Business Tools – Mohsin Rasool – IAM & IGA Consultant

Seven Best Free Tools I Use Everyday in my Business

December 22, 2009 by Mohsin Rasool

Here is list of seven (07) best tools which are free to use and I cannot run business without these tools which I use everyday:

1- Firefox Browser

I know you may already use it, this is great browser made for Internet Marketers. I put this on #1 for its great plugins. Most of the Time I use Following Plugins:

SearchStatus SEO Plugin– Great plugin for SEO guys. Shows all stats you need about any website you are browsing right now.
DownloaderVideo – Using this you can download your favorite videos to your computer.
ScrapBook – Save any website page to your computer for offline use, with everything intact.
FireBug – Great plugin for website developers. It is just the awesome plugin.

2- VLC Media Player

Play every format of MP3, MP4, DVD format. VLC Player can play any audio, video, or DVD without asking for another CODEC to install.

This media player is Lightweight, Fast and Great when it comes to play any media on your computer. I just hate it is Cap like ICON 😉

3- Free Download Manager – FDM

Sometime we have many files to download to our computer. Thing is it is hard to manage and download all small files one by one. It is just boring and time consuming. So I use this tool. You can put every file to be downloaded in it and it simply keep downloading every file one by one.

I suggest you download LITE version as it is light-weight and faster and does the job.

4- CC Cleaner – SpeedUp Your PC

This is little tool i install at every computer I use, it does help me tune-up the PC, Windows, Vista garbage. I suggest you get this tool and cleanup your computer and see the difference in speed.

It also help you manage which program run on start-up so your computer loads fast.

5- Foxit Reader – Lightweight PDF Reader

I have used Adobe PDF Reader for years but just few months ago I came across this PDF Readers and I love it. This lightweight and very fast when it comes to open new PDF files and read them.

I simply love it. And suggest you get it to save your time when it comes to handle and view PDF Files.

6- OpenOffice – Create Free PDF

This is simply the free alternative to Microsoft Office. But best thing I like about it is that you can simply create PDF files from Word Docs.

You just click on FILE MENU, and click SAVE AS PDF..and You have your document in PDF format.

7- Live Writer – Free from Microsoft

I am using this right now to write this post. This is one of the ONLY best FREE product from Microsoft. You set your wordpress blogs account in it and you never have to login again to your wordpress blog.

This is just the ONLY best desktop blogging tool this time and I love it. It has many great features, and also easy to use as the interface is just like any other MS product, so if you have ever used MS Office, you will find it easy to use.

Hope you find at least one program in this list which you like and use!

Best Regards,

Mohsin Rasool

Stealth Forum Marketing is pre-Launched as WSO

May 8, 2008 by Mohsin Rasool

Stealth Forum Marketing package is offered to the select market as special offer. The main domain for this product is http://www.StealthForumMarketing.com which is still redirected simply to the Special Offer page. When special offer will be over, main salespage will be loaded to this site with all testimonials which I am currently receiving at Warrior Forum WSO

Anyone interested to make money online, and build a complete real business is suggested to read this book. And do not forget that this is not yet launched to the market so you can grab it still at very special price!

Here is little perview of the offer posted there in the Warrior Special Offer Forum:

Stealth Forum Marketing Offers:

Special Report:1 –

Six Steps Forum Marketing for Six Figure Income
This is to start, build and grow your real online business using free forums only!
Special Report:2 –
$300 a day Forum Marketing Plan
for Quick Cash Every Day!
No Website, No Product, No Investment, No Experience Needed!
You Start Making FAST MONEY using this plan from the day one, No Investment Needed!

Dear Friend, I am offering a complete business plan for you,
you do not need any website, own product or investment
to get started with this plan.

All you need is information shared in this product and
accounts with free forums! You can get started today
and start making money from the very first day.

I have been using this plan for my own business,
and it is proven to generate money fast.

In my experience it takes less time and less effort
to make money using this plan than any other money making
methods such as Blogging, Article Marketing, Own Product Creation….

There are two reports you can use for Making Money
& Building Your Real Business!

1. For Quick Cash and Money Making: You should read
$300 a day forum marketing plan and

2. For Building Real Business using Forum Marketing: Read
Six Steps Forum Marketing for Six Figure Income.

Read More about this special offer here: Stealth Forum Marketing

No Paypal, No Clickbank, No Problem

November 1, 2007 by Mohsin Rasool

Hi Friends,

It is very big news for us who were unable to use Paypal and Clickbank due to non-availability of both in our countries. And i tell you that there were many Online Marketers like us whose businesses were being affected badly due to this. Business Loss was in term of lost sales and lost affiliates commissions and less affiliates (who can promote our products).

My own tests has proved that if i did not offer Paypal at my salespage as payment processing source, I lost more than 60 percent sales. I have offered both and tested 2CO and Paypal, and even i offered $1 discount to use 2CO, more than 50% sales come through Paypal. That is Paypal is a MUST HAVE at your Sales letter online. But It was not easy for us untill today, 2CO did a great job, i.e. 2Co will accept offer Paypal as payment option to all of our Customers i.e. WOW!!! Here is screen shoot of current 2CO Order Page.

2Checkout offers PayPal

So you like it? Man it is really a great news for us living in the countries where Paypal is not available. Well done 2Checkout Guys! You guys have done more than expected!

Ok Here is more from 2CO , Like Paypal, Clickbank is not also available in many countries. So we who are living in those countries could not benefit a lot from Affiliate Industry specially related to digital Information Products. And 2Checkout comes here again with a great service and has started Affiliate Network, still in Beta and not open for general public but I will show you a screen shoot of Inner Area of Affiliate Marketplace 🙂 So here you go!

2Checkout started Affiliate Network

I am sure you will be also excited about it just like ME :-), And i tell you that 2CO are very reliable guys with awesome track record, so I am sure it will help to the Internet Marketing Industry as a whole. And who is not aware with Paypal’s account limiting and other horror stories as well as Clickbank’s product acceptance/rejection damn policy LOL…

So I welcome you to check 2CO yourself if you have not used them before, I am sure you will Love it! You can sign up with them now if you have not done before using this link… SignUp at 2CO Today!

Best Wishes,

Mohsin Rasool

Computer Trojan – Registry edit is disabled by Admin a Problem a Solution

February 14, 2007 by Mohsin Rasool

Hi Friends,

Do you remember last time i wrote about a virus. Which disabled my Task Manager, then Folder option from the tool menu. Well that was solved by using a tip, I have already posted in the blog.

Today, i came across a new problem and after many hours of research i got the solution. So I am going to share here, may this help to save someone time in the same situation.

Problem: Registry edit is disabled by Your Computer Administrator! Even i was logged in as an Admin. And i have never disabled it. So it was the same problem related to that Trojan.

Solution: Well You have to go to this website run by Security Big Guy. Here is direct link to that page (Website of Symantec Security Co)

Download the file to the desktop,file size is 610Bytes! and after downloading Right Click and select Install.

Lol when you will click Install, nothing will happen! But fact is within seconds it has solved the problem in the background.

Wishes,

Mohsin Rasool

If You Blog – BlogDesk a Great Time Saver Tool!

February 9, 2007 by Mohsin Rasool

Hi Friends,

If you blog regularly, or planning to do blogging as a major tool of advertising for your business. You need this tool, it is easy, handy and above all it is FREE.

I am talking about BlogDesk software, which is a freeware. It is a desktop utility to do blogging with ease. If you have to post in many blogs then BlogDesk is must.

I recommend you to download it now from their main site here. And start using it today. Believe me your life as a Blogger will be much easier now 🙂

I like to create draft posts with it, it is fast as compared to posting in dashboard of the WordPress blog online. It is really FAST to edit, link, or format the post in this tool.

It supports almost all major blogging scripts and plateforms. Like WordPress, Movable Type, ExpressionEngine, Drupal, Serendipity, Blojsom, dasBlog, Blogg.de, Twoday.net, Myblog.de, Myblog.es

Happy blogging!

Mohsin

PS. There is another tool with the same functionalities called w.blogger. Both are free to use. Both are windows based desktop softwares to assist you in blogging. I have tried both, but BlogDesk was easy to setup and easy to bring into working conditions, whereas w.blogger was a bit technical setup. So my good experience and recommendation is BlogDesk.

New Google Toolbar is powerful tool to use!

February 5, 2007 by Mohsin Rasool

Have you tried new google toolbar?

It is really great tool with full customization and support. You can add Search Buttons of your choice. Like I recently have installed Overture Suggestion Keyword Tool Search Button. Now after writing main keyword in main search box of the toolbar, just click the OTK button and wow, it is fetching results from Overture.

Another feature I liked much is the capability to transfer any opened page to gmail a/c, or blogger a/c. Amazingly you can bookmark a webpage and can access your bookmarks from anywhere, i mean from any computer!

If you not already updated your toolbar i suggest you do this now. It is real time saver when online.

Wishes

Mohsin Rasool

Oh- Folder Option in Tool menu, not showing! Got solution.

February 1, 2007 by Mohsin Rasool

Well A friend of mine borrowed my USB drive some days ago to transfer college assignment sheets to his computer. Apparently it was done without any problem at any side.

Another fact was that my Anti-Virus was not updated (why i do not know!), that is gate was opened already to let the viruses into computer. So when i got back the USB drive with no data from my friend in it but a folder with name NEW FOLDER. When i clicked the folder, folder was empty but clicking that folder took me to My Document Folder. This was the sign of the virus, i have already faced in the past.

Next logical step was to update the Anti-Virus and Scan the whole computer to kill the nasty viruses. But it was not going to happen easily. To make the long story short, i managed to Restore my computer to the earlier stage. And then updated the Anti Virus and scanned the computer, found many viruses and DELETED all.

But problem was still there, i could not find the many important folders in my computer, little investigation proved that folders are set to Hidden Folders, and to select the option to show the Hidden Files from Tool Menu was not available.

Yes Folder Option in Tool Menu, and in Control Panel was not showing! Shhh, my Anti Virus, Firewall, Spyware and all other security guards were not able to locate the problem or fix it. Then at last one of my Techie friend came to my computer room and solved the whole issue, yeah in a minute and free of cost 🙂

Here is how he did this. From Start Menu click RUN, and then write this gpedit.msc and click OK! Next click User Configuration and then Administrative Templates then Windows Component then Windows Explorer. Now the third option is there – Remove the Folder Option menu item from Tools Menu. Right Click this option and click Properties and then DISABLE this. Wow it is done! let me write the whole runway in simple style 🙂

Start > Run > gpedit.msc > User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Component > Windows Explorer

Now right click at third option called Remove Folder Option > properties > Disable!

Note: Windows Xp with SP2 is running at my pc. And All above was possible with admin access to the computer.

Wishes.

Mohsin Rasool

Best Free Open Source FTP Client is FileZilla

January 14, 2007 by Mohsin Rasool

Update: Dec 1, 2007 As FTP commander guys has stopped offering free version. My recommendation goes to OPEN SOURCE free and Best FTP client Filezilla

I am using Filezilla now and it is awesome when it comes to FTP tasks. So download it and use it as it is BEST free FTP software which is also OPEN SOURCE and constantly being updated by the great programmers!

Update: Oct 27, 2014

FileZilla tips you need to master:

Bookmarks
Synchronized browsing
File Filters , MENU View -> File Filters (to hide all configuration directories in local machine, very hand time saving filter with the same name!)

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Yes this is fact what i have written in the subject line.

SmartFtp was suggested by a friend of mine as a good ftp client online. I tried it a lot. it worked fine for me in many situations but failed at many other tasks. It was impossible for me to upload a big script to my server using this crap client. It never completed the upload. So i started to research for other ftp client which can upload big files, many files at a time at maximum speed.

Till now, i have tried many other ftp clients, but for now FTP Commander is working best. [Note: as per above update i recommend Filezilla!] Yeah it is FREEWARE, it is speedy uploader, and it is able to upload big folder with so many files without any problem. Thats it. Maybe it help you in difficult situation!

wishes

Mohsin

Update: Dec 1, 2007 As FTP commander guys has stopped offering free version. My recommendation goes to OPEN SOURCE free and Best FTP client Filezilla