Preparing a marketing plan is a key element of your online business planning process, but for some it can prove to be a daunting task. You’ll want to fully understand where you stand in the market right now, what you want to achieve, and how you are going to get there.  One powerful tool that can help with this process is a Mind Map.

Developed in the 70′s, mind maps are diagrams used to represent words, ideas or tasks arranged around one central keyword.  They allow for greater creativity when recording ideas and information, as well as allowing you to associate words with visual representations.  In addition, it can help people to “see” a problem, it’s solution and how best to organize them.

Below is a list of 4 FREE mind mapping software  that you can be used not only to create your marketing plan, but other business tasks as well.   

1. Mindomo

Mindomo – is a great tool used for mindmapping. They offer both a free and paid version and you have the choice of downloading it to your desktop or you can take advantage of the web-based version. In my opinion, the free version will get the job done, so no need to invest in the paid version.

2. Free Mind

FreeMind – is actually one of my favorite mind mapping tool to use, because it is very simple and doesn’t require any specialized knowledge. All you have to do is download it to your desktop and the rest is a piece of cake. Did I mention that it was F.R.E.E?

3. Bubble.us

Bubbl.us –is another great choice when it comes to mind mapping. The main cool feature of this tool lies in the fact that you create mind maps in a bubble format. I also like the fact that it is webbased, therefore, no need to download anything to your computer. This, too, is free of cost.

4. Mind42

Mind42 – this tool is browser based and therefore doesn’t need to be download to your computer. It, too, is a great choice and is rather simple to use.

These are only 4 of the many free mind mapping software on the market.  If you are looking for a more comprehensive listing, I would suggest that you do a Google search.

Whether or not you choose to use one of the four mentioned in my blog post, I would love to hear about your experience with using mind mapping tools.   So, please leave a comment below, sharing your experience and/or your tool of choice.  Also, please share this information to your following, by retweeting or sharing on Facebook.

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