Get Your Contracts Signed Faster With EchoSign

Contract negotiations are mostly handled via emails nowadays (before that, fedex and faxing of versions back and forth was the way to go).

However, when it comes time to execute a final agreement, both sides generally print the document and fax it back to the other side.

Unless someone scans the signature pages and creates a pdf, there is no electronic signed copy.

Echosign makes the whole process faster in 3 simple steps:

1. Send the document for signature using EchoSign: once a document is finalized, you simply upload it to the site and use their interface to email it out to everyone.






2. They print, sign and fax: the emailed document includes a fax cover sheet with the fax number pre-filled. The other side simply prints it, signs it, and sends it to the fax number on the pre-printed form.






3. Everyone receives a copy: all parties automatically receive a PDF copy of the signed document, the moment it is signed for filing, printing and/or forwarding.

Ever Wish You Had Recorded That Last Call?

RecordMyCalls is a cheap and easy way for users of any phone, calling from any location; to record important calls (e.g. with vendors, clients, service providers etc.) and prevent others from taking advantage.

With call recording you can provide protection that ensures:

• You won't be scammed
• That customer service representatives follow through on commitments and promises
• Recorded calls made to customer service automated response systems will confirm account status if different than verbal confirmations
• Vendors or contractors who quote a price stick with that price
• That vendors and or service providers cannot question the accuracy or existence of requested transactions
• That any disputes that should be in your favor associated with the purchase of products or services over the phone will be resolved in your favor
• That verbal agreements are kept
• You have a record of all completed sales

Just sign up, call their 1-800 number, then call the number on which you wish your call to be recorded.

After the call is over, the recording is immediately available on the site for review, downloading, and sharing.

The service is not free, but at $4.95/month and 20 cents per minute (or $9.95/month and 15 cents for a premium plan) may well worth it.

For more information about the legal issues involved start here.

Free Navigation For Your Mobile Phone With Google Maps

Google has just released a new, FREE feature -- Google Maps with My Location (Beta). See your location on the map, even without GPS. Save time and tedious keystrokes finding where you are, what's around you, and how to get there.

Watch the video below to see how it works.



The My Location feature takes information broadcast from mobile towers near you to approximate your current location on the map - it's not GPS, but it comes pretty close (approximately 1000m close, on average).

Still in beta, the My Location feature is available for most web-enabled mobile phones, including Java, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and Nokia/Symbian devices."

Grade And Compare The Marketing Effectiveness Of Your Website For Free

Website Grader is a free SEO (search engine optimization) tool that measures the marketing effectiveness of a website.


Basically, you submit an URL, and the test grades and compares how effective the site is in terms of search engine optimization.

It provides a score that incorporates things like webite traffic, SEO, social popularity and other technical factors. It also provides some basic advice on how the website can be improved from a marketing perspective.

This blog, for example, scored 56 out of 100 - "...of the thousands of websites that have previously been submitted to the tool, our algorithm has calculated that this site scores higher than 56% of them in terms of its marketing effectiveness..."

Free Today: EverNote - Capture What You Like, Find It When You Want

EverNote allows you to easily capture any information you like, and find it whenever you want.

Create text or handwritten notes, import mobile phone snapshots, clip web pages, and grab content from any application directly into EverNote - so everything is kept in a single place.

Once your data is in EverNote, find it quickly using our advanced search, automatic and custom categories, and intuitive interface.

EverNote innovates by storing content on an endless, virtual roll of paper. You can quickly scroll chronologically through your notes similar to scanning through handwritten notes in a notebook."

An EverNote license will normally set you back $50, but Giveaway of the Day is offering up a free copy today only. You'll have to download and register EverNote 2.2 before the end of the day in order to get a free license.

Even if you don't "make it in time", Giveaway of the Day is a good resource to keep a track of. Every day they offer FREE licensed software you’d have to buy otherwise!

Free: Office Accounting Package

If you're self employed or just need a simple way to manage accounts, track invoices and bill payment (and a few other basic business features) you should check out Free Office Accounting Express 2008 by Microsoft.

It may not have all the features of the full version (retails for $199.95); but you do get:

• Core Accounting (General ledger, A/R, A/P, invoicing, bill payment and online banking)
• Integration with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Integration with add-on services for payroll, credit card processing, eBay and many others
• Access to the Resource Center to get help with common questions

Wi-Fire Range Extender

Gift idea for this Thanksgiving:

When you're just out of range of the nearest Wi-Fi signal you might want to have the Wi-Fire Range Extender USB signal booster on hand. A review at the Cool Tools web site says:

I was in a remote Alabama campground and their little access point was perhaps a few hundred feet away. With the internal Wi-Fi adapter in my Thinkpad (it's Mac/PC compatible), no go. With the Wi-Fire aimed carefully I got a solid, workable signal. I just rotate it around until I get the best signal.

The Wi-Fire Range Extender will cost you ~$80 bucks, and looks like the kind of tool to make a laptop owner in your life very happy.

Wi-Fire Range Extender [Cool Tools]

hField Technologies, Inc.

Import Old Outlook Messages Into Gmail In 3 Easy Steps (Thanks to the New IMAP Support)

If you've been interested in making the switch from Outlook to Gmail but was hesitant to do so for fear of missing out on all your old email archives --> wait no longer.

The new IMAP support for Gmail allows you to load all your old messages into your current Gmail account in 3 EASY STEPS.

Step 1: Enable IMAP in your Gmail account.

Step 2: Configure your Gmail/IMAP account in Outlook.

Step 3: Move or Copy your old email folders to the newly defined Gmail/IMAP account in Outlook.

Your folders' name will appear in Gmail as labels.

Once done, you can delete your Gmail/IMAP account from Outlook and switch completely to the Gmail. OR...you can take advantage of IMAP and keep using BOTH.

Here's some more information on IMAP in Gmail and how do actions sync in IMAP.

Remember: Uploading thousands of old messages will take time, so --> be patient AND

don't forget to watch your Gmail usage % number. You probably don't want to exceed your quota.