35 Tools That Make Your Freelance Career Easier

35 Tools That Make Your Freelance Career Easier (here I found them)

Here are 35 online tools that can help make your freelancing career even easier:

1. Bubble.us : A brainstorming tool that lets you put your ideas into bubbles and save your mindmap as an image.
2. Relenta : Helps you manage your contacts, emails, documents and other activities.
3. Wridea : Idea management service and collection of brainstorming tools for writers.
4. Slideshare : Create and share slide shows online.
5. Toodledo : A web based to-do-list to help you organize.
6. Mint : A very simple easy to use finance tool for personal use and to manage your freelance finances as well.
7. eFax : Although you might think Fax is outdated we are pretty sure most of your clients still use it, especially the corporate ones. Use this site to make your life easier when it comes to faxes.
8. Webnote : Allows you to quickly take notes using a web browser. You can save the notes using any computer and visit the site later to retrieve notes. Useful when using public computers.
9. Box : Share files online with your clients and friends using this simple tool.
10. ReadBag : A bookmarking service that lets you save links that you can read later in your browser, email, phone and even in an offline mode.
11. Stock.xchng : Free stock photography for your blog, site or any other use that you might have for images.
12. YouSendIt : Allows you to send files and folder that are upto 2GB without clogging your or your client’s inbox.
13. WordFast : A translation tool that is compatible with any language supported by word.
14. FaxZero : Lets you send free faxes to US and Canada.
15. Copyright : Find everything you need to know about US copyright.
16. RSS2PDF : Turn your RSS feeds into PDFs and read them even when you are offline.
17. CentralDesktop : Helps freelancers collaborate, communicate and share files with clients and coworkers.
18. FlightStats : Get up-to-date information on your flight so you can let your clients know about delays and know when exactly they are arriving if you have to pick them up.
19. SiteKreator : Helps you create sites instantly, all you need to do is add content.
20. InstaCalc : A web based calculator that includes spreadsheet capabilities, unit conversions and programming commands.
21. BlinkSale : Lets you send invoices online, recurring templates and keep track of your invoices and purchases.
22. Skim : Helps you take notes directly on a PDF file as you read.
23. Icebrrg : Lets you easily build online embeddable forms.
24. ConceptShare : Allows you to invite clients to take a look at your design work and get real time feedback while you work on the project.
25. GoToMeeting : Setup online meetings with clients and colleagues using this popular meeting tool
26. Wufoo : Another tool to help you build forms.
27. Escrow : Use this service to protect yourself and clients when the stakes are high.
28. XE : Most freelancers work with international clients and a currency converter is a must to determine the payment. This tool takes care of giving you up-to-date information on currency rates.
29. ProjectStat.us : This tool allows your clients to view the status of a project using a token.
30. CreativeCommons : This site provides free tools that lets freelancers easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry.
31. ProofHQ : Lets you annotate a variety of document types - PDFs, PSDs, JPGs, Word, Powerpoint - and webpages.
32. ProposalKit : An online tool that helps freelancers with proposal and contract management.
33. SlimTimer : An online timer that helps you track time spent on a particular project and bill your clients accordingly.
34. SpotRunner : Use this website if you are planning to build a TV advertising campaign.
35. MonkeyOn : Allows you to create a to-do-list that you want other people to do.