1. Web Site Creation: It's unlikely that you'll be creating a web site from scratch. WordPress and the e-commerce packages like Yahoo Stores, 3dcart and Volusion do too good a job to make it worth while, but if you want to generate the odd page or put up something as a test, Sitespinner is a simple web tool which is relatively inexpensive and creates attractive web pages.
2. Graphics for newsletters, logos and websites. Whatever you sell on the Internet you will need pictures. Many businesses find them also want a logo. Logoworks will create one for you quickly and easily, but if budget is a problem you may prefer to visit clipart.com or istockphoto.com. The first gives you unlimited access to graphics and photos for a specific period of time (minimum 1 week) while the second allows you to buy high quality photographs for a low fixed fee which depends on the resolution of the picture you need. If you are developing information products, you may find JING useful as it can capture still or moving images from your screen for addition to documents or your website. Another useful package for anyone creating information products is the Web graphics creator from LaughingBird software which will turn flat images into 2d box and DVD shots. This is invaluable in the sale of e-books and down loadable courses.
3. Blogging and article marketing. WordPress software should be available from your Internet service provider at no cost. Use Zemanta to provide additional information and public domain pictures for your blog. WordPress is easy to extend using plugins so use the ezinearticles plugin to allow you to post simultaniously to your blog and the ezinearticles article directory. Yes, you can open a wordpess blog for no cost at all, but if they host it they will not let you run ads or sell products, so a self-hosted blog is better over all. To create new versions of your articles the simplest thing to do is write more, but many use article 'spinning' software to create new versions and submit to more and more article directories. If you want to give it a try. SpinProfit is a free spinning tool which is very effective, but it takes so long to set up, you may find creating articles the old fashioned way is faster.
4. Social Media. As because you did not have enough to do, you need to keep up with everyone on twitter. Hootsuite is a program that allows you to schedule tweets for the future, so you can sit down for an hour or two and set up your promotional tweets for the next day, week or month.
5. Outsourcing: When it all gets to be too much, you'll need to bring in outside help. Odesk and Elance are both services which allow you to post jobs you need to have done together with the price you want to pay.
Building a new business is a time consuming job. Its important to use the best tools and trusted information sources so you too can sell while you sleep and join the ranks of the Internet Entrepreneurs.
