PARADOX Mind Map
by Michael 'MC' Carter
1. Communicating
1.1. One-to-many
1.1.1. Webinars
1.1.1.1. Citrix Online
1.1.1.1.1. GoToWebinar.com
1.1.1.1.2. GoToTraining.com
1.1.1.1.3. GoToMeeting.com
1.1.1.2. InstantPresenter.com
1.1.2. Teleseminars
1.1.2.1. InstantTeleseminar.com
1.1.3. Running Seminars & Workshops
1.1.3.1. Ticketing systems
1.1.3.1.1. Eventrbite
1.1.3.1.2. Lil Regie
1.1.4. Email Marketing
1.1.4.1. MailChimp.com
1.1.4.2. aWeber
1.1.4.3. iContact
1.1.4.4. Constant Contact
1.1.4.5. Vision 6 (VeMail)
1.1.4.6. Infusionsoft
1.1.4.7. ... and dozens more
1.1.5. Social Media
1.1.5.1. Monitoring
1.1.5.2. Engaging
1.1.5.2.1. Curating Content
1.1.5.2.2. Scheduling Tweets
1.1.5.2.3. Tracking Conversations
1.1.5.2.4. Team-Based Social Media Management
1.1.5.3. Analysing
1.1.5.3.1. TwentyFeet
1.1.5.3.2. Netvibes
1.1.5.3.3. tweetstats.com
1.1.5.3.4. Crowdbooster.com
1.1.5.4. General - Multi-Purpose
1.1.5.4.1. SocialOomph
1.1.5.5. Generic Platforms
1.1.5.5.1. Twitter
1.1.5.5.2. Facebook
1.1.5.5.3. LinkedIn
1.1.5.5.4. Google+
1.1.5.6. Social Media Management Dashboards
1.1.5.6.1. TweetDeck
1.1.5.6.2. SproutSocial
1.1.5.6.3. HootSuite
1.1.5.6.4. Seesmic
1.1.5.6.5. MavSocial
1.1.5.7. Automation
1.1.5.7.1. TweetAdder
1.1.6. Websites
1.1.6.1. Blogging
1.1.6.1.1. CMS's
1.1.6.1.2. Commenting Systems
1.1.6.2. Webmaster Tools
1.1.6.2.1. Performance Optimisation
1.1.6.2.2. General Webmaster Tools
1.1.7. eCommerce
1.1.7.1. Payment Gateways
1.1.7.1.1. eWay.com.au
1.1.7.1.2. PaymentExpress.com
1.1.7.2. Payment Processors
1.1.7.2.1. PayPal
1.1.7.2.2. Stripe.com
1.1.7.3. Recurring Payment Processors (Specialists)
1.1.7.3.1. Chargify.com
1.1.8. Multimedia
1.1.8.1. Video
1.1.8.1.1. Creating
1.1.8.1.2. Video Hosting Platforms
1.1.8.2. Screenshot Capture, Annotation, and Sharing
1.1.8.2.1. Jing + Screencast.com
1.1.8.2.2. Skitch.com (owned by Evernote)
1.1.8.3. Audio
1.1.8.3.1. Recording Interviews
1.1.8.3.2. Editing Audio, adding music overlays
1.1.8.3.3. Audio Blogcasting
1.1.8.4. Interactive Content
1.1.8.4.1. Dilogr
1.1.8.4.2. SnapApp
1.1.8.4.3. i-on Interactive
1.2. One-to-one
1.2.1. In Meetings
1.2.1.1. Tablet Devices
1.2.1.1.1. iPad
1.2.2. Live Chat Support of Website Visitors
1.2.2.1. olark.com
1.2.2.2. Assistly.com
1.2.2.3. SnapEngage.com
1.2.3. Email one-to-one
1.2.3.1. http://www.yesware.com/
1.3. BI (Business Itnelligence) - Data Aggregation & Visualisation
1.3.1. Dashboards & Analytics
1.3.1.1. Spotlight
1.3.1.1.1. Spotlight Dashboard
1.3.1.1.2. Spotlight Reporting
1.3.1.2. Geckoboard
1.3.1.2.1. Demo Example
1.3.1.3. Fathom
1.3.1.4. Roambi
1.3.1.5. ChartBeat
1.3.1.6. Klipfolio
1.3.1.6.1. Pricing is reasonable
1.3.1.6.2. Customisable
1.3.1.6.3. Dashboard Examples
1.3.1.6.4. Annotations feature
1.3.1.7. Tableau
1.3.1.8. Dundas
1.3.1.9. Jedox
1.3.2. Charting Tools
1.3.2.1. Highcharts JS
1.3.2.1.1. Demo Gallery
2. Cloud File Storage
2.1. Amazon S3
2.2. Google Drive (via Google Apps)
2.3. OneDrive (was SkyDrive)
2.4. Dropbox
2.4.1. Dropbox Teams
2.4.2. Otixo
2.4.3. DropDAV
2.5. box
2.6. soonr
2.7. Ourdisk
2.8. SpiderOak
2.9. SMEStorage
3. Large File Transfer
3.1. ShareFile by Citrix
3.2. Mediafire
3.3. Ourdisk
3.4. Dropbox
4. Document (File) Management
4.1. Notifybox - Works with Dropbox (Windows only)
4.2. Otixo
4.3. Joukuu
4.4. Spot Documents (Mac-only) - Works with Amazon S3
4.5. Gladinet
4.5.1. Gladinet Cloud Desktop
4.5.2. Gladinet Cloud Server
4.5.3. Gladinet Cloud for Teams
5. Creating
5.1. Writing
5.1.1. Mindmapping
5.1.1.1. Mindmeister
5.1.1.2. Mindjet MindManager
5.1.1.3. Freemind
5.1.1.4. iMindMap
5.1.2. Dictating
5.1.2.1. RecEver
5.1.3. Copywriters & Ghostwriters
5.1.3.1. WritingAsAGhost.com
5.1.3.2. Bill Harper
5.1.3.3. Kristina Mills
5.1.3.4. Shaun Stenning
5.1.3.5. Get There Writing Services
5.1.3.6. Meri F. Harli - MeriWords
5.2. Misc. Writing Tools
5.2.1. Measure your website's 'We We' score
5.3. Graphics
5.3.1. Video (click to go to other branch)
5.3.2. Image Editing and Effects
5.3.2.1. PicMonkey
5.3.3. Stock Photography
5.3.3.1. iStockphoto
5.3.4. Photography
5.3.4.1. Bianca - PARADOX
5.3.4.2. Matt Fatches
5.3.5. Screen Capture and Editing
5.3.5.1. Jing
5.3.5.2. SnagIt
5.3.5.3. Skitch
5.3.6. Flowcharts, Org Charts, Diagrams and more
5.3.6.1. Gliffy
5.3.6.2. LucidChart
5.3.6.3. Google Drive - Drawings
5.4. Digital / Online Marketing
5.4.1. Websites
5.4.1.1. CMS Platforms
5.4.1.1.1. Self-Hosted (Independent Hosting)
5.4.1.1.2. Hosted
5.4.1.2. Analytics
5.4.1.2.1. Page Load Speed
6. Industry-Specific or Business Type-Specific Tools
6.1. Export / Import
6.1.1. HedgehogFX
6.2. Retail
6.2.1. Vend
7. Cloud Apps for SME
7.1. Accounting
7.1.1. Xero
7.2. Inventory
7.2.1. Unleashed
7.3. Point-Of-Sale (POS)
7.3.1. Vend
7.4. Workflow, Billing
7.4.1. WorkflowMax
7.5. CRM
7.5.1. Capsule CRM
7.5.2. WORKetc
7.5.3. Highrise
7.5.4. Capsule CRM
7.5.5. Nutshell
7.5.6. Marketing Automation
7.5.6.1. Infusionsoft
7.5.6.1.1. CustomerHub Portal
7.5.6.1.2. Infusionsoft Implementation Consultants
7.5.6.1.3. GoToWebinar Integration with Infusionsoft
7.5.6.1.4. InfusionToolbox
7.5.6.1.5. Webinar Automation Tools
7.5.6.1.6. Direct Mail Integration
7.5.6.1.7. Audiovisual Production House Integration
7.5.6.1.8. SMS / Text Broadcast Tools
7.5.6.1.9. 1-Click Up-Sell on Infusionsoft Web Forms
7.5.6.1.10. iPhone Apps
7.5.6.2. Ontraport
7.5.6.3. Hubspot
7.5.6.4. Campaign Monitor
7.5.6.5. Active Campaign
7.5.6.6. Pardot (Saleforce add-on)
7.5.6.7. Marketo
7.5.6.8. Oracle Eloqua
7.5.6.9. Kentico
7.6. Collaboration
7.6.1. Basecamp
7.6.2. hub3c
7.7. Password and Login Management
7.7.1. LastPass
7.7.2. 1Password
7.7.3. RoboForm
7.8. Task and Project Management
7.8.1. Simple
7.8.1.1. Nozbe
7.8.1.2. Wrike
7.8.2. Complex
7.8.2.1. Liquid Planner
7.8.2.2. AffinityLive
7.8.2.3. TeamworkPM
7.9. HR
7.9.1. enableHR
7.9.2. Workforce Guardian
7.10. Cloud App Connectors
7.10.1. Zapier.com
7.10.2. IFTTT.com
7.10.3. OneSaas.com
7.10.4. fuzedapp.com
8. Knowledge Capture Systems
8.1. Video
8.1.1. Jing
8.1.2. Camtasia Studio
8.1.3. ScreenFlow
8.2. Procedure Documentation
8.2.1. ScreenSteps Live
9. Resourcing
9.1. Outsourcing
9.1.1. UpWork.com (was oDesk.com)
9.1.2. vWorker
9.1.3. eLance
9.1.4. Guru.com
9.1.5. RemoteStaff.com.au
9.1.6. onlinejobs.ph
9.1.7. bestjobs.ph
9.1.8. timesvr.com
9.1.9. Fiducian BPO
10. Cool Tool Directories
10.1. http://topalternatives.com/
11. My Geistesblitzes
11.1. https://www.hover.com/
11.2. https://www.passwordbox.com/features
11.3. https://www.tineye.com/
11.4. https://www.wedgies.com/
11.5. https://www.prosperworks.com/
11.6. http://influx.com/
11.7. https://mustbepresent.com/\
11.8. https://mustbepresent.com/
11.9. http://convertpress.com/
11.10. http://perchapp.com/
11.11. http://plum.io/
11.12. http://www.wardlepartners.com.au/
11.13. https://www.hightail.com/
11.14. http://www.tryhousecall.com/
11.15. http://www.ecamm.com/mac/icubie/
11.16. http://trafficanalysisapp.com/
11.17. http://secockpit.com/
12. Strategy
12.1. Differentiation (e.g a Unique Selling Proposition {USP} view of that) is unattainable for most businesses because they are not actually unique
12.2. Clear positioning, not differentiation, is the aim
12.3. The Carter Strategy Matrix - The 9 Market Positions
12.4. Business model design is key
12.4.1. Design a scalable business
12.4.2. Focus - Succeed by doing less