During these economic times people are always looking for cost effective alternatives and ways to cut corners to get things done. For marketers, there are plenty of great premium tools and resources out there, but most you have to pay for. I thought I would share a number of free resources I have used to perform a number of various tasks. Please feel free to add some of the free tools you use in the comments below.
Search Tools
Trackur: Free Online Reputation Monitoring
Rank Checker: Free Rank Checking Tool
Website Grader: Free Website SEO Tool
Facebook Grader: Free Facebook Analysis Tool
Backlink Watch: Free Backlink Analysis Tool
AuditMyPC: Free XML Sitemap Generation Tool
Hootsuite: Free Professional Twitter Client
TubeMogul: Free Video Syndication Tool
vFlyer: Free Listing Syndication Tool
Get Listed: Free Local Business Listing Tool
GT Metrix: Free Website Speed & Performance Tool
GeoMaker: Free Micro-format Creator
Five Second Test: Free Design Feedback
SlickPlan: Free Flowchart/Sitemap Creator
Mockingbird: Free Wireframing Software
Preceden: Free Timeline Creator
KnowEm: Free Username Checking Tool
Free Marketing Outlets
Groupon: Free Location-Based Marketing
Living Social: Free Location-Based Marketing
Craigslist: Free Classified Ad Marketing
OnlyWire: Almost Free Social Bookmarking Syndication Tool
Free Traffic System: Free Backlink System
EventBrite: Free Event Promotion
Broadtexter: Free Text Messaging Marketing
