If you’ve started to take my advice and build a network and profile on Facebook you’ve probably come to the realization that it’s a lot of work to keep up with and participate in your network- particularly if it’s not an activity that makes you money.

I’ve used the Firefox browser for a few years and recently came across the Facebook toolbar for Firefox. (There is an IE version too) What this does is it allows you to stay up on Facebook activity anytime you are browsing. Now I’m not suggesting this as a way to get you glued to Facebook, but it does let you know when you have new messages and requests. The function I use the most is that it also allows you to update your status and share pages as you surf.

Another feature that has some value is that it streams in the background when anyone on your friend list updates their status. This can seem pretty trivial, and most of it is, but every so often it sparks a reason to engage in a meaningful conversation with someone in your network.

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The folks at StockLayouts produce the best stock layouts on the planet.

I know that’s a pretty tall order, but one look at the designs and you can tell these are the real deal.

In addition to producing great layouts they have also added some powerful resources for designers and marketers. The latest is a set of designs for letterhead and stationary, mounted and boxed. Each card in the 50 card deck has a business card, letterhead and envelope mounted on a sturdy board. If you ever need to help people make basic design decision, this is an awesome tool.

These handy card decks of professionally-designed layouts will provide you with hundreds of ideas for designing marketing pieces for a wide variety of businesses. Beautifully presented in a superb slide-out box, these at-a-glance cards can be used to help dial in your clients’ preferences, or as a design resource in your office or studio

They also have a set for brochure design. Each box of 50 cards is $24.95 and comes with a coupon for 50% off any single template purchase.

Disclosure: StockLayouts is a strategic partner of the Duct Tape Marketing Coach Network but this is not an affiliate link.

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