Resources & other useful links

• AWeber — Offers unlimited autoresponders & newsletters as well as message handling, personalisation, live stats and free support.
• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking — Read this and improve your life and your business.
• Business Link — Useful information, facilities and links for established small businesses, as well as those individuals thinking of setting one up.
• Connected Marketing – The Viral, Buzz and Word of Mouth Revolution — A fantastic book that will help you expand upon the tips given in this issue's main article. Real-life case studies help cement how to get the best out of any word-of-mouth marketing campaign.
  
• Essential Business Guide — Does what it says on the front cover! Described by its sponsors Microsoft as the "must have" book for all UK small businesses and start-up companies.
  
• Federation of Small Businesses — Dubbed 'the UK's largest Small Business Lobby Group'; it also helps the self-employed.
  
• Freelancers Network — Offers a variety of free services to freelancers and contractors specialising in the internet and multimedia industries.
  
• Freelance Work Exchange — Provides access to a wealth of freelance jobs and resources. Visitors can receive a FREE report on the top markets, a course of market tips and a twice-weekly Freelance Job Report.
• Gabay's Copywriters' Compendium — THE definitive guide for all people who put pen to paper – not just copywriters!
  
• HoldtheFrontPage — Voted 'Best Overall Journalism Service' in the 2002 European Online Journalism Awards. Daily news, plus jobs, freelancers and information about the UK regional press.
  
• London College of Printing — LCP has been providing professional training programs for more than a decade, enabling companies and professional individuals to upgrade their existing skills and to learn new ones. Its focus is on media and communications.
  
• Marketing Moment — For those moments when you’re thinking, “I need new business - and quick!”
  
• Medical/Healthcare Writing — www.BarryMorris.com, professional writing for medicine & healthcare.
  
• Mini-Site Creator — all you need to create money-making mini-websites.
  
• National Union of Journalists (NUJ) — Claims to be the biggest and best-established journalists' unions in the world. Good source of industry news, legal advice, contacts, etc.
  
• Online video. Promote your services and goods and build website traffic with online video.
• Successful Marketing Research — The Complete Guide to Getting and Using Essential Information About Your Customers and Competitors
• UK Small Business Directory — Need a florist, a plumber, or even a conference centre? Find it here, and for free!
• Women's Marketing Forum — Expert marketing advice for women. Click here for your FREE report.
  
• xrefer — The place to go for queries involving grammar, punctuation or any other language matter.
  
• Brighton Only — Brighton Only is full of information and links for visitors to Brighton. Jobs, Entertainment, Properties, Business and lots more!
  
• If you are seeking information on how to become a proofreader or copyeditor, you will find a more suitable site here.