15 Essential Freelancer Tools

Freelancer positions have many of the perks that 9-5’ers dream of – flexible hours, locations and the option to pick and choose what work is most interesting.

We’ve scoured the Internet to bring you – the freelancer – the top 15 online essentials for staying organized, clean and most importantly, sane.

DocStoc – An online document depository filled with freelance contracts and client presentations to get creativity flowing for the next big pitch.

slimtimer.com – Automatically clock client hours, manage to-do lists and run reports in one location.

Mint.com – Easily manage budgets, see a break-down of expenses and most importantly receive tips on how to save money based on personal purchasing habits.

freelanceswitch.com – Stay up to date on the freelance community with this popular blog that shares tips, ideas and resources to help stay motivated.

freshbooks.com – Painless billing! Send and manage invoices, track expenses and manage contractor reports all in one place.

monkeyon.com – Give team members a description, deadlines and Monkey on Your Back will be sure it gets done with automatic reminders and simplified to-do lists.

1800Postcards.com – Of course business cards are a necessity when needing to get attention.

guru.com – Getting gigs is a top priority when paying the bills. Look at job postings for work and receive tips on landing the next big client.

fengoffice.com – An online collaborative environment that allows management of projects, business services while providing real time collaboration with team members and customers.

teamviewer.com – Easy desktop sharing. With this tool team members can view a partner or customer’s desktop to provide troubleshooting assistance

faxzero.com – Although faxes are quickly dying, many larger corporations still use this as a main communicator. Send and receive faxes for free at the cost of some ad space.

adium.im – Managing remote teams, while being accessable to client’s preffered messaging programs can be tedious. Download this app to manage all services from one program.

filezilla-project.org – Free FTP solution to share files between team members and clients.

jingproject.com – Easily take a screen shot, record a desktop activities video and share it all instantly via Web, IM and email.

Freeconference.com – Connect with clients and team members using this free conference bridge.

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