Cool Tools for The Summer!

Hope all is well with you and yours as we approach this fabulous
holiday weekend in the States. It's a great time to celebrate. I
just hope the weather holds up. They forecast rain and my family
and I want to watch fireworks!

If you are a long-time subscriber, then you know I have been
focusing a lot of my creative energy on getting back into
becoming a performer -- a comedy magician -- and I had my local
debut at a local coffeehouse last week -- my first public performance
in nearly 30 years.

I had a blast and judging from the laughter coming from the
audience and the comments from friends and family who attended --
almost 80 people -- everyone had a great time. It was nice
allowing my creative juices to focus on something other than
marketing for the past two months, and I hope this begins a
second career for me. I simply enjoy it too much.

Over the past few weeks, I have been asked to review a ton of new
products, and I want to encourage you to read my reviews on
CoolToolAwards.com. Some of these tools are very unique, easy to
use, and can help you with your marketing efforts.

15,000 Media Contacts: Imagine if there was a tool that helped
you write a press release, and then enabled you to print it,
email it to a database of 15,000 media contacts, or submit it
online to a variety of PR web sites. Typically, you'd need a
bunch of different tools to accomplish this bit of magic, but
this tool does it all:

http://www.cooltoolawards.com/software/multimedia/pressreleasesoftware.htm

In Contact: This tool enables you to create professionally
designed email newsletters and marketing communications and then
blast them to your list. Who needs an expensive autoresponder
service? Check it out here:


http://www.cooltoolawards.com/software/multimedia/emailmarketingsoftware.htm

Logo Design Studio Pro: If you want to create your own logos --
or logos for projects or other clients -- this is the only tool
you will ever need. From its library of well designed artwork to
its ease of use to its power-packed features, you can create
vector graphics in no time at all:

http://www.cooltoolawards.com/software/multimedia/logodesignstudiopro.htm

In addition, there is a new ebook cover software tool called Web
2.0 Covers - Version 3. Yes, there have been two other versions
sold in the past, but this new one includes improved graphics and
more diversity in its images. You don't need PhotoShop (though it
works best with it). Any software capable of opening PSD files
(the lower priced PhotoShop Elements is excellent as is the free
GIMP program) will work. Check out the samples here:

http://www.resellerproducts.com/web20coversv3/

Other items I strongly believe you should be looking at include:

Wordpress 201 Revealed: Wordpress is now the preferred way to
launch a new web site because of its ease of use and excellent
content management system. This collection of training videos,
MP3 music files and graphical themes and powerful plug-ins will
empower you to launch your Wordpress site with style and
substance.

http://www.cooltoolawards.com/software/multimedia/wordpress201revealed.htm

Project Minisite will show you the power of mini sites, how to
set them up and make them work for you. It not only comes with a
great video training library but with all the resource files from
the lessons so you can follow along step-by-step. This is easily
one of the most important and critical skills a working
professional needs to know. Why hire someone to create your mini
sites when you can learn to do it yourself?

http://www.minisitedesign.com

Lastly, if you own PhotoShop but really aren't using all of its
key features, it's time to get some quality one-on-one training:

http://www.resellerproducts.com/photoshopvideos/

Next week I will have new reviews of some great products that
will help you map your web sites and prototype your web pages look and feel.

All my best,

Steven

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