Resources for your small business...

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Stock Photography

• Stock.XCHNG: a free stock photography website. You need to create a free account and then you can download as many photos as you need!
• Stockxpert: a low-cost stock photography website that you can sign up for and download photos or sell your own photography.
• Getty Images: another stock photography website that is decently priced
• iStockphoto: this site is also low-cost and a great resource

Software

• SmartFTP: this is a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program. The basic version is free to download.
• FileZilla: another FTP program that is free to download.
• Google Calendar: this is a great online tool to keep track of all your appointments and events.
• Google Spreadsheets: this is a great alternative to MS Excel®, it is browser-based so no need to download anything and free to use.
• Open Office: If you need an office suite program to use try this free to download one first, you just might be surprised with what free gives you!
• Google Writely: instead of MS Word® you can use Google Writely for free to create all your letters. Again, this is all browser-based which means you can access it from anywhere in the world.
• Thunderbird: if you are in need of an email program try Thunderbird, a free program from Mozilla that you can download. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles that MS Outlook® has but a great alternative if you just need to read and send emails.
• FireFox: is a free open-source browser from Mozilla to use, it has some great features and we highly recommend trying it out.
• Free Mind: a free mind mapping software to help you map out websites, projects, and more.

Good-to-know sites

• Overture Keyword Selector Tool: this site gives you the previous month's top related keywords that were used to search on the major search engines. This is a great tool to help you research what keywords your website should use to attract the right visitors.
• Nameboy Ultimate Domain Name Generator: this is great site to help you find an available doamin name.
• Google Zeitgeist: see what users are searching for on Google to help you customize your keywords.
• Search Engine Preparedness Tool: see how well a specific keyword is doing on your website.
• Keyword Density Analyzer: compare your competitor's website with yours and see how well you're doing.
• Link Popularity: see who's linking to your website and how well you're doing with this free tool.

Service Resources

• Lawyer Referral Service: the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar
  Association will connect you with the appropriate lawyer nearest you. For $25 + tax you get 1/2 hour with them and you can decide from that point on if you need them.
• Certified General Accountants Association of BC (CGA-BC)
  Public Practice Referral Service: visit the site to have a certified accountant referred to you.