Tools can be very powerful in the right hands.  Take for example a carpenter with a hammer and a saw - they can pretty much build a house.

Though it isn’t that simple, to get a job done quickly and effectively requires the right tools and the skills to use them.  Whether it is something as complicated as building a house, or as simple as marketing a website, tools are an essential part of whether or not your efforts succeed or fail.

For myself, I rely upon a set of Internet marketing software tools to help get my sites making money as quickly as possible.  Without these tools that help me measure the traffic, backlinks, and article submissions, I would think that my job would be ten times harder.

Make sure that you have access to the tools you need to make your work easier - trust me, you will need them to have success.