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Boogie Jack's Web Depot
Tutorials on web design topics.
DreamInk Resources
A huge body of links on various topics of website design.
Webbery & Nettery
Advice and guidance on using the internet and the World-Wide-Web with special relevance to
businesses (large and small). Focus is on issues and elements of internet that should be understood before the setting up of a web site is undertaken. A lot of discussion of intranets for business. No coding or bells and whistles.
Web Monkey
A wide range of free how-to do-it-yourself information on web design, HTML basics, tables, frames, browsers, tools, cascading style sheets, DHTML, XML, design, site building, graphics, fonts, multimedia, audio & MP3, animation, marketing, tracking, programming, java & javascript, databases, Unix, security and more. Easy to navigate.
Web Designers' Paradise
Free CGI scripts, commercial web editors & website management utilities, counters, DHTML, editing tools, forms, frames, graphics, guest books, HTML basics & advanced, HTML image maps, java & javascript resources, Macintosh editors, publishing, promoting & submission to search engines, reference resources, cascading style sheets, website optimization, UNIX, Linux, X Windows, DOS & OS/2 editors & utilities, web advertising.
Merchantworkz
Webmast resources for e-commerce. Articles on identifying shady e-commerce services, setting up credit card accounts, etc.
2 Create a Website
Extensive info on all aspects of website design for wannabes -- dealing with html, search engine submissions, metatags, etc. Also, a message board.
Web Developers' Virtual Library
Web design do-it-yourself information for beginners and more experienced websters.
WebEnalysis
Free webmaster resources and free website design tools.
Webmaster Tools Central
A webmasters resource directory of 1300+ do-it-yourself tools and services to help create, promote, improve and maintain websites. Website graphics, java, editors, ASP, DHTML, online tools, PHP, flash, utilities, promotion, visual basic, tutorials, VRML, websites, XML and much more. Lots of free webmaster resources.
Baby Steps
A webmaster resources site of free info to help wannabes put together a small successful business on the internet.
WebmasterGate
Webmaster resources directory: graphics (fonts, gifs, clip-arts), scripts (CGI, JavaScript, DHTML), tutorials, online tools (banner creation, image optimizers), website promotion (banner exchange, classifieds, traffic building programs).
Web Design Guide
Guide explains in simple terms how to design, develop, publish and promote a website. Basic website development concepts, links to free website development tools and webmaster resources.
Reflections of an Artistic Mind
Resources & tutorials for artists & webpage designers. Free. Focused more on website polishing than website creation --HTML, graphics, adding sound, redirecting to other sites, etc.
Jesset.Com: Creating a Website
A free step-by-step guide to website creation - registering a domain name, HTML, DHTML, cascading style sheets, website design principles, creating graphics, using dreamweaver and search engines submission.
Virtually Ignorant
Web Smart tutorials, tips, and tools. Free. Basics of web design - tutorials, tips, and tools - HTML tutorials, a MouseOver tutorial, an introductory Javascript tutorial, how to register a domain name and find a host for your site; add sound to your webpage; how to use your site to make money; promotional techniques that get the traffic you want.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating an HTML Webpage
This is a huge bunch of free info, nicely divided up into topics and sections with a little humor peppered in -- focused on web design, publicizing and website maintenance. Specialized info on AOL-specific issues, using Microsoft Word and HotDog HTML editors, and a lengthy glossary and chart of special HTML characters.
Internet Tips And Secrets
Tips and webmaster resources for wannabes in a sort of chaotic-cool format.
hypnosis4therapy webmaster-resources
Do-it-yourself webmaster resources for getting a website going.
dmoz.org/.../Authoring/Guides/
The Open Directory Project's listings for web design and development authoring guides.
Website Building 101
For novices and internet professionals - a broad range of free info and ideas on getting started, improving and monitoring a web site.
Argus Clearinghouse
Links to webmaster resources on computer security, HTML, internet & internet tools, online pictures, search engines and the WWW.
BigBooster.com
A huge, easy-to-get-overwhelmed-in site offering powerful secrets, tips, tools, techniques, do-it-yourself how-to information and webmaster resources for turning home-based business opportunities into income. Free reports & articles featuring insider information "from some of the world's highest-earning entrepreneurs."
Spider-Food
Search engine optimization and and website promotion. Information resources on many aspects of webstering.
hardware computer hardware
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Daily Pcs And Internet Articles
Updated articles about the world of personal computers with focus on hardware, software and the internet. Several techniques to improve the performance of your pcs are also explained into details.
domain name registration, web hosting, etc.
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Register.com 
Register domain names; check availability; check your ownership.
Internet Goldrush
Register domain names; check availability; check your ownership.
Hosting services ranked from least expensive to most:
Some will be a bit cheaper if you pay up front for several months or for several domains.
Mister.Net
free setup
$29 per year for both domain name registration and hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $29
So many choices -
How do I choose?
Support
The more you're likely to need quick and detailed tech and customer support, the more you should take into consideration that cheaper prices might mean less and slower support. At the low end you may wait at least two days and as much as a week (or even more) for email to be answered.
Down Time
The more crucial it is to avoid down time for your site, the more you should take into consideration that cheaper prices might mean more unexpected down time.
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Your-Site.com
free setup ("for a limited time")
$20 per year for domain name registration
$5 per month for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $80
Absolutus.com
free setup
$? per year for domain name
$7 per month for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $84
FreeHostingWeb.com
$50 setup (4 domains setup - $150)
no fee for domain name registration 1st year
$35 per year for domain name subsequent years
no fee for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $85
IPowerWeb.com
free setup
$20 per year for domain registration
$8 per month for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $95
DotServant.com
$15 setup
$15 per year for domain name registration
$6 per month for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $102
PowWeb.com
free setup
$15 per year for domain name registration
$8 per months for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $111
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WRC-UK.com
$15 (£ 10) setup
$15 (£ 10) per year for domain name registration
$7.50 (£ 5) per month for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $120
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Registering, hosting
& design help services.
There are some sites that have website design software or WYSIWYG online website design tools. There is a lot less to learn and deal with - but you may have less basic control and may need tech support for placement of special affiliate codes, metatags, etc.
Check out
FreeHostingWeb.com ($85/yr)
DotServant.com ($102/yr)
OCWebDesign.com ($255/yr)
Earthlink ($265/yr)
NTT/Verio ($369/yr)
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HostRocket.Com
$30 setup
$20 per year for domain registration
$9 per month for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $158
Register.com
$40 setup
$30 per year for domain registration
$9 per month for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $178
WebsiteHosting.net
free setup
free domain name registration
$180 per year for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $180
Dotster.com
$0 setup till 6.1.02
$14 per year for domain name registration
$14 per month for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $182
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Jumpline.com
$20 setup
$17 per year for domain registration
$15 per month for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $217
OCWebdesign
free setup
$15 per year for domain name registration
$20 per month for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $255
Earthlink
$25 setup
$20 per year for domain name registration
$20 per month for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $265
ApolloHosting.com
$10 setup
$15 per year for domain name registration
$20 per month for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $275
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Affinity.com
$50 setup
$10 per year for domain name registration
$20 per month for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $300
AdGrafix.com / Hosting.com
$49 setup
$15 per year for domain name registration
$20 per month for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $304
NTT/Verio.com
$50 setup
$19 per year for domain name registration
$25 per month for hosting
How little can you setup, register and host for a year? - $369
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Trademark Registration of Internet Domain Names
United States Patent and TradeMark Office website.
meta tags, css & html
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CSE HTML Validator Lite or Professional
[- download this - very helpful -]
CSE HTML Validator Lite is the freeware version of CSE HTML Validator Professional. This is a very easy to use program that checks your html code - highlights and explains html problems it finds. Very user friendly and easy to use in quickly evaluating every page you tweak or change before it is uploaded to your server. CSE HTML Validator Professional is also available in a trial version.
House of Style - Cascading Style Sheets: CSS1, CSS2 Tutorials, Resources, Help
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Resources - tutorials and help for CSS1, CSSP and CSS2.
Lots of information, easy to read.
MaKo 4 CSS - CSShark answers Frequently Asked Questions
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - a FAQ web site with tutorials about bugs and other issues from MaKo of Orion HiTek.
Meta tags and web site promotion, internet marketing
Very helpful, very good, free, thorough, concise how-to information on METATAGS, their importance to being properly recognized and understood by search engine spiders, and their use in website placement on search engines, web promotion and other internet marketing efforts.
the Bare Bones Guide to HTML
Offers an extensive and free online or free download-able library of codes for HTML 4.0 and information on which works with Netscape versus Internet Explorer.
WebEnalysis HTML code
Nicely layed out presentation of html codes.
tijs.org: css and more
An advanced user, free, advanced how-to info site from the Netherlands (mostly translated to English. Overviews of CSS, DHTML, WAP, embedded fonts,DOM & CSS2.
Annabella's HTML Help
Links, do-it-yourself web design information, html, music, tables and other wannabe webmaster resources.
Webmasters Library CSS Tricks
get a free demo copy of
coffee cup html editor
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WebDeveloper Metatag Resources
Links to METATAG resource pages, METATAG software and METATAG services.
ABS Metatag Analyzer
Get a free check of title, description and keywords metatags.
Boogie Jack's CSS Tutorials
HTML Clinic
CSS Pointers
Webmasters Library CSS Tricks
CSS Check
To turn off Microsoft's new Smart Tags
to keep them from enticing visitors away from your site, you need the following metatag:
<meta name="MSSmartTagsPreventParsing" content="TRUE">
HTML CODES FOR SPECIAL CHARACTERS
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Webmonkey's complete guide to special characters codes
FutureDesigners' Codes for Cool Characters
website & webpage check-ups
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NetMechanic: Power Tools, HTML check-up, graphics optimization
[- check out this site - it's very helpful -]
run weekly site check up to 100 pages; page code problems, optimization issues; server monitoring
Try some of the NetMechanic Tools here, free:
check site ranking on 6 top search engines
check your server's functioning for 8 hrs
check your page's browser compatibility
check your page's link functioning
check your page's load time
check your page's spelling
optimize graphics
html code check
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SiteSolutions.com
Search engine optimization service. Focused on building traffic via optimization of keywords, metatags, search engine -specific coding. Several free tools to try (website analysis, keyword popularity tool, link checker, metatag generator). Free Site Analysis
Free Search Engine Checker Free Meta Tag Generator Free Search Engine Submissions
MarketPosition's WebPosition Link Popularity Check
This free service will search MSN, AltaVista, Lycos, and HotBot to estimate how many pages contain links to your site.
ABS Metatag Analyzer
Page check service - checks for search engine optimization. Free check of title, description and keywords metatags.
AgentWebRanking
[- download this - very helpful -]
AgentWebRanking is freeware designed for webmasters, webmarketers and search engines consultants. You plug in the keywords you want to research and the url(s) you want to check and the programs goes to all the major search engines and checks to find the search engine page number and ranking number for each url for each keyword. This is really helpful to determine how you're ranking on individual keywords, individual search engines, and individual web pages so you can strategically allocate your efforts. You can also plug in competitors' urls and see how you compare to the competition.
RankPilot
This is a free online service that will check to see where you rank on various major search engines. When I've tried it I found it very conservative -- that is, it missed a lot of what AgentWebRanking, above, found. (Since results are easily verified, I determined that this was missing rather than AgentWebRanking adding extra.) It's online, free, and better than nothing if you don't want to tie up computer and bandwidth doing checks with AgentWebRanking.
Webjectives
Check your keyword density - free sample.
search engine submission
most e-business will rely on search engines |
the Wannabe Webster Search Engine Submission URLs
A page of search engine submission page links for manually submitting your pages.
SearchEngineWatch: Search Engine Reviews Chart
Reviews of the various major search engines based on various computer magazine input from 1998 through 2000. May be a little outdated but its interesting to see which engines rated high versus low.
SearchEngineWatch: Search Engine Submission Tips
A page of links on various issues involved in search engine submission - rankings, optimization, etc. listed in a suggested reading order.
MarketPosition's May,'00 Newsletter on Link Popularity
This is a very helpful article on understanding and increasing link popularity and search engine ranking. Also has some warning comments about "link farms."
| search engine submission services |
Verica
Submits your site to 13K+ search engines and directories once per month for six months for a fee of $50. They send an email report detailing their activity. [Unlike other (free) search engine submission services, I didn't get a 500+ emails after using this service.]
| paying for search engine placement |
PayPerClickSearchEngines
Reviews and urls of the top pay-per-click sites.
Overture (formerly GoTo.com)
The current number one pay-per-click - its top 3 rankings end up on several other search engines and directories. According to an 8/01 article (TheCounter.com Professional Edition, Vol. 2 Number 34, August 29, 2001, Overture's top three listings for any keyword are displayed in a visually prominent position on the first page of links seen by searcher-surfers searching AltaVista, America Online, CNET, CompuServe, DogPile, HotBot, Lycos, MSN, NBCi, and/or Netscape.
Here are some of the more popular of the apparently 100+ other search engines where you can pay per click.
7Search -
FindWhat -
SearchGalore -
Sprinks -
ePilot
Google
Kanoodle -
Bay9 -
win4win -
GoClick
The pay-fer services here stopped their services. I'll add more soon.
| keywords software & services |
Keyword Thesaurus
WordTracker
Information on choice of keywords and keywords in general. Information on how often different keywords are searched for and how many competing sites use those keywords. Wordtracker service helps you find all keyword combinations that bear any relation to your business or service - many of which you might never have considered and tells you how popular these keywords really are. Then for each major search engine will show you the chances of making the top 10. Has a free trial of their word-tracking service.
Keyword Counter
Free keyword frequency analysis. Gives a listing of most frequently occurring words on webpage with frequency of each.
Word Counter
Free word frequency analysis. You paste in a body of text (for your webpage, I suggest you simply copy the text off the presented text, not the code file) and it gives up to the most frequent 100 words.
Webjectives
Link popularity check - AltaVista, Google, HotBot, Lycos.
Overture's Search Term Suggestion Tool
Plug in a keyword or keyword phrase and find out how often it is searched relative to other similar keywords or keyword phrases.
BrainFox.com's keyword search frequency check
Plug in a keyword or keyword phrase and find out how often it is searched relative to other similar keywords or keyword phrases.
UseIt AlertBox
A collection of opinion & stats articles on website-webmaster issues.
ZDNet - Business & Tech - e-commerce - Best Practices
An e-zine focused on webmaster e-commerce issues.
http://www.selfpromotion.com/
Tips and services for publishing and promoting websites.
http://www.earthlink.net/business
Tips and services for designing, publishing and promoting websites.
Worldmall
Flat rate website design, marketing, hosting, and maintenance starting at $999.
Zeus Automated Reciprocal Link Generator
Zeus is an automated program that mines cyberspace for reciprocal links. Very popular and apparently effective (though I don't use it myself).
Zeus Collective
Zeus is used by several hundred sites. It keeps these links collections in a searchable database that can be mined for reciprocal links even if you don't use the Zeus links generator itself.
link popularity checks
Digital Money Maker - several search engines
MarketPosition - MSN, AltaVista, Lycos, and HotBot
Webjectives - AltaVista, Google, HotBot, Lycos
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