In this episode of weekly web tools we talk a little evernote. Links from this episode include:
http://weeklywebtools.com/idevaffiliate
Backup creator at http://weeklywebtools.com/backupcreator
http://evernote.com/

Evernote – iDevaffiliate Sale – Clean Up Your Website

Today we learn about a new invoiceing system with better features than freshbooks. For more information go to http://www.weeklywebtools.com/harvest

Is Harvest a Freshbook Killer?

An inexpensive way to get voice mail for your small business is Phonebooth which not only does what Google voice does (like forwarding phones, transcribing emails), but it also allows you to create an auto attendant. From my short period working for a Cisco company, auto attendants can be a pain in the butt, and most companies charge to set on up. There is no charge, and there is no limit. You also have two conference lines included in your price.

As phonebooth owns the network they use, there are two benefit:

1. Crystal clear calls and voice mail
2. A less expensive option as the don't have to "rent" part of their network from someone else.

Picture your customer calling you and and hearing "for sales press 1, for service press 2." While these all may end up at your cell phone, you now would have a heads up about what the call was for.

Here are  some other things that caught my eye. For one price you get unlimited calls, and unlimited long distance. The other thing I like about this service is there is no contract. That and the price is $20 a user.

So now instead of having to buy a phone for everyone and investing in a a large Cisco system (including a phone for everyone's desk) you can save big money by going with a phonebooth system.

The reason I consider this a web tool is they have a great Web 2.0 interface that makes setup and operations a breeze. In fact the minute you place our order, you have phone booth. How cool is that. Don't like it? No problem as there is no contract. Check it out at phonebooth.com

Also on this episode we talk about Bufferapp (which I wrote about earlier in our newsetter)

Phonebooth - Make Your Small Business Sound Big

Artisteer is a new tool that we’ve talked about before. You can use this tool to make custom WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, themes without learning a new piece of code. It was cool before, and now they’ve added the following features:

    HTML 5 and CSS3 support
    Responsive web design allow you to make websites that look the same on any device (iPhone, iPad, computer, etc).
    Google web fonts
    Online access to Flickr images
    Create custom sliders and advanced header editing
    Texture masks
    Advanced footer editing

Check it out at http://www.weeklywebtools.com/artisteer

If you’re looking to create a custom template for your website, this is a great tool. The only thing that I dislike about it, is its not a web based system if you want to edit your layout in the future.
The Best Tungle.me Alternative

I was looking for an alternative to tungle.me as it goes out of business. I thought bookingbug.com was the answer until I found out that they charge an additional $10 a month to make a widget on the site that doesn’t look like a baby barfed on it. When I emailed about that to them, I go not response. When I went to cancel my account, bookingbug talked me into downgrading to a free account. Later when they charged my account, I emailed them and asked for a refund (Which they did quickly), but that was enough for me.

I’ve been using timetrade.com except when I change me calendar, I have to go into each service and adjust my hours there. I have three services (15, 30, and 60 minute podcast consultations) and that got a bit annoying. It worked, and I like the way it publishes any events to my Google calendar (and vice versa), but I wanted to set my schedule, add some appointment types, and let people choose if they want one 15 minute increment, or 5. This was a bit of a hassle.

I found Book Fresh. This is a cool tool that works with WordPress. It has a free account or the $20 account if you want more tools. This didn’t include taking paypal payments so that was enough for me.

Then I heard about vCinta. This is a great tool that allows you to set your schedule, set your appointment types, and let your visitors choose. You can choose to charge, or not, or decide later (and their system will remind for payment). You can choose to provide your phone number or use the vCinta bridge line. You can choose to meet on skype, or do a video call using their meeting room. All of this for less than 20 bucks (currently 30% off).

The best thing I liked about this system, is I never had to go to their support page, or watch a video. It was all pretty self explanatory. The other cool bonus is when you add the widget to your website, it adds a tab at the bottom of the page. This can then be used for your visitors to leave a message, or schedule a meeting (if you charge for these it will take care of charging the client). They take 3% (and pay your paypal fees for you). You can copy your code and put your booking widget on multiple websites, or use the WordPress plugin.

Check it out at http://www.weeklywebtools.com/vcinta

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Today we describe a great tool to get your web tools to talk to each other. Full notes at www.weeklywebtools.com/192

Zapier - Mega Translator to Ge

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Today we talk about a great Wordpress plugin that's super affordable Membership plugin. http://www.weeklywebtools.com/194

Instamember Affordable Membership Plugin

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