{"id":168,"date":"2017-05-17T10:32:52","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T10:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.underworldmagazines.com\/?p=168"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:57:01","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T12:57:01","slug":"90-useful-freelance-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.underworldmagazines.com\/90-useful-freelance-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"90 Useful Freelance Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"

The web is filled with a lot of\u00a0resources\u00a0for freelancers to start and manage their own business. \u00a0There are tools to keep track of time, billing, invoices, and where to look for jobs.I put together a list of 90 Useful freelance tools\u00a0to help all you freelancers out there.\u00a0<\/span>If I\u2019m missing one, feel free to add a comment. Thank you for reading.<\/p>\n

Timing Tools:<\/strong>\u00a0Here are tools to keep track of your time.<\/p>\n

1.)\u00a0slimtimer.com\u00a0\u2013 SLIMTIMER is funded and developed by myself, Richard White, using Ruby on Rails and borne out of my time tracking needs when I became a freelance UI designer.<\/p>\n

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2.)\u00a0tickspot.com\u00a0\u2013 Molehill is a small web application development shop with a passion for powerfully small, elegant and beautiful, web based software. We\u2019ve been in this business for over 10 years and love the daily challenges of solving real problems in the simplest way possible.<\/p>\n

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3.)\u00a0getharvest.com\u00a0\u2013 Harvest is a service of Iridesco, a New York City-based web software company with big ideas. Founded in 2003 by designers Danny Wen and Shawn Liu, Iridesco has its roots as a creative agency. In 2006, the company evolved from its consulting model into a software service provider with Harvest as its flagship offering.<\/p>\n

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4.)\u00a014dayz.com\u00a0\u2013 We are drivers in the movement for better software. Too many features make software complex and tedious to use, install or maintain.<\/p>\n

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5.)\u00a0timepost2.com\u00a0\u2013 Forget about slow and awkward web interfaces, start tracking your time effortlessly from the comfort of your desktop.<\/p>\n

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6.)\u00a0fanuriotimetracking.com\u00a0\u2013 Fanurio is a time tracking and billing software application, highly appreciated by freelancers for its intuitive interface, flexible timer and ability to produce detailed invoices.<\/p>\n

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7.)\u00a0lesstimespent.com\u00a0\u2013 As a freelancer your time is how you make money. You must be diligent in tracking and billing for this hours. Minor lapses in time tracking will cost you thousands at the end of the year. Not only track your time but record what you accomplished during those times.<\/p>\n

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8.)\u00a0timeEdition.com\u00a0\u2013 timeEdition is targeted at all users in a computer workplace who value detailed documentation of their working hours, whether they use it for customer billing or for monitoring the duration of individual projects.<\/p>\n

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9.)\u00a0klok.mcgraphix.com\u00a0\u2013 Your time is your product. Every minute you spend working that goes unaccounted for is like giving away your product for free. Tracking your time accurately is essential to staying profitable.<\/p>\n

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10.)\u00a0time59.com\u00a0–\u00a0Be more organized with less effort. Time59 keeps track of your work, gets your invoices out quickly, and manages client accounts. Access your Time59 account from any web browser\u2026 at home, at your office, or on your\u00a0iPhone.<\/p>\n

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Invoicing:<\/strong>\u00a0Here are websites to help make invoice to send to your clients<\/p>\n

11.)\u00a0simplybill.com\u00a0\u2013 Simplybill brings simple invoice management to all. Instead of wrestling with overly complex accounting software or trying to mash-up a spreadsheet into some sort of design, begin sending attractive invoices in minutes.<\/p>\n

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12.)\u00a0blinksale.com\u00a0\u2013 Blinksale is perfect for anyone who needs to invoice clients for services or products sold. Blinksale is an excellent choice for attorneys, accountants, designers, IT professionals, software developers, journalists, contractors, engineers, architects, videographers, and more. Basically, if you need to send invoices, Blinksale can work for you<\/p>\n

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13.)\u00a0quickbooks.intuit.com\u00a0\u2013 \u00a0Instant invoices and expense tracking\u2014get organized<\/p>\n

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14.)\u00a0freshbooks.com\u00a0\u2013 Send, track and collect payments quickly. Great for teams, freelancers and service providers.<\/p>\n

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15.)\u00a0lessaccounting.com\u00a0\u2013 Less Everything, Inc is based out of Jacksonville, Florida. The company has been a successful web firm for several years and began pursuing Ruby on Rails product development in 2007. In the beginning, we struggled with accounting, because accounting is scary, accounting is boring and quite simply, no one likes accounting.<\/p>\n

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16.)\u00a0getcashboard.com\u00a0\u2013 Invoicing with Cashboard is beautiful,configurable, and reflects the quality of your business.<\/p>\n

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17.)\u00a0billmyclients.com\u00a0\u2013 BillMyClients.com wants to be your invoicing and billing partner. Whether you\u2019d like to do it yourself or have us do it for you, we\u2019ve got a solution to meet your needs.<\/p>\n

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18.)\u00a0invotrak.com\u00a0\u2013 If you\u2019re a freelancer, small business owner, or individual looking to tame your invoicing and time tracking \u2013 and get your billings in order<\/p>\n

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19.)\u00a0simplyinvoices.com\u00a0\u2013 Simply Invoices was created by roobasoft, LLC: A one man shop focusing on applications I\u2019m passionate about. As a contractor, I developed Simply Invoices because it was a product I needed. The existing solutions didn\u2019t have the integration with Basecamp that I wanted and most were too complex. So Simply Invoices was born.<\/p>\n

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20.)\u00a0freeagentcentral.com<\/p>\n

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21.)\u00a0invoicemachine.com\u00a0\u2013 The Invoice Machine takes a new clever approach to online invoicing. It\u2019s beautiful and simple-to-use interface makes producing\u00a0professional looking invoices a very pleasant experience.<\/p>\n

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22.)\u00a0roninapp.com\u00a0–\u00a0Simple\u00a0online invoicing and\u00a0time tracking.\u00a0Perfect for creative teams and solo freelancers.\u00a0Designed to make you look\u00a0professional.<\/p>\n

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23.)\u00a0billingsapp.com\u00a0\u2013 \u00a0Your invoices should reflect your professionalism. Billings combines powerful features with stylish designs so you can send elegant invoices right out of the box. Choose from any of the customizable templates, or create your own with the built-in WYSIWYG designer. Either way you\u2019ll send polished professional invoices in seconds.<\/p>\n

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24.)\u00a0zoho.com\u00a0\u2013 Zoho Invoice is an easy-to-use online invoicing software that helps you send invoices for your projects and customer expenses, receive payments and track the overall health of your business quickly and efficiently. It makes invoicing and following-up really easy \u2013 reducing the time it takes you to manage the paperwork and get paid, so you can remain focused on your customers and your business.<\/p>\n

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25.)\u00a0getballpark.com<\/p>\n

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26.)\u00a0xero.com\u00a0\u2013 Xero was founded in July 2006 by successful technology entrepreneur Rod Drury and specialist small business accountant Hamish Edwards. Xero is listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange and is a fast growing company with offices in Wellington, Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and London.<\/p>\n

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27.)\u00a0billingboss.com\u00a0\u2013 Billing Boss\u00a0is a free online invoicing tool designed for small businesses and freelancers to\u00a0create, send and track the status of invoices. It\u2019s so simple to use that you can create and send your first invoice within minutes.<\/p>\n

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27.)\u00a0citrusbill.com\u00a0\u2013 Citrus is an online invoicing solution that gets you paid quickly, accurately, and streamlines invoice fulfillment, payment and credit control, cutting your costs and significantly reducing manual errors.<\/p>\n

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Project Management:<\/strong>\u00a0Here we have Project Managers to help keep the projects in line.<\/p>\n

28.)\u00a0backpackit.com\u00a0\u2013 Share information with your team. Keep your documents, discussions, and schedules in one place all the time.<\/p>\n

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29.)\u00a0conceptshare.com\u00a0\u2013 ConceptShare is a web-based design collaboration tool engineered for the unique needs of creative professionals whose final product is visual \u2013 design, application interface, graphics, advertisements, branding, video animation, etc.<\/p>\n

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30.)\u00a0wridea.com\u00a0\u2013 Wridea is a web service first to avoid ideas being forgotten, then to organize and improve those ideas by giving you the opportunity to share your ideas with friends and necessary tools to improve your ideas by yourself and individually.<\/p>\n

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31.)\u00a0goplanapp.com\u00a0\u2013 Goplan is an online project management and collaboration solution for individuals and teams, built by the team at\u00a0WBS.<\/p>\n

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32.)\u00a0monkeyon.com\u00a0\u2013 We\u2019ll send that person email reminders about the task, and email you a reminder when the deadline for the task has expired.<\/p>\n

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33.)\u00a0rememberthemilk.com\u00a0\u2013 Managing tasks is generally not a fun way to spend your time. We created Remember The Milk so that you no longer have to write your to-do lists on sticky notes, whiteboards, random scraps of paper, or the back of your hand. Remember The Milk makes managing tasks an enjoyable experience.<\/p>\n

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34.)\u00a0activecollab.com\u00a0–\u00a0activeCollab is a project management & collaboration tool that you can set up on your own server or local network. Work with your team, clients and contractors in an easy to use environment, while keeping full control over your data.\u00a0Now improved with Invoice and Source Modules.<\/p>\n

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35.)\u00a0project2manage.com\u00a0–\u00a0Project2Manage is an Online project management system that allows you to stay up-to-date, on task and connected with your team. We\u2019ve taken the hard work of staying organized and simplified it for you.<\/p>\n

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36.)\u00a0projects.zoho.com\u00a0\u2013 Looking for Tasks and Milestones? We do that too. But above all, Zoho Projects is about helping teams get their projects done.<\/p>\n

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37.)\u00a0springloops.com\u00a0\u2013 Springloops is a unique source code management tool focused on\u00a0web development teams.<\/p>\n

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38.)\u00a0teamworkpm.net\u00a0\u2013 Teamwork Project Manager is an easy-to-use online teamwork & project management software application that helps managers, staff and clients work together more productively online.<\/p>\n

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39.)\u00a05pmweb.com\u00a0\u2013 5pm can be your central location for project and task management, team collaboration, time tracking, reporting and more<\/p>\n

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40.)\u00a0planzone.com\u00a0\u2013 As Information Workers, we all spend a great deal of time working with others on projects of one kind or another. We all have experienced the frustration of trying to collaborate with team members and manage our own task lists, email messages, files and schedules with basic desktop tools. It\u2019s not working.\u00a0 Because we are experienced project management specialists at Planzone, we know that a successful project requires a good project management tool. And, a good project management tool is one that helps you spend less timemanaging<\/em>\u00a0information and more time\u00a0acting<\/em>\u00a0on it. It\u2019s that simple.<\/p>\n

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41.)\u00a0comindwork.com\u00a0\u2013 Assign tasks, share files, discuss ideas, involve clients. Zero-investment and flexible pay-as-you-go pricing. Secure and reliable SaaS platform. Fully customizable.<\/p>\n

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42.)\u00a0worketc.com\u00a0\u2013 We combine CRM, Projects, Billing, Documents, Time sheets and more with a powerful automation engine to help take your small business to the next level. The only complete\u00a0small business management software<\/em>\u00a0solution.<\/p>\n

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43.)\u00a0proworkflow.com\u00a0–\u00a0ProWorkflow helps your company manage projects, tasks, time tracking, staff and contacts at anytime from anywhere. All you need is a web browser or iPhone!<\/p>\n

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44.)\u00a0planningforce.com\u00a0\u2013 PlanningForce is a unique\u00a0project management software focused on\u00a0simulations,decisions and\u00a0monitoring.<\/p>\n

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Stock Libraries:\u00a0<\/strong>here are some website to get useful photos, templates and icons<\/p>\n

45.)\u00a0icetemplates.com\u00a0\u2013 Having a professional looking site is really important for the success of any business. If you ever heard someone saying that a website is not important for their business, it is because they have not utilized the proper resources to get their return on investment. Nowadays every business that strives to be a success needs a web presence.<\/p>\n

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46.)\u00a0templatemonster.com\u00a0\u2013 Template Monster website templates, flash templates and other products are ready-made web designs, that can be used as a basis for fast and high-quality website. Our website templates, flash templates and all other products are completely customizable and ready for immediate download. \u00a0We at TemplateMonster.com do our best to provide you with web templates design of premium quality.<\/p>\n

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47.)\u00a0iconeden.com\u00a0\u2013 Time is precious! Launched by Frexy Studio, IconEden helps you save time by offering well-designed stock icons for your projects. All of our icons are available in both scalable vector format and other standard graphic formats.<\/p>\n

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48.)\u00a0iconbuffet.com\u00a0\u2013 So here\u2019s the deal\u2026 a few years back we launched the original IconBuffet. At the time we sold stock icons to web designers and other geeky folks all over the world. After a while we figured it would be totally sweet to give away free icons every month to IconBuffet members. Only there\u2019s a little twist\u2026 not everyone gets the same icons. So you have to swap icons with your friends to get them all. Kinda like baseball cards. Only you can use them on your website.<\/p>\n

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49.)\u00a0medialoot.com\u00a0\u2013 Put simply, MediaLoot is a collection of premium design resources that will be available for a single monthly subscription fee.<\/p>\n

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50.)\u00a0activeden.net\u00a0\u2013 ActiveDen is an\u00a0Envato Marketplace. At ActiveDen you can buy and sell royalty-free Adobe Flash and Flex files for just a few dollars. Items are priced on the complexity, quality and use of the file. The site is home to a bustling community of Flash designers and developers and is the largest Flash library on the web.<\/p>\n

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51.)\u00a0gettyimages.com\u00a0\u2013 We are the leading provider of digital media worldwide, creating and distributing a range of assets \u2013 from\u00a0royalty-free stock photography and editorial images to\u00a0footage,\u00a0music and multimedia \u2013 that help communicators around the globe tell their stories.<\/p>\n

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52.)\u00a0istockphoto.com\u00a0\u2013 iStockphoto is the internet\u2019s original member-generated image and design community. Get easy, affordable inspiration with millions of\u00a0safe, royalty-free photographs, vector illustrations, video footage, audio tracks and Flash files.\u00a0Buy stock or\u00a0sell stock \u2014 or both.<\/p>\n

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53.)\u00a0veer.com\u00a0–\u00a0See things in a new light. Hint at potential. Invent contexts. Create concepts.\u00a0It\u2019s what you do as a creative. It\u2019s our goal at Veer, too.\u00a0We want to help you break out of the grid, the list, the rulebook. To show you visual elements for design in ways that work. To filter out the obvious and the mundane, in our products and our presentation. To help you do the best creative work possible.<\/p>\n

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Business Tools :\u00a0<\/strong>Most of the business tools you will need.<\/p>\n

54.)\u00a0zoho.com<\/p>\n

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55.)\u00a0campaignmonitor.com\u00a0\u2013 Campaign Monitor is a small software company right near the beach in southern Sydney. We build email marketing software for designers and their clients and are lucky enough to have lots of\u00a0passionate customers.<\/p>\n

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56.)\u00a0feelbreeze.com\u00a0\u2013 Breeze is another sophisticated yet simple web product from Element Fusion. Since 1999, we\u2019ve grown our company with a reputation for rising above the competition.<\/p>\n

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57.)\u00a0business-paper.dk\u00a0\u2013 The Business Paper system is a next generation application and is a joint venture between Retouch ApS and Antracit ApS.<\/p>\n

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58.)\u00a0google.com\/apps<\/p>\n

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59.)\u00a0wave.google.com<\/p>\n

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60.)\u00a0gotomeeting.com\u00a0–\u00a0Citrix Online is a fast-growing division of\u00a0Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:\u00a0CTXS), based in Santa Barbara, California, with satellite offices and data centers around the world.\u00a0Every month, more than 17,000 new customers start using Citrix Online\u2019s services to work from anywhere with anyone \u2013 using our remote-connectivity tools to save time, get more done and connect to others around the world.<\/p>\n

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62.)\u00a0wufoo.com\u00a0\u2013 Wufoo strives to be the easiest way to collect information over the Internet.<\/p>\n

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63.)\u00a0sba.gov<\/p>\n

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64.)\u00a0paypal.com\u00a0\u2013 PayPal is the faster, safer way to pay and get paid online. The service allows members to send money without sharing financial information, with the flexibility to pay using their account balances, bank accounts, credit cards or promotional financing.<\/p>\n

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65.)\u00a0moneybookers.com\u00a0\u2013 Moneybookers offers one of the fastest and safest ways to pay online and transfer money on the internet.<\/p>\n

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66.)\u00a0trendwatching.com\u00a0-One of the world\u2019s leading trend firms, trendwatching.com scans the globe for emerging consumer trends.<\/p>\n

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Legal:\u00a0<\/strong>Because you have to protect yourself and your work.<\/p>\n

67.)\u00a0mynewcompany.com\u00a0\u2013 MyNewCompany.com, Inc. was founded in 2001 with one simple mission: to make starting a business as simple, fast and inexpensive as possible. Since then we\u2019ve formed thousands of Corporations and LLC\u2019s for our clients and have grown into one of America\u2019s largest providers of Incorporation and LLC formation services.<\/p>\n

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68.)\u00a0designerstoolbox.com<\/p>\n

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69.)\u00a0copyright.gov<\/p>\n

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70.)\u00a0creativecommons.org<\/p>\n

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Job Boards:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>A lot of places to find a freelance job.<\/p>\n

71.)\u00a0designm.ag<\/p>\n

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72.)\u00a0jobs.smashingmagazine.com<\/p>\n

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73.)\u00a0jobs.37signals.com<\/p>\n

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74.)\u00a0authenticjobs.com<\/p>\n

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75.)\u00a0coroflot.com<\/p>\n

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76.)\u00a0artypapers.com<\/p>\n

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77.)\u00a0krop.com<\/p>\n

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78.)\u00a0xemion.com<\/p>\n

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79.)\u00a0jobs.ajaxian.com<\/p>\n

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80.)\u00a0creativehotlist.com<\/p>\n

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81.)\u00a0designrelated.com<\/p>\n

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82.)\u00a0jobs.freelanceswitch.com<\/p>\n

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83.)\u00a0jobs.webdesignerwall.com<\/p>\n

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84.)\u00a0behance.net<\/p>\n

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Advertising and Marketing :<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>you will need to get your website out there to the internet world.<\/p>\n

85.)\u00a0text-link-ads.com\u00a0-Located in New York City, Text Link Ads is the premiere targeted traffic and link popularity ad firm. We specialize in placing static html links on high quality, high traffic web properties. Our clients have seen a dramatic increase in targeted traffic, brand exposure, and organic search engine rankings with our service. We currently work with a wide range of clients from Fortune 500 firms to individual website owners.<\/p>\n

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86.)\u00a0reviewme.com<\/p>\n

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87.)\u00a0adbrite.com\u00a0\u2013 Serving over 242 million impressions a day on over 116,582 sites, AdBrite is The Internet\u2019s Ad Marketplace\u00ae<\/strong>. AdBrite has created a completely transparent and effective advertising exchange focused on maximizing ROI for advertisers and publisher yield through best in class targeting and optimization technology. AdBrite\u2019s auction-driven pricing, real-time bidding and API functionality, combined with a self-service account management interface, gives<\/strong>\u00a0our customers unparalleled access to campaign information and total control.<\/p>\n

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88.)\u00a0adengage.com\u00a0\u2013 AdEngage operates a major online advertising network that displays over 12 billion ads on over 4,500 websites each month. We serve as the link between publishers who want to sell ad space on their websites and advertisers who want to buy ads on those sites.<\/p>\n

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89.)\u00a0google.com<\/p>\n

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90.)\u00a0professionalontheweb.com<\/p>\n

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