<p>Over the past year, I've tested hundreds of apps, websites and online tools. I abandoned most of them shortly after the trial but there are a few tools that I go back to again and again. One is Skype and one is Google Voice through Gmail.</p><p>Both tools allow me to easily talk with people around the world but they each fill a separate need.</p><p>Google Voice through Gmail is my go-to option when I need to call someone in the US. Calls within the country (or within Canada if that's where you live) are free and they're going to stay that way for another year. They keep saying it's only for a year, but they said that last year and the year before and it's still free.</p><p>Mind you, I'm not complaining. My cell phone gets spotty reception inside my house, so I turn to Google Voice for business calls. Why not Skype? Because Skype charges for outgoing calls to cell or landlines.</p><p><a href="http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2012/12/googles-gift-another-year-of-free-gmail-calls-through-the-us-and-canada.html">Keep reading...</a></p>