Web Marketing Online Resources
To Buy a Domain vist 1and1.com It's a good idea to maintain control and own your own domain names. 1and1 is Life Raft Consulting's favorite place to buy domains.
Local Listings on Google, Yahoo! and MSN Google Local local.google.com Yahoo! Local Listings.local.yahoo.com MSN Live Local https://ssl.search.live.com/listings/ListingCenter.aspx
Local Directories MerchantCircle.com CitySearch.com (and additional local review sites) InsiderPages.com Google Local Yahoo! Local MSN Live Local
To set up a Google Account go to
Gmail.com - Once you have a Google account set up, all your Google Tools will be linked with the same username and password.
Google.com (Search Engine)
Gmail.com (Email Account)
Blogger.com (Free Blog Hosting)
Picasaweb.com (Free Photo Software)
Local.Google.com (this is where you submit your Google Local Listing Info)
Checkout.google.com (Google Merchant Account)
Online Classifieds Craigslist.org (Craigslist is a global classifieds site that is mostly free and is extremely popular. Be sure to post your ads in the correct city i.e. www.charlotte.craigslist.org.) Check out your local newspapers, schools etc. for free online classifieds. Web 2.0 & Social Networking Reach out to your friends and make new acquantances (and possible clients) online with free social networking sites. Facebook.com MySpace.com Twitter.com