Thursday, July 27, 2006

Resources For Web Design


Specifications
HTML 4.01 Specifications
ISO-HTML Specification
XHTML 1.0 Specifications
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines1.0
Cascading Style Sheets - level 1 (CSS1)
Cascading Style Sheets - level 2 (CSS2)
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Specification
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Specification
W3C Technical Reports and Publications

Webmasters Reference
A List Apart
The Web Standards Project
The World Wide Web Consortium
Web Developer's Virtual Library
The Webmaster's Reference Library
Web Developer
Webmaster Base
WebSite Tips
Web Developer's Journal
Webmonkey: The Web Developers Resource
SitePoint: Helping Business Grow Online!
BrainJar.com: Experiments in Web Programming
Dev Web Pro - Articles for Web Developers
DevShed - The Open Source Web Development Site

Web Authoring
Web Design and Usability
Web Authoring and Surfing
Workers of the Web, Evolt!
Dan Tobias' Web Tips
Siteusability.com - Improving the Web Experience
Web Articles from 'Eye for information'

Articles on Web Authoring
Why the Web just isn't DTP
Web Authoring FAQ (TOC)
Hints for Web Authors
Designing With Web Standards
Tsutsumi - The Art of Giftwrapping the Web
Why you should avoid the Verdana font
Separating behavior and structure

Character Coding and Entity References
Alan Wood's Unicode Resources
Unicode
Mathematical Formulas in HTML 4.0
Presenting Mathematical Expressions on Web Pages
Checklist for HTML Character Coding
MS Windows Characters in HTML
Character Entity References in HTML 4
Web Design Group: HTML 4.0 Entities
"Character References" explained
Tim Bray on the goodness of Unicode
The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets (No Excuses!)
Authoring Techniques for XHTML & HTML Internationalization: Characters and Encodings 1.0
Authoring Techniques for XHTML & HTML Internationalization: Specifying the language of content 1.0
A tutorial on character code issues
Survival Guide to Internationalization

HTML Editors
PSPad
HTML-Kit
EditPlus
TextPad
Amaya
UltraEdit
EditPad Lite
AceHTML 5 Freeware
Vim
Arachnophilia
Araneae
NoteTab
Koala HTML
1st Page
BlueFish
jEdit

CSS Editors
TopStyle Pro
Style Master
Layout Master

HTML Tutorials
W3Schools Online Web Tutorials
Mark Tranchant's HTML Tutorial
Introduction to HTML
HTML 4 Guide From RichInStyle
HTML Center - Tutorials
XHTML Web Design for Beginners
HTML Beginner from HTMLDog

HTML Resources
HTML Help by the Web Design Group
How to read W3C Specifications

HTML Tags
DTD Mapper
HTML Tags From Visibone
HTML Tags From Visibone (Mirror)
HTML 4 Reference From WDG
Index of HTML 4 Elements
The Bare Bones Guide to HTML
Blooberry: HTML Reference

HTML Color Codes and Swatches
Non-Dithering Colors in Browsers
Non-Dithering Colors by Hue
Death of the Websafe Color Paletter?
HTML Color Codes From WebMonkey
HTML Color Codes From Visibone
The 216 Browser Safe Colors From EchoEcho
Web-safe colorizer From RichInStyle
Arisesoft Color Set
Color Cop
Easy RGB
SLUGS (Simple Little Utility for Generating Schemes)
Colour Contrast Analyser
Color Blender
Pixy's Color Scheme
Mezzoblue's Color Schemes
Creating colour palettes
Color Palette Creator

HTML FAQ
alt.html FAQ
alt.html General Information
All My FAQs Wiki
alt.www.webmaster Frequently Asked Questions
Web Authoring FAQ
Vortex Web Design FAQ

Web Content Accessibility
Web Accessibility Initiative
Web Accessibility in Mind
Section 508 Checklist
Accessibility For Section 508
Dive into Accessibility
Diffuse - Guide to Accessibility
Bobby WatchFire
Wave 3.0 Accessibility Tool
Cynthia Says Portal
Accessify.com
Accessibility Myths
Common Myths About Web Accessibility
Section 508/WCAG Sidebar
A-Prompt Accessibility Verifier
Ask Alice: Is Your Website Accessible?
A Web Designer's Guide to JAWS
Accessibility Valet
UsableNet - Website Testing Systems

Accessible Tables
Tables in HTML Document
Accessible Tables
How to Create Accessible Tables
Building Accessible Tables
Techniques for Accessible HTML Tables
Accessible Table Builder

Accessible Forms
Accessible Form Builder
Accessible Forms

HTML Validators
The W3C MarkUp Validation Service
WDG HTML Validator
A Real Validator
Site Valet
Validator-Lite

HTML Version Information
HTML 4.01
XHTML 1.0
List of Valid DTDs

DOCTYPES
HTML Validation: Choosing a DOCTYPE
DOCTYPE Switching
Activating the Right Layout Mode Using the DOCTYPE Declaration
Mozilla's DOCTYPE Switching
Notes on Mozilla's Quirks Mode
Opera DOCTYPE Switches
Opera Quirks Mode
Working With HTML DOCTYPE

Forms
HTML Forms
Better Web Forms
Choices in HTML forms

Frames
Frames - Problems and Solutions
Dan's Web Tips: Frames
Why are Frames Evil?
What's wrong with Frames?
Aren't Frames Bad?
Search Engines and Frames

CSS Tutorials
CSS Tutorial From westciv.com
CSS Tutorial From w3schools
HTML Center - Tutorials
BrainJar - Using Style Sheets
Free Webmaster Tips - CSS Tutorial
Dave Raggett's Introduction to CSS
CSS No Crap Primer
CSS Beginner from HTMLDog
CSS How To

CSS Resources
Web Style Sheets From w3.org
westciv: CSS Resources, Software, Learning
How To Hide CSS From Buggy Browsers
Importing a Style Sheet
The CSS Pointers Group
Zen Garden CSS Resources
Web Design Reference: CSS
CSS Panic Guide
NYPL Style Guide: CSS
Eric Meyer: CSS
CSS Vault

CSS Compatibility Charts
CSS Browser Support From westciv.com
Eric Meyer's CSS Support Charts
CSS Support Mastergrid
CSS Filters
CSS Bugs and Workarounds
Immix: CSS Guide

CSS Layouts & Examples
W3C Core Styles
CSS Layout Techniques From glish.com
CSS Gallery From westciv.com
CSS Edge From Eric Meyer
Real World Style
CSS Colouring Book
WebDev - CSS Layout Templates
CSS Layouts From saila.com
CSS Enterprise
3 Column Layout Absolutely Positioned
Position Is Everything
The Layout Reservoir - BlueRobot
The Noodle Incident - Box Lessons
DotFile - CSS Layouts and Examples
Three Column Layouts
Layout-o-matic
Nemesis Project: Templates
Fluid 2-Column CSS Layout

CSS Reference
Style Sheet Reference Guide From WebReview
CSS Reference From Eric Meyer
CSS Reference From w3schools
CSS Reference From wsabstracts
CSS1 Properties From Web Design Group
CSS Reference From GlassDog
Blooberry: CSS Reference
dentalbloc design: CSS Reference

CSS Articles
A List Apart: Taming Lists
Consistent List Indentation
Practical CSS
A Web Designer's Journey
Centering Tables
Centering With CSS
Center With CSS
CSS Menus: Uberlink List Menu
CSS Tab Menus
Styling

vertical centering with CSS
Vertical centering using CSS

CSS Forums
CSS Discuss

CSS Menus
Eric Meyer: Pure CSS Menus
CSS-only Drop down Menus
Expanding Menus in Pure CSS

CSS Forms
Doing Forms Justice
Real World Style Forms
Styling Form Fieldsets, Legends and Labels
Better Web Forms
Simplified Form Errors
Fun with forms ? customized input elements
Stylish, accessible forms
Tableless forms

CSS Rounded Corners
Rounded Corners With CSS
Bullet-Proof Rounded Corners
Rounded Corners
Redesigning with CSS Rounded Corners
Rounded Tab Corners
Rounded Corners with CSS and JavaScript

CSS Lists
Listamatic: One List Many Options
Listutorial: Simple Tutorials on CSS Based Lists
List-o-matic: Generate CSS-styled navigation based on list items

Perl Resources
Perl Documentation (1)
Perl Documentation (2)
Comprehensive Perl Archive Network
DevShed - Perl Articles
Introduction to Perl
Perl Directory
WebMonkey: Perl
DevLearn: Perl Tutorial
Rex Swain's HTMLified Perl 5 Reference Guide
PERL Regular Expressions
Perl Regex: A Tiny Introduction
Five Habits for Successful Regular Expressions
Perl predefined variables
Subroutines and References in PERL

PHP Resources
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
PHP Builder: The Resource For PHP Developers
Zend Technologies: PHP Tools
PHP Wizard: Building Dynamic Websites with PHP
PHP Resource Index
PHP Knowledge Base
Evil Walrus Group: PHP at is best
TheScripts.com: PHP
HotScripts.com: PHP
PHP.Net: Links
WebMonkey: PHP
Web Design Reference: PHP
DevShed - PHP Articles
PHP Coding Standard
PHP FAQ
Zend: PHP Tutorials
Easier Form Validation with PHP
alt.php faq
PHP Security Mistakes
Develop rock-solid code in PHP: Lay the foundation, Part 1
Develop rock-solid code in PHP: Use variables effectively, Part 2
Develop rock-solid code in PHP: Write reusable functions, Part 3

MySQL Resources
MySQL Home Page
MySQL Documentation
A Gentle Introduction to SQL
DevShed - MySQL Articles
MySQL DB Administration Tool

Python Resources
Python Programming Language
Python For Non-Programmers
Python Tutorial
Learn How to Program with Python
Python beginners mistakes
Daily Python
Dive Into Python

ASP Resources
W3Schools: Learn ASP
Active Server Pages 101
ASP FAQ
ASP Resource Index
ASP Hole
ASP-Help.com: Active Server Pages Developers Help
Active Server Pages Support Center
4GuysFromRolla
15 Seconds
Tutorial: Database Access Through Web Browsers
ASP.Net
ASP.Net Web Matrix Project
WebMonkey: ASP
ASP.NET Is In Session
Web Wiz Guide: ASP Tutorials, Articles, and Scripts

Javascript Resources
JavaScript Kit
Dynamic Drive
JavaScript FAQ Knowledge Base
JavaScript FAQT Knowledge Base
HotScripts.com: JavaScript
CGI Script.net : : Free Javascripts
Jim Ley's Jibbering.com
JavaScript links on Objects and Components
JavaScript Central
Web Design Reference: Javascript
WebMonkey: Javascript
Closures and executing JavaScript on page load
Executing JavaScript on page load
Javascript Closures
Notes on the comp.lang.javascript FAQ
Using JavaScript for Presentation

DHTML Resources
Document Object Model (DOM) Technical Reports
W3C Document Object Model
The Web Standards Project: DOM
Introduction to the Document Object Model
WebMonkey: Intro to the Document Object Model
The DOM Event Model
DOM1 Reference
DOM2 Reference
A List Apart: Meet the DOM
DHTML Kitchen: DHTML Articles
Get Element by Id
Gecko DOM Reference

Server Side Includes
SSI or the Rest of Us
BigNoseBird's Server Side Includes
All My FAQs: Server Side Includes
Apache: Module mod_include
Apache Week: Using Server Side Includes
NCSA HTTPd Tutorial: Server Side Includes
Conditional Server Side Includes (SSI)
alt.html FAQ: Server Side Includes (SSI) Tricks

CGI Resources
Darryl C Burgdorf's WebScripts
The CGI Resource Index
Extropia: Free Downloads
NMS - Web Scripts

Image Resources
The GIMP
Installing The GIMP on Windows: GimpWin Installer Page
PhotoShop Gurus
PhotoShop Resources by myJanee
PhotoShop Filters
Photo Thumbnail Generator
ExpressSoft: Thumbnail Creator
IrfanView
Image Magic

Image Resources: Bandwidth Theft
Prevent Bandwidth Theft
Using Mod_rewrite to block hot linked images
Preventing Image Bandwidth Theft With .htaccess

Forum Packages
Vbulletin
Phorum: PHP Message Board
YABB - Yet another Bulletin Board
YABB SE
Invision Power Board
phpBB: Creating Communities

Search Engine Optimisation
Search Engine World
Web Master World
Google News at Web Master World
Search Engine Forums
WebMonkey: Search Engine Optimisation
Search Engine Optimisation 101 From Market Leap
Website Promotion Tutorial
Search Engine Optimisation and Positioning From Spider Food
Search Engine Optimisation Information and Advice
Google Ranking Tips
Google Information For Webmasters
Google Information For Webmasters: FAQ
Site Pro News Archive
26 steps to 15k a day
Search Engine Keyword Tracker
Google Spider Ip Addresses

Site Submission
Google
Alta Vista
All The Web
Open Directory Project
Yahoo
Msn
Add URL

Browsers
Web Browser Guide
Webmonkey: Browser Chart
Web Page Backward Compatibility Viewer
Deja Vu: Browser Emulator
Browser Archive
Any Browser
Browser Screen Captures
Lynx Viewer
Lynx Browser
Opera Browser
Mozilla
Phoenix
Amaya
K Desktop Environment
K-Meleon
Netscape Browser Archive (1)
Netscape Browser Archive (2)
Netscape 4.7x Browser Archive
Browser Archive at Evolt
Dan's Web Tips: Brand X Browsers

Counters
Hit Counter Rant
Interpreting Access Statistics
BraveNet
TheCounter.com
Site Meter
HFP Stats!
FastCounter
NextGenStats
Xanga Hits
GoCount
NedStat
StatCounter
Ultimate Counter
BBClone: PHP Web Counter

Web Traffic Reports
Website Traffic Report
Reinvigorate (1)
Reinvigorate (2)
Aardvark Tracking
eXTReMe Tracking
SurfStats Log Analyzer
Traffic Ranking
The Webalizer
Analog: WWW Logfile Analysis

Forums
Web Hosting Talk
Webmaster World
Search Engine Forums
Host Hide Out
SitePoint Forums
Site Owners Forums
Hosting Chat
Web Host Directory Forums
CSS Forum
Create a Site Forum

Web Tools
Delorie Web Tools
Search Engine World: Online Search Engine Tools
Web Sniffer: View HTTP and HTML Source
HTTP Header Viewer
Live HTTP Headers
HTTP Revealer
Search Engine Simulator
Search Engine Spider Simulator
Robots.txt Validator
Link Valet
Link Checker
Xenu's Link Sleuth
Tidy GUI
HTML Tidy Online
HTML Tidy Project Page
Checky Plug-in For Mozilla Based Browser
Linky Plug-in
EditCSS
Lynx Viewer
Web Page Analyzer
DNS Report
WWW Ping

Robots.txt
The Web Robots Pages
A Standard for Robot Exclusion
Robots.txt Validator
Put your robots.txt on a diet
Search Engine Robots

404
Customised 404 Messages
The HTTP Error 404 Antidote
404 Research Lab

Other Useful Stuff
Lorem Ipsum
All My FAQs Wiki: Lorem Ipsum
Find Your PageRank Without the Google Bar
AltaVista's Babel Fish Translation Service
Google's Language Tools
Translate a Website
World Language: Online Translation
WorldLingo: Online Translator

Copyright
What is Copyright Protection?
The UK Patent Office - Copyright - Definition
US Copyright Office
Creative Commons
10 Big Myths about copyright explained

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3 Ways to Immediately Increase Search Engine Traffic


Nick Wilson have great aricle at performancing

This is his Post

Amongst the commercial blogosphere there is huge interest in the dark, and mysterious art of SEO, or Search Engine Optimization. There shouldn't be. Not because paying attention to Search traffic is bad, or that wanting to rank higher in Google is evil, simply because it's not rocket science, and anyone can do it. Even you.

If you want get more traffic from Search engines, this post is for you. Read on....

The Big SEO Secret: It's Easy
Before we get to the list, (I don't mind if you scroll, but this next bit is important too...) let me explain what i mean by "it isn't rocket science": Manipulating Search engine rankings for sites that naturally find it difficult to get incoming links and attention, say affilate sites, many ecommerce type operations and much of the web1.0 shopping experience sites is very hard, and it takes a lot of skill and knowledge to achieve.

It's become harder and harder over the last few years to game Google, and many SEO's are now wondering if it's time to give up trying to "manipulate" G results and simply start feeding Google more of what it wants -- the unfortunate result of which is a huge increase in workload, namely copywriting and Linkbaiting.

That's the thing most SEO's won't want to tell their clients. That there is no magic wand, mystical powers or Search engine hoo joo to be had anymore, it's all down to 3 things:

Copywriting
Links and
Networking
That's not to say those tasks don't require skill, but it really is that simple.

I'll give you a full checklist in just a minute...

Avoid the Snake Oil Merchants
There are still die hard SEO's out there that spend all their time trying to game the system, but most of them are pretty shit at it, only a very few have enough resources to manage it. There are also, a whole slew of con merchants masquerading as SEO's, just as there are fake designers in the web design field, basing their credentials on the fact that they've read a few articles, or bought a keyword tracking tool.

These people are idiots, and should be avoided at all costs.

At the end of this article I'll point you in the direction of a few quality resources for further reading.

3 Ways to Immediately Increase Search Engine Traffic
Now you've patiently read though all of the above, or impatiently skimmed to the bottom, it's time to get into this list.

1. Write Better, More Specific Copy and Linkbait
Good copywriting encompasses many things, titles, subject matter, the post and url's to name the most important. It also goes hand in hand with The Art of Linkbaiting. Here's a checklist for more search engine friendly copy:

Title's are everything.

Titles should be short, snappy, and attention grabbing - think about how you skim through your RSS reader every day, and bear that in mind when writing titles.
Preferably, title's should contain keywords related to your topic -- that should come naturally, if you have to jam them in there, its either a bad title, bad copy, or you're a lunatic.
If your blog software writes titles like this: My Blog Title | My Post Title, you need to change them to this: My Post Title - My Blog Title. Many people will tell you it's even better to ditch the "My Blog Title" bit all together, in order to not dillute the important keywords in the title, but they're forgetting the importance of branding, and with blogs, establishing some brand recognition goes a long way toward gaining links and attention.
Titles are akin to advertising, and the best ones make promises, and deliver

By far the best resource out there for blog titles is Brian Clark's Magnetic Headlines series of posts on the excellent Copy Blogger site.


Body Copy


Body Copy

There's been much written, both online and off about copywriting, and as a writer of small talent, it's not for me to get into the in-depth details of it. I am good at linkbaiting though, and am constantly studying what kind of post are being linked on del.icio.us, Digg and other "link sites".


It's the much discussed art of linkbaiting that this post will focus on. Remember, we're talking about getting search engine traffic right? Here's a checklist for writing good linkbait (we'll discuss why links are important a little further down).



  • Study the popular bookmarks on del.icio.us to get a feel for what people are linking to

  • Such things as HowTo's and Lists are always good fodder for linkbait and you should be aiming to get onto those pages by writing appropriate copy. (you want to be there, because being there will gain you links, and links = traffic, more on that soon...).

  • Use html lists, headlines and other visual means of breaking up posts in order to make them easier to read and skim

  • Link out, link often and link generously -- Really, forget any rubbish you may have heard about depleting page rank, or any concerns you have over sending away traffic, and work on providing links to great resources your readers will love -- they'll thank you for it, and link to you for it.

  • Fight bloggers block by getting inventive, and doing some research.


Some of the best blog specific resources for copy writing, and linkbaiting are:



  • Brian Clark's CopyBlogger.com

  • Darren Rowse's Content Tips

  • Performancing Content Section


    • 2. Make it Easy for People to Link to You
    All of the above tips on writing more attractive, useful and linkable copy are geared to two things:

    Providing what your readers want
    Gaining links
    Links are the currency with which one trades on the web, the lingua franca of the internet and key to ranking, and traffic. Hint: They're really, really important ok?

    Essentially, you're looking for this:

    Links coming to your posts, from many different sources
    Links preferably have relevant keywords in the text used to make the link and again preferably come from sites on a similar topic
    Links from trusted, authoritative sites
    Apart from writing great linkable copy, there are a few things you can do to make sure that your posts get linked, and hence ranked aswell as get more bang for your buck per link.

    Encourage readers to submit your posts to Digg and del.icio.us, or more specific link sites depending on your subject matter. Those categories in del.icio.us for example, are exported by users to their own blogs (targeted, keyworded link text = good), and they often kick off a knock on effect [pdf] that can have wild implications for your Search traffic.
  • There are varios widgets for most blog software to do the above for you, just have a search through your blog softwares list of plugins.

  • Where possible, make sure your urls contain your keywords. Contrary to popular opinion, this is not because Search engines pay particularly more attention to urls with keywods, but because people often just paste urls into comments, blog posts and forums where they are automatically linked by the software. Those links, contain the keywords, and it's keywords in links, from authoratitive, trusted sites, that are what we want.

  • Place a "link to this post" widget on your blogs templates

  • Ask other bloggers in your niche for links -- but don't make a pest of yourself, nobody likes to be hassled, and some people turn down link requests on general principle (me for example..). See Trisha's thread in the Performancing forums on link exchanges for a lively discussion on the merits of the dreaded link exchange. -- My personal advice is dont bother, do the other things listed here and all of it will fall into place.

  • Network like crazy, see below...


Although there are lots of posts out there on links, I couldn't find much that would add value to what i've written above. If you have resources to share, please post them in the comments.



3. Networking, the Unsung Hero of Blog SEO
You read little about networking in this context. Many bloggers into SEO are facinated with the technicalities, despite it being a very simple thing to do and thus miss one of the biggest opportunities to gain links, readers, and traffic.

Done right, a well built network of contacts, friends and like-minded bloggers can seriously help you get the link love you need, both directly and indirectly. Here are a few tips and resources for working your network for better Search traffic:

Read Chris Garrett's Networking for Blog Success
  • Comment and participate on blogs within your niche -- Get to know the people around you

  • Email with them, LINK to them, they'll reciprocate, trust me.

  • Expand outside of blogs -- find forums, newsletters and groups in your topic

  • Use social bookmarking sites to discover related topics (see right hand side) and hence expand your groups, newsletters, forums and blogs search even further

  • Above all: Be generous. If you respect your network, and work hard to be part of the community surounding your topic, the rewards can really pay of -- never abuse it, it tends ot backfire in all kinds of horrible ways.


    • 4. Bonus Tip

    There's always a bonus tip, didn't you know?
    If you're really set on learning more, more than my overview here -- and if i really can't dissuade you from getting caught up in what i consider a massive waste of time for the majority of bloggers (technical seo) then at least pay attention to the right people :) Here's a list of my favorite, and most authoratitive SEO blogs:



    Source: Performancing

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    Blog Advertising Programs


    AdBrite



    • Description: Allows publishers to sell text ads on their sites

    • About page


    AdEngage



    • Description: Allows you to sell text ads on your blog.

    • About page


    AdGenta



    Adsense



    Affiliate Sensor



    • Description: Contextual affiliate text links

    • Warning: Snake oil seller one page sales letter website with spammy looking text links in the footer. Does not inspire confidence.


    All Feeds



    • Description: Varied offerings from contextual ads to search ads and affiliate links

    • About page


    Banner Boxes



    • Description: Contextual looking Adsense like ads

    • About page


    BidClix



    • Description: Allows publishers to sell text ads on a PPC basis

    • About page


    BidVertiser



    • Description: Adsense looking ads where advertisers bid for placement by site

    • About page


    Blog Ads



    • Description: Banners in all shapes and sizes where publishers join groups of similar publishers. Blog specific.

    • About page

    • Blog - Feed


    CB Pro Sense



    • Description: Provides auto generation of ClickBank affiliate links

    • Warning: Snake oil sale one page sales letter with lot's of exclamation marks and outrageous promises of instant wealth.

    Click Ads Direct



    • Description: Unclear what the exact model is, but they appear to be pitching the exclusivity angle

    • About page


    Chitika eMiniMalls



    • Description: Contextually served interactive ads filled by Shopping.com and others. Allows readers to find reviews and more info on products aswell as purchase

    • About page

    • Blog - Feed


    Clicksor



    • Description: Contextual network matching to affiliate programs

    • Warning: These guys do pop-up/unders

    • About page


    Context Web



    • Description: Adsense look-a-like contextual ads

    • About page


    Crisp Ads



    • Description: Blog ad network where publishers can join the "catalogue" and have advertisers be able to browse their blog then buy ads, or earn on PPC from showing text ads

    • About page

    • Amusingly, this blog network doesn't appear to have a blog



    Expo Active



    • Description: Lord knows, there's no way to tell without signing up

    • Warning: Website looks like it was thrown together in about 10mins. Very worrying.

    • About page


    Fast Click



    • Description: Variety of different formats including regular text ads

    • About page


    Feedburner



    Feedster



    • Description: Similar offerings to Feedburner, text ads and banners in feeds

    • About page

    • Blog - Feed

    Federated Media



    • Description: John Battelle's ad network for blogs. Banner ads in various sizes.

    • About page

    • Blog - Feed


    Info Grabber



    IntelliTXT



    • Description: Links words in the body of your text contextually to advertisers

    • About page


    Kanoodle BrightAds



    • Description: Contextual Adsense like ads

    • About page


    Kontera



    Mirago Context Stream



    • Description: Mirago is a third tier PPC engine, it can deliver contextual PPC results into content

    • About page


    Nixxie



    • Description: UK specific IntelliTXT like product

    • About page


    Pheedo



    • Description: Provide "tools" to integrate ads into regular and feed content

    • About page

    • Blog - Feed

    Quigo AdSonar



    • Description: Private label PPC bidding for text ads on your site

    • Note: Must have 1M+ page views a month to join
    • About page


    Revenue Pilot



    • Description: Provides a PPC Search solution for sites. Possibly a little too complex for most busy bloggers to be bothered with.

    • About page


    Search Feed



    • Description: Search and content PPC text ad integration. Like Revenue Pilot, a little complex

    • About page


    Target Point



    • Description: Contextual affiliate text ads payed out on a CPC basis

    • About page


    Veoda



    • Description: Auto generated PPC text links provided by other third tier PPC engines

    • About page


    Source: Performancing

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    Thursday, June 22, 2006

    Blog Tools


    Statistics Packages


    • Sitemeter

    • Google Analytics

    • My Blog Log

    • WebAnalyse

    • Performancing Metrics

    • AWStats

    • Mint

    • Extreme

    • Webalizer

    • Stat Counter

    • Measure Map

    • Slim Stat



    Blog Editors


    • Ecto for Mac and Windows

    • Qumana

    • BlogJet

    • Zoundry

    • w.bloggar

    • Blog Desk

    • Post2Blog

    • Performancing for Firefox

    • Mars Edit



    News Aggregators and News Sourcing Tools


    • Bloglines

    • FeedDemon

    • Technorati

    • Google Reader

    • Website Watcher

    • BlogPulse

    • Blogarithm

    • Topix

    • Blog Bridge

    • Grazr

    • Rojo

    • Memeorandum

    • NewsGator Online

    • Net News Wire



    Email Subscription and Newsletter Services


    • FeedBlitz

    • Zookoda

    • Aweber

    • Yutter

    • RssFwd

    • Feedburner’s Email Subscription Service


    Blog Poll Tools


    • Blog Polls.com

    • Vizu

    • Free Blog Poll

    • Blog Poll

    • Blog Flux Polls

    • WP Polls


    Other Tools


    • Pingoat – pinging service

    • Pingomatic – another pinging service

    • AudioBlogger – audio post to your blog via phone

    • BlogRolling – a service to manage your blog roll

    • Creative Commons – copyright protections service

    • Feedburner – RSS tool that adds a variety of features to your blog’s RSS feed

    • Picasa – find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC

    • Flickr – Store and share your images - good way of hosting images if you don’t have a stand alone blog on your own domain.

    • Flock – A browser that enables sharing and blogging from within it

    • Copyscape – allows you to track down other sites that are stealing your content

    • TalkDigger – ‘find, follow and join conversations evolving on the Internet.’

    • Blog Flux – Stats, Pinging and Directory



    • Backpack It – A place to organise your to do lists, notes, files, reminders and more - all online

    • Basecamp – Like Backpack it (same people behind it) but great for collaboration on projects.

    • Ice Rocket – Blog Search

    • coComment – Keep track of the comments you leave on different blogs in a central place

    • co.mments – Similar name to coComment but not to be confused with it - a way of bookmarking and following comment threads via RSS

    • Gabbly – Add live chat to our blog posts (like real time comments combined with IRC)

    • Del.icio.us – Social Bookmarking site - good for sourcing stories but also great if you get linked to on it to get traffic

    • Digg – Another major Social Bookmarking site

    • Only Wire – a bookmarklet that submits posts to multiple social bookmarking sites at once

    • Odeo – a tool for recording and sharing audio/podcasting

    • TagCloud – produces Tag Clouds for your blog from RSS feeds

    • Indie Karma – a micropayment system for bloggers

    • Tiny URL – Turns long URLs into tiny manageable ones

    • Swicki – a new type of search engine that harnesses the power of a web community - sort of like a search engine and wiki combined

    • Stock.xchng – Free Stock Photos

    • Favicon Maker – allows you to make a favicon from a photo

    • YouTube – a tool for putting video on your blog

    • blip.tv – another video uploading tool


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    Posted by ironcheetah at 7:08 AM | | Comments

    Monday, April 10, 2006

    WEB DIRECTORIES (These should all be free)



    http://www.vxbox.com/
    http://www.absolutedirectory.com/
    http://www.add-link.info/
    http://www.addurl-free.com/
    http://www.aeoma.com/
    http://www.a-free-directory.info
    http://www.agada.info
    http://www.alldotnet.com/
    http://www.allthewebsites.org
    http://mkdir.anchorbase.com
    http://www.alphadir.com/
    http://www.apexoo.com/directory/
    http://www.a-web-directory.info/
    http://www.blackdhalia.com/
    http://www.blisswolff.com/
    http://blue.daffodil.uk.com
    http://bluemushrooms.com
    http://www.bluenoserlinks.com/
    http://www.buy-modern-art.co.uk/
    http://www.cachedirectory.com/
    http://www.cash-for-surveys.com/dir/
    http://www.cherrydir.com/
    http://chillycool.com/
    http://www.clasione.com/
    http://computer-remote-control.com/directory
    http://www.content-directory.co.uk/
    http://www.cyborginfo.com/
    http://www.dhundo.com/dir/
    http://www.digitalseo.info/dir/
    http://www.directory-active.info/
    http://www.directory-business.info
    http://www.directoryforce.com/
    http://www.directoryhi.com/
    http://www.directory-internet.info/
    http://www.directory-link.info/
    http://www.dirone.com/
    http://dir.seo7.net/
    http://www.directorystorm.com
    http://www.dir-submission.com
    http://www.dwff.com/
    http://directory.ezweb-tools.com/
    http://fabaroo.com/
    http://fabarooni.com/
    http://fastpaths.com/
    http://www.findgoodsites.com/
    http://www.finditfred.com/
    http://www.findwhatwhere.info/
    http://uk.geeksonsteroids.com
    http://www.guide-directory.info/
    http://www.4do.org/
    http://www.4-fun.biz/directory/
    http://www.777media.com/
    http://www.onedollar.co.in/dir/
    http://www.funender.com/free_link_directory/
    http://www.3dollarauto.com/
    http://www.addyoursitefreesubmit.com/
    http://www.monkey-directory.com
    http://www.funender.com/free_link_directory/
    http://www.addyoursitefreesubmit.com/
    http://www.monkey-directory.com/
    http://www.free-website-directory.com
    http://www.gdotz.com
    http://www.saanvi.org/
    http://www.100pluscheapwebhosting.com/resource/
    http://www.dmscs.co.uk
    http://www.webmasterdev.com
    http://uk.geeksonsteroids.com
    http://www.guide-directory.info/
    http://www.4do.org/
    http://www.4-fun.biz/directory/
    http://www.777media.com/
    http://www.idorel.com/
    http://www.ilushkin.com/directory/
    http://www.infovisual.info/directory/
    http://directory.inmeres.com/add-url-free.php
    http://www.jlinternet.co.uk/directory/
    http://www.jupiter-directory.info/
    http://www.directory.kalius.net/
    http://www.kande.be/
    http://www.kingbloom.com/
    http://www.kingoftheweb.net/
    http://www.kwikgoblin.com/
    http://www.linksmatch.com/
    http://www.linketeria.com/
    http://www.links-factory.com/
    http://www.linksnavigator.com/
    http://www.look4business.org/
    http://www.mammoth-directory.com/
    http://www.mars-directory.info/
    http://www.maxlinks.org/
    http://www.megri.com/directory/
    http://www.mercury-directory.info/
    http://www.moon-directory.info
    http://referralandrecommendation.com/linkdirectory/
    http://www.neptune-directory.info/
    http://www.netkushi.com/directory/
    http://www.network-room.com/links/
    http://www.nintra.com/directory/
    http://www.pedsters-planet.co.uk/directory/
    http://perfext.com/
    http://www.pileiton.com/
    http://www.pleaseretrieve.com/
    http://www.pluto-directory.info
    http://www.poddys.com/
    http://dir.portprophecy.com/
    http://www.pr3.co.uk/directory/
    http://www.profitchoice.com/webdir/
    http://www.purple-directory.com/
    http://www.querycube.com/
    http://www.quick-silver.org/
    http://www.ranked1.net/directory/
    http://www.rdirectory.net/
    http://www.redjuniper.com/
    http://www.retailposinfo.com/directory/
    http://www.riodirectory.com/
    http://www.saturn-directory.info/
    http://www.searchave.com/
    http://search-group.com/
    http://www.searchlook.com/
    http://searchranger.net/
    http://searchsight.com/Directory.htm
    http://www.searchtwentyfour.com/
    http://www.searchwiz.org/
    http://www.searchworth.com/
    http://www.seekabove.com/
    http://www.seekon.com/
    http://www.seofriendlydirectory.com/
    http://www.simpledir.com/
    http://www.sitelibrary.net/
    http://www.sitesondisplay.com/
    http://www.skaloosh.com/
    http://www.softzdirectory.com/
    http://sonicquest.com/
    http://www.speedydirectory.com/
    http://www.spheri.com/
    http://www.sun-directory.info/
    http://www.sumwd.com/
    http://www.suredirectory.com/
    http://directory.sysice.com/
    http://thebusinessdir.com
    http://www.themedirectory.net/
    http://www.thevividedge.com/
    http://www.tsection.com/
    http://www.turnpike.net/
    http://www.uranus-directory.info/
    http://www.uudir.com/
    http://www.uuiq.com/
    http://www.velendi.com/
    http://www.venus-directory.info/
    http://www.web-central.info
    http://www.webdirectory.co.in/
    http://www.webmastertag.com/
    http://www.websearches.info/
    http://www.websitetop.com/
    http://www.xland.info/
    http://www.yourfreelink.com/
    http://www.yourlinkdirectory.com/
    http://directory.zappster.com/
    http://www.zerovis.com/dir/
    http://www.addyoursitefreesubmit.com/
    http://www.monkey-directory.com/
    http://www.free-website-directory.com
    http://www.gdotz.com
    http://www.saanvi.org/
    http://www.dmscs.co.uk/links/
    http://www.addurl-free.com/
    http://www.TheSEOKing.com
    http://www.addurl-free.com
    http://www.uncoverchina.com
    http://www.outsidethecube.net
    http://www.vxbox.com/
    http://www.absolutedirectory.com/
    http://www.add-link.info/
    http://www.addurl-free.com/
    http://www.aeoma.com/
    http://www.a-free-directory.info
    http://www.agada.info
    http://www.alldotnet.com/
    http://www.allthewebsites.org
    http://mkdir.anchorbase.com
    http://www.alphadir.com/
    http://www.apexoo.com/directory/
    http://www.a-web-directory.info/
    http://www.blackdhalia.com/
    http://www.blisswolff.com/
    http://blue.daffodil.uk.com
    http://bluemushrooms.com
    http://www.bluenoserlinks.com/
    http://www.buy-modern-art.co.uk/
    http://www.cachedirectory.com/
    http://www.cash-for-surveys.com/dir/
    http://www.cherrydir.com/
    http://chillycool.com/
    http://www.clasione.com/
    http://computer-remote-control.com/directory
    http://www.content-directory.co.uk/
    http://www.cyborginfo.com/
    http://www.dhundo.com/dir/
    http://www.digitalseo.info/dir/
    http://www.directory-active.info/
    http://www.directory-business.info
    http://www.directoryforce.com/
    http://www.directoryhi.com/
    http://www.directory-internet.info/
    http://www.directory-link.info/
    http://www.dirone.com/
    http://dir.seo7.net/
    http://www.directorystorm.com
    http://www.dir-submission.com
    http://www.dwff.com/
    http://directory.ezweb-tools.com/
    http://fabaroo.com/
    http://fabarooni.com/
    http://fastpaths.com/
    http://www.findgoodsites.com/
    http://www.finditfred.com/
    http://www.findwhatwhere.info/
    http://uk.geeksonsteroids.com
    http://www.guide-directory.info/
    http://www.4do.org/
    http://www.4-fun.biz/directory/
    http://www.777media.com/
    http://www.idorel.com/
    http://www.ilushkin.com/directory/
    http://www.addurl-free.com/
    http://www.infovisual.info/directory/
    http://directory.inmeres.com/add-url-free.php
    http://www.jlinternet.co.uk/directory/
    http://www.jupiter-directory.info/
    http://www.directory.kalius.net/
    http://www.kande.be/
    http://www.kingbloom.com/
    http://www.kingoftheweb.net/
    http://www.kwikgoblin.com/
    http://www.linksmatch.com/
    http://www.linketeria.com/
    http://www.links-factory.com/
    http://www.linksnavigator.com/
    http://www.look4business.org/
    http://www.mammoth-directory.com/
    http://www.mars-directory.info/
    http://www.maxlinks.org/
    http://www.megri.com/directory/
    http://www.mercury-directory.info/
    http://www.moon-directory.info
    http://referralandrecommendation.com/linkdirectory/
    http://www.neptune-directory.info/
    http://www.netkushi.com/directory/
    http://www.network-room.com/links/
    http://www.nintra.com/directory/
    http://www.pedsters-planet.co.uk/directory/
    http://perfext.com/
    http://www.pileiton.com/
    http://www.pleaseretrieve.com/
    http://www.pluto-directory.info
    http://www.poddys.com/
    http://dir.portprophecy.com/
    http://www.pr3.co.uk/directory/
    http://www.profitchoice.com/webdir/
    http://www.purple-directory.com/
    http://www.querycube.com/
    http://www.quick-silver.org/
    http://www.ranked1.net/directory/
    http://www.rdirectory.net/
    http://www.redjuniper.com/
    http://www.retailposinfo.com/directory/
    http://www.riodirectory.com/
    http://www.saturn-directory.info/
    http://www.searchave.com/
    http://search-group.com/
    http://www.searchlook.com/
    http://searchranger.net/
    http://searchsight.com/Directory.htm
    http://www.searchtwentyfour.com/
    http://www.searchwiz.org/
    http://www.searchworth.com/
    http://www.seekabove.com/
    http://www.seekon.com/
    http://www.seofriendlydirectory.com/
    http://www.simpledir.com/
    http://www.sitelibrary.net/
    http://www.sitesondisplay.com/
    http://www.skaloosh.com/
    http://www.softzdirectory.com/
    http://sonicquest.com/
    http://www.speedydirectory.com/
    http://www.spheri.com/
    http://www.sun-directory.info/
    http://www.sumwd.com/
    http://www.suredirectory.com/
    http://directory.sysice.com/
    http://thebusinessdir.com
    http://www.themedirectory.net/
    http://www.thevividedge.com/
    http://www.tsection.com/
    http://www.turnpike.net/
    http://www.uranus-directory.info/
    http://www.uudir.com/
    http://www.uuiq.com/
    http://www.velendi.com/
    http://www.venus-directory.info/
    http://www.web-central.info
    http://www.webdirectory.co.in/
    http://www.webmastertag.com/
    http://www.websearches.info/
    http://www.websitetop.com/
    http://www.xland.info/
    http://www.yourfreelink.com/
    http://www.yourlinkdirectory.com/
    http://directory.zappster.com/
    http://www.zerovis.com/dir/
    http://www.addyoursitefreesubmit.com/
    http://www.monkey-directory.com/
    http://www.free-website-directory.com
    http://www.gdotz.com
    http://www.saanvi.org/
    http://www.dmscs.co.uk/links/
    http://www.TheSEOKing.com
    http://www.outsidethecube.net/dir/
    http://www.addyoursitefreesubmit.com/
    http://www.funender.com/free_link_directory/
    http://www.01webdirectory.com
    http://www.ranktips.com/directory
    http://dir.icecoldinfo.com
    http://www.icecoldinfo.com/search
    http://www.tomdirectory.com
    http://www.unifieddirectory.com
    http://www.dailydirectory.com
    http://www.kenlist.com
    http://www.rndirectory.com
    http://www.saltlist.com
    http://www.directorydelux.com

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    Posted by ironcheetah at 1:37 AM | | Comments

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