Freelancing Tycoon

**skady** · 04-04-2011, 11:35 PM

I have been a freelancer for a few years and have used many tools. Here are in my opinion the best ones.

Skype - A great way to communicate with clients
Jing - An excellent way to send video messages to clients via email. This is useful when the clients are in different timezones
Dropbox - A great way to share files with clients.
Basecamp - A very efficient and effective way to manage projects and increase productivity.

What are your favorite tools?

**chlewis** · 04-05-2011, 12:10 AM

I love using Google docs for sharing documents for my client and skype for communicating with them.

**faisalfreelancer** · 04-05-2011, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by skady

I have been a freelancer for a few years and have used many tools. Here are in my opinion the best ones.

Skype - A great way to communicate with clients
Jing - An excellent way to send video messages to clients via email. This is useful when the clients are in different timezones
Dropbox - A great way to share files with clients.
Basecamp - A very efficient and effective way to manage projects and increase productivity.

What are your favorite tools?

Dear Skady

Thanks for sharing but basecamp is premium service and new freelancer can not afford it do you know free service like basecamp? second plz shar also your tools about data mining and extracting ? I dont under stand till date how people extract 5000 contact detail from one site in just few hours.

**Coolsoftec** · 04-05-2011, 03:30 AM

Is there any free tool for Bulk Email Sending?

**Genite** · 04-05-2011, 06:33 AM

Skype is the best tool to communicate your client.

**nursarahlam** · 04-05-2011, 09:03 AM

Agree that Skype is great, add in Google Doc, Chrome and Gmail, business is running smoothly...

**flashraj** · 04-05-2011, 11:08 AM

Skype - the best tool for communicating with the clients. It saves all the conversation.

Dropbox -- For sharing docs and updates with the clients.

**yojir** · 04-06-2011, 09:04 AM

I still find Google Docs best for either personal use or for client-sharing docs purposes.

Skype as well is unbeatable!

**russ218** · 04-06-2011, 10:44 AM

The best tools I got are:
Skype- It provides the smoothest conversation and best video quality. I also like the screen sharing feature of it. It makes training a lot easier.
Dropbox- I just started using it and it makes file sharing happen in a snap.
Gmail- Google is still the best email service provider for me.

**Shey** · 04-09-2011, 06:14 PM

I'd say those Project/Task Management programs available to organize and track your projects, convenient reporting and invoicing apps

**ishuvonet** · 05-21-2011, 06:38 AM

Teamviewer is also useful to use when your employer want to teach you something live.

**Vacuole** · 10:36 AM

I think all Google services are kinda treasure for freelancers. I also use No Kahuna for project management. Just because it's the simplest tool. I got used to it very quickly and for general projects (without much specified branches) - it's the best! I also use different file-sharing services to store and share my files. But very often it's useful to search smth on those services too (but on those which have this option and alas there are only few of them).
The best decision for that, which i found was FileTram. It's kinda file-sharing search engine, 'cause it indexes files posted at most of big file-sharing services and when you are searching on it, you can find appropriate files on all of those services! Once, i was looking up for a book and found it only there.

**atigastudio** · 02-14-2012, 11:28 PM

I just wondering, isn't that all tools you talked about is providing contact information? so it will violate the freelancer.com rules?
CMIIW.
Cheers

**giochimmo** · 04-20-2012, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by ishuvonet

Teamviewer is also useful to use when your employer want to teach you something live.

Very useful for understanding a customer's problem ... Sometimes the imagination is not enough.

**netsurfer42** · 08-12-2012, 03:17 PM

I think Skype is best for 247 communication with your clients.Google doc is also important for sharing documents.

**boxermomsc** · 08-21-2012, 05:09 PM

eBay has added a free PDF report generator for all of your current auctions. If you are working on a project, this is a great way to compile it, save it and send as a sample of your work to other prospective clients. Lisa

**Wayne Liew** · 08-24-2012, 08:43 AM

The following are tools that I personally use:
Google Drive
Evernote (to clip learning notes and ideas)
Skype
Podio
Toggl

**mrauthan007** · 09-07-2012, 03:17 PM

Yes I also using the DropBox, GoogleDoc and Skype and I really like all these toots for online business. Dropbox is the best tools through which you can easily send the large file during Internet Interruption. I like it...

Quote:

Originally Posted by skady

I have been a freelancer for a few years and have used many tools. Here are in my opinion the best ones.

Skype - A great way to communicate with clients
Jing - An excellent way to send video messages to clients via email. This is useful when the clients are in different timezones
Dropbox - A great way to share files with clients.
Basecamp - A very efficient and effective way to manage projects and increase productivity.

What are your favorite tools?

**mrauthan007** · 09-07-2012, 03:19 PM

Yes I fully agree with you and yes sometime employer told you or instruct you for some project and you are not comfortable in chat at that time teamviewer play an important role and employer can teach you online with virtual views.

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Originally Posted by ishuvonet

Teamviewer is also useful to use when your employer want to teach you something live.

**ontest100** · 09-09-2012, 05:42 PM

why did not suggest about "roboform".I like this software very much.save my time always.lol