Web Picks - Business Tools

www.phonespell.org
Want clients to remember your phone number? Find out what catchy word(s) your phone number spells and be certain that it will ring a bell with your clients. The technique is tried, tested and true – the Canadian Professional Sales Association’s number 1-888-267-2772 is definitely better remembered as 1-888-267-CPSA. When in the site, all you do is type in your phone number and you will be told what it can spell OR you can spell what you’d like and you’ll be provided with the numbers it would take to spell it.

www.westwords.com
Access this website for a look at what phrases business communicators find most offensive. The information is based on a survey of 7,500 managers and executives. Before you write your next business letter, make sure you check out this website.

www.allbusiness.com
Looking for help to write a business letter? Visit this website for sample letters, including: Thanking a Customer For An Order, Reminding A Customer Of an Overdue Payment, Responding to an Unsolicited Job Inquiry, Announcing A Sales Promotion, And More!

www.canadatollfree.ca
Looking for ways to save on your phone bill? Choose toll-free versus long distance! Visit this website to look up toll-free numbers for companies across Canada!

www.canadapost.ca
Canada Post offers on its website, the option to perform a search to allow you to quickly retrieve postal codes in Canada. If all you need to complete an address is a postal code, this website is for you.

www.evite.com
Evite is a free online event planning service designed to give people all the tools they need to plan, host or attend any type of group gathering. With Evite, all the information about your activity is compiled in one centralized location, where guests can respond, ask questions, make comments, and see who else is invited and coming. Evite is a welcomed alternative to email or the phone for planning activities.

www.dictionary.com
This is definitely a website to add to your web "Favourites" list. You can quickly look up the spelling, definition and synonyms of words, through this online dictionary and thesaurus. Not just that, there is an online translator tool, free software downloads, and more!

www.thewritingworks.com
Need a new idea for your next sales meeting, product launch, reward or recognition event? If your meeting deadline is hotter than your ideas, then mouse around this website for themes, proposals, scripts, concepts, outlines and ideas. Theme samples and content abstracts are free, while complete outlines and scripts can be ordered.