Tools and Resources for Freelancers

Here are some excellent tools and resources for freelancers to use for building and marketing a business online and offline. Some are free, but others do require an investment.

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E-Books About Freelancing Your Skills (not free)

• The Unlimited Freelancer
• Write for the Web

Time Management Tools for More Productivity

• Wakoopa
• RescueTime
• Toggl

Keyword Research Tools

• Free Wordtracker
• SEMRUSH

Legal Documents

Online Backup - Make Sure Your Work is Safe

• Syncplicity
• DropBox

Anti-plagiarism Tools - Make Sure Your Work is Unique

• Copyscape
• Article Checker
• Plagiarism Checker

Storing Research Online

• Evernote

Work At Home Forums

• WAHM Forum

Freelancing Job Search Resources

• Freelance Writing Gigs
• Freelancer
• Guru
• Ifreelance
• Envato
• Smashing Jobs
• Krop
• Upwork
• Sitepoint
• Craigslist

Career Change Advice

• Career Planning and Career Counseling

Photo Editing/Design Tools

• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• PicMonkey

Free Photos For Client Projects

• CompFight
• Morguefile
• iStockphoto (also useful for selling photos)
• Stock.xchng
• FreePixels

Article Marketing Sites

• EzineArticles
• GoArticles
• IdeaMarketers

Article Writing Services

• NeedAnArticle

Fiction Writing Services

• Fiction Writing Services

Freelance Writing For Beginners

• Beginners learn how to get published

Small Business Marketing Services

• SEO Web Design

Blog Set Up And Technical Support Services

• Blog Tech Guy

• WPFixIt

Social Media Marketing

• Sign up for a free 30-day trial of Hootsuite Pro.

Web Content Writing Software For Freelancers

Wordpress Resources Recommended

• BizXpress Wordpress Plugin

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