Online Professional Branding is an informative way of demonstrating one’s expertise via an easily accessible online platform or website. Your Online Professional Brand gives you the opportunity to showcase your expertise to your colleagues, employers and clients. It demonstrates that you think critically, generate proactive solutions and, most of all, have a great deal of passion for your field.

Here are a few places that you can build your online professional brand:
LinkedIn- You can use this service to connect with other professionals, share business news and join groups in your industry.
Slideshare- You can post presentations that showcase your expertise here.
Your website- Build a website with an address that contains your full name.

Learn more about this concept with this ebook:
Professional Online Branding: A New Dynamic To Your Resume

One of the best and oldest networking tools is a 3.5” x 2” piece of cardstock aka “the business card.” Whether you are just starting out and money is tight or you want to change your business card, businesscardland.com is the place for you.

Business Card Land provides you with templates and print design options. All you have to purchase is business card paper. Once you have the business card paper, follow these steps:

1. Select the design template you like best
2. Decide if you want full bleed or no bleed printing
3. Choose the size of your business card
4. Fill in the information you want to appear on your business card
5. PRINT your free business card

It’s easy and free and you’re sure to see results using one of the oldest yet most efficient networking tools in the book.

To start designing your business card, visit Business Card Land today.

Freebinar is a free webinar service whose goal is “to provide a free, world class webinar service that competes with the best paid services available.” Freebinar allows you to host as many webinars as desired, with no time limit and no installations, downloads or set-up. It is the only free webinar service that allows up to 150 attendees, which truly makes Freebinar Skype on steroids.

To learn more and sign up, visit Freebinar today.

Creating an email campaign for your client list can be monkey business, but not anymore thanks to MailChimp. MailChimp is an email marketing company that offers many services including sophisticated technology to manage your client lists, cutting edge HTML email campaigns and the ability to track the success of your campaigns. The best part of MailChimp is the price…it’s FREE!

Given the convenience, ease of use and the price, MailChimp is the perfect solution for any and all businesses.

So, stop monkeyin’ around with your email campaign and visit MailChimp today to create your account!

Are you interested in learning more about a particular software program, website design, or marketing? What if you could learn these things for FREE? Check out the HP Learning Center.

HP offers online courses that are available on-demand or on a weekly basis. Here are a list of some of their most popular classes.

• Professional digital photography made simple
• Facebook and Twitter: getting started
• Windows Vista: tune up your PC
• Intermediate website design
  

These courses are great for entrepreneurs on the go who don’t have time to sit in a physical classroom or dig through shelves in a bookstore.

Happy learning!

Have you ever designed a great looking brochure that desperately needs a particular picture?  You don’t have to pay a site like iStock photo.

Freedigitalphotos.net is an excellent source for downloading FREE stock photos for corporate or personal use. There is no registration required to download photos; however, there is a small fee for high resolution images. Visitors are encouraged to sign-up and members are given access to lightboxes and can email photos to friends.

One interesting feature about this website is that both amateur and professional photographers are invited to share their pictures through the website. They are given their own portfolio page, so visitors can get to know the person behind the camera. High-resolution versions of their photographs are also available for sale.

Happy downloading!

It’s Monday night and you just got word that a prospect you’ve been following for months suddenly wants to meet on Tuesday morning to discuss your proposal.  You have less than 12 hours to learn all about their website and the company. What do you do?

Check out Dataopedia, a free tool that provides fast facts on company websites.  This online service can be used as a research and performance measure tool if you want to get a preview of a company or track a particular website.  Just type in a domain name and it will pull up a short bio of the website – when it was launched, its worldwide ranking, how fast it loads, traffic statistics, etc.

Dataopedia also provides a short company bio, the executive management team, and any employment availabilities. The data can be accessed not only through the website, but also on your mobile device and using embed-able widgets.

For more information, visit Dataopedia.

www.Marketsplash.com

Starting a new business and need cards. Here are 100 FREE business cards. There are no processing or shipping fees. You’ll receive 100 full color, professionally printed business cards delivered to your door in 7 business days or less. Offer limited to one free order per address or user. To prevent fraud, a credit card is required to order the free business cards. Your card will be authorized but not charged.

Cost: FREE

http://www.giggleprint.com/

GigglePrint prints free business cards for your business. You get 250 free cards. There are hundreds of designs to choose from, and you personalize the cards with your company and contact information. The only thing you pay for is shipping and handling. A reorder of the cards is also free! GigglePrint prints a subtle logo and link on the back of the card, which you can have removed for a small fee. The cards are printed on Durable 10pt, 80 lb cover with quality four-color digital printing.

Cost: FREE

checkcrafters.com

In relationship with GigglePrint, Check Crafters is offering a free set of personalized business checks. You get 30 free checks with a professional layout and security features to prevent fraud. The form to personalize the check and route to your bank account is simple and secure. You only pay the cost of shipping!

Cost: FREE