To do the job right, you need the right tools. After all, you wouldn’t use a chainsaw to hammer in a nail, right? It’s the same with an online business. There are certain tools that make doing business online a whole lot faster and easier.

On this page we present tools that you can use to help you create and run your online business. Some of the tools are almost essential, and some of the tools are just “nice to have”. Yet they are all very Cool Tools.

We review each one of the tools on this page, explain what they can do for you, and present our recommendations on which ones we feel are the best. And of course the best ones will carry the approved seal of Cool.

It is our hope that understanding some of the “tools of the trade” will help you to get started on or improve the flow of your business.

The COOLest Tools in Our Toolbox…

• It's Remarkable How Much "Stuff" is Out There
• Getting Started with Gravatar.com (101)
• The Power of a Tribe... And So Many Connections
• Cool Tool - Visual Thesauras
• Cool Tool - MentionMap
• Cool Tool - TweetDeck
• Cool Tool - Marketing Makeover Generator
• Organizing Relationships and Information for Review and Planning
• What Is The Number One Time Saving Tool On The Internet?
• Managing Social Media Relationships, Information & Knowledge
• How To Manage "The Knowledge" You Gain
• The One Software Tool We Use Every Day - PersonalBrain™
• Paul Potts' - Britain's Got Talent - 1st Audition

About the Authors

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Pat and Lorna Shanks deliver the "COOL" Goods and connections to "COOL" People. They provide tips, tools, education and informative sessions with knowledgeable people that enable entrepreneurs, independent professionals and small business owners to attract more clients and make more money. For more "COOL" tips, tools, knowledge and people, go to www.TheCoolestCouple.com or follow us on Twitter.

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