Use web-apps instead of expensive software

I have a huge collection of great web 2.0 sites that I want to share with you – and it’s all free! Yes, free, just look around, and you will definitely find some great sites that offer great web apps or Software as a Service (SaaS).

If you are here, you probably already know what these terms cover. Just in case you don’t, it is a catch phrase for sites that offer online software. Basically, it’s something you can use instead of having to buy your own software. It is often free, and in any case, it is a LOT cheaper than buying your own.

I am not affiliated with any of the sites that I talk about, I have just been busy finding sites for my own use, and now that I have a really extensive collection of sites, I figured I might as well share them with you. Look around, and you may just find a site that will make your life a lot easier (and save you a lot of money). I will be adding new ones all the time, so don’t forget to check back once in a while.

All the info on the site is completely free, and 100% human edited, by me, Jens Rothenborg. If you like what you see, you could consider using the form in the sidebar to donate a buck or two to help keep my site running.

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Affiliate- and ad-programs for your site

What these sites have in common is that you can use them to create income for you. This can be done either by signing up, and making your own shop, which links to products offered on their website, which are then sold via your webshop, or by linking to shops that sell products, where you then earn a commision. There are hundreds of sites that in this field, and some of them are worth getting involved with, and some are not. A third section in this post deals with ad-networks, that you can sign up with, to show targeted ads on your website. As with everything in life, it pays to do your own research. The list below is only meant as inspiration for you, and hopefully can be helpful.

  • Affiliate Future works by allowing merchants to advertise on your site, and pays you monthly when these adverts generate visits, leads or sales. There are no set-up fees for becoming an affiliate with AffiliateFuture.
  • Affiliatescout is a directory of affiliate programs that allows you to find advertisers for your website. If you are looking for advertisers in your niche, they may be able to help you partner with those advertisers.
  • Amazon Affiliate is a site that everyone knows, and probably safe to get involved with. If you add their links or banners to your web page, and visitors to your page click on the them, you earn up to 10% of all purchases made during their shopping session. Amazon Widgets are interactive mini-applications that bring Amazon to your website. aStore by Amazon lets you create an online store that can be embedded within or linked to from your website.

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Bloggingsites

Blogs are great if you want to publish content, and don’t want to worry too much the technical stuff. Most of them are pretty straightforward, and they are mostly free for the average user. They can be really useful, and many of them can take the place of a regular website. Look through the list here, and find the best one for you. Then start bloggin’!

  • Axess is a free service to create web pages. They do not provide image hosting, so you will need to use another service to upload your images.
  • Blogger lets you in just a few steps. In a matter of minutes you can start posting text, photos, videos, and more to your blog. Post as often as you want; it’s free. You can have a domain name, like example.com, and they’ll still host your blog.
  • Blogspot is exactly the same service a Blogger.com
  • Gabbr allows you to read and comment on the latest news across major news sources as well as the blogosphere. Bloggers can submit their blog posts to appear on the front page for others to comment on. Looks like a busy discussionforum, somewhat cluttered.
  • Livejournal is an online journal service with an emphasis on user interaction. A basic, fully-functional account is free, while Paid accounts receive access to premium features. The USD 19.95 a year price for Paid Accounts is only available with automatic payments. LiveJournal Support is primarily run by volunteers.
  • Moveable Type lets you build websites and blogs with Movable Type’s integrated suite of social networking, blogging and content management features.
  • Posterous is a really simple service where you can email your contents to the Posterous email, and that way create a webpage with them. Basically, you attach photos, vidoe, mp3’s etc. You can also autopost to other blogs via Posterous.

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Businesscardsites for real or virtual namecards

Sites like these are a good way to link back to your own site, basically free advertisement. They let you add your own site with a link etc.

  • The Cardboard is a free online business card bulletin board. Search for contacts by location, industry or keywords. It’s easy, create an account, upload your scanned business card and post it to the site.
  • Cardly is a site where you add your portfolio online, which you’ll be able to integrate your to various networks (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.). Basically, a little about you and how to contact you. Choose between many skins and features.
  • Businesscard 2 is self-promotion tool that helps individuals to package themselves in a single, portable, 300 x 250 interactive web container. It’s a digital business card.
  • Nuebbo has been designed to turn actual business cards into virtual cards. Nuebbo allows you to present your own business card to your Facebook profile and also view those from your contacts.

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Chatsites for your own website

Chat can be good to have on your website, if you want to give people a way to contact you online. There are different approaches to chat functionality form the vendors below, and obviously different pricing. Some are even free, if you only need one operator (yourself), and have only a limited number of chats per month.

  • Paltalk Free voice and video chat with up to 10 people – include your AIM, Y! and ICQ pals. Chat Rooms, Instant Messaging & Video Chat.
  • Adobe Connect has screen sharing, chat, notes, audio, and video to conduct meetings online. Free for up to 3 people.
  • Oggchat incorporates a customizable chat window for your website but routes all live chats directly to your operators’ Gmail accounts. Free version, or USD 10, 20 30 plans.

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CMS systems and shoppingcarts

Shoppingcarts are necessary if you want to open a webshop. There are a number of really good and free carts, and if you can live without 24/7 customerservice, they are pretty much as good as the paid versions. It may take some time to get the feel of them, but if you spend some time getting to know them, you will find out that they are really customisable.

  • Sauropol is a combined CMS (Content Management System) og hostingsite. It is free and very comprehensive. No shoppingcart.
  • Wosbee is a combined CMS (Content Management System) og hostingsite. It is free and very comprehensive. Includes shoppingcart that integrates with Paypal and many other cards. It is a Finnish company, and can integrate into lots of European and Nordic credtitcards.
  • Fastcart is a combined CMS (Content Management System) og hostingsite. It is free and very comprehensive. Includes shoppingcart that integrates with Payel and many other cards.

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