I spend a lot of time surfing the web. A. LOT. So I figured, why not pass along some of the amazing resources that I’ve stumbled across over the years? Now, probably not all of these will be helpful for all of you, but I guarantee that you’ll find at least one or two that will pique your interest. Here goes…
Goodreads
Goodreads is my current favorite. It helps you find new books to read by recommending books that are similar to the ones that you’ve already read and rated (much like Netflix). You can also keep track of books that you would like to read in the future – how many times have you written down the name of a book and then promptly lost it? You can also share what you’ve read with your facebook friends if you want to.
Google Reader
Perhaps many of you are already using Google Reader, but if you’re not, you definitely should! It’s a great way to read all of your blogs in one place. If it seems overwhelming, head over here for a helpful tutorial.
Craftgawker
This site is similar to Pinterest, but it focuses solely on craft and DIY projects. You’ll get sucked in, I promise!
Yipit
They gather over 30,000 offers per month from 866 daily deal sites like Groupon, LivingSocial, Gilt City, Google Offers and filter them based on where you are and what you like. You tell them what you want (and what you don’t), and they’ll send you the nearby offers that match. Now here’s a word of advice: they send lots of emails, so if you don’t like that, I would save the site in your favorites and only check it when you’re in the market for something specific.
Pulleyapp
Pulley is an easy way to sell your digital art, music, videos, photography, fonts, eBooks, software, and other downloadable products. It will automatically charge your customer via Paypal and send the file to them once the payment goes through. So before you even know you have a customer, they have done all the dirty work. I use this service for my Downloadables.