica.com/smallbusiness/ What is it? Online banking How much does it cost? Free?

33. Finance / Accounting / Invoicing: BofA https://www.bankofamerica.com/smallbusiness/

34. 31 Finance / Accounting / Invoicing: WorkingPoint http://www.workingpoint.com/ What is it? All in one Finance / Accounting / Invoicing How much does it cost? $9/mo

35. Finance / Accounting / Invoicing: WorkingPoint http://www.workingpoint.com/

36. MARKETING SERVICES

37. 34 Marketing Services: Mailchimp http://www.mailchimp.com/ What is it? Email marketing How much does it cost? Free up to 2,000 subscribers

38. Marketing Services: Mailchimp http://www.mailchimp.com/

39. 36 Marketing Services: Google Analytics http://www.google.com/analytics/ What is it? Helpful tools for website optimization How much does it cost? Free

40. 37 Marketing Services: Google Analytics http://www.google.com/analytics/

41. SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT

42. 39 Social Media Management: SproutSocial http://sproutsocial.com/ What is it? Manage & Analyze activity on Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin How much does it cost? $9/mo

43. 40 Social Media Management: SproutSocial

44. 41 Social Media Management: TodayPulse http://www.todaypulse.com/ What is it? Manage & Analyze activity on Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin How much does it cost? $24/mo

45. 42 Social Media Management: TodayPulse

46. SERVICES I WOULD DIE WITHOUT

47. 44 Services I Would Die Without : SugarSync https://www.sugarsync.com/ What is it? Synchronize folders across different computers How much does it cost? $50/year

48. Services I Would Die Without : SugarSync https://www.sugarsync.com/

49. 46 Services I Would Die Without: LastPass https://lastpass.com What is it? Create different, secure passwords for every site, and manage them all How much does it cost? Free

50. 47 Services I Would Die Without: LastPass https://lastpass.com

51. Services I Would Die Without: LightShot http://lightshot.skillbrains.com What is it? Easily clips screenshots How much does it cost? Free

52. Services I Would Die Without: LightShot http://lightshot.skillbrains.com

53. Shoutouts: WiseStamp, CC Search, Adobe http://labs.creativecommons.org/demos/search/?q= http://www.wisestamp.com/ http://www.adobe.com/products/

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55. James Gentes Founder & CEO james@thesocialbusiness.com 541.393.2395 THANKYOU