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August 12th, 2007 at 08:35 pm by stevestuff in UncategorizedFree Themes | Firefox Extensions | Promotion | Web Cash | Freebies | Tutorials
Free WordPress Themes |
| How to add themes |
| WordPress Theme Viewer |
| Smashing Magazine’s 83 Beautiful Wordpress Themes You (Probably) Haven’t Seen |
| Mashable’s 30+ WordPress 3-Coluimn Themes |
| Themes at Mandarin Musing |
| Kaushal Sheth WordPress Theme Resources |
| WordPress Theme |
| Themebot (Where I got this one) |
| CSS Design Templates |
| Open Source Web Design - oswd |
| If you’re struggling to get your Wordpress blogs up and running and get massive traffic to them, stop everything you’re doing right now and read this. |
My Favorite Firefox Extensions |
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| GET FIREFOX The SAFE Browser! | ||
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Mozilla FIrefox Add-ons - Extensions are small add-ons that add new functionality to Firefox, from a simple toolbar button to a completely new feature. They allow you to customize Firefox to fit your own needs and preferences, while letting us keep Firefox itself light and lean.
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| Developer | Firefox | Description |
| Web Developer | Firefox site link | The Web Developer extension adds a menu and a toolbar to the browser with various web developer tools. |
| SearchStatus | Firefox site link | SearchStatus is a toolbar extension for Firefox and Mozilla that allows you to see how any and every website in the world is performing. Designed for the highly specialised needs of search engine marketers, this toolbar provides extensive search-related information about a site |
| SeoQuake | Firefox site link | SeoQuake is a programme, which allows user to view a large number of SE parameters on the fly. |
| ColorZilla | Firefox site link | Advanced Eyedropper, ColorPicker, Page Zoomer and other colorful goodies. The most useful tool for matching up colors. |
| Web Search Pro | Firefox site link | Manage your own groups of Search Engines so you can create more specific groups then the defaul Movies, Music, Computer and Technology, etc. groups. Select as many Search Engines as you like, stored in your browser’s toolbar. |
| All-in-One Sidebar | Firefox site link | Click on the left edge of your browser window to open the sidebar and get easy access to all your panels. It lets you quickly switch between sidebar panels, view dialog windows such as downloads, extensions, favorites, page info, and more. |
| Split Pannel | Firefox site link | Open panel to left, bottom or right with current URL from Split on context menu of the tab’s page. Allows you to view see two pages simultaneously for comparison or copying info from one to the other - can be resized. |
| Toolbar Buttons | Firefox site link | Adds 95 new Buttons (duplicating of menu strings) from Firefox Menu on the Toolbar |
| Source Editor | Firefox site link | View and Edit source of any HTML element. AND do it in your All-in-One Sidebar, WITH Split Panel |
| 40+ Firefox Add-ons for High Speed Blogging from Mashable.com | ||
Free Promotion Tools |
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| Link | Type | Description | |
| LinkReferral | Referral based traffic | Improve your search engine rankings and SEO optimization. Receive 100’s of authentic, quality, targeted visitors per day! | |
| searchEstate | Networking, Seasrch engine , email leads, downline builder | I personally have a page rank on my free web page of 3/10; Alexa rank of 121,862. as of 8/2007. You can also get their massive web traffic program with paid commissions for $64.95/mo. | |
| Free Press Release | Free Press Release | Any business can benefit from the potential media coverage generated from a well-structured press release. With the help of Free-Press-Release.com, your release will be sent directly to thousands of important members of the media community without the high costs of hiring a PR agency. | |
| Whos Best | Webmaster Directory | Free submission! Reciprocal link is appreciated but not required if you have a quality site. Page Rank of 5 - Look for the appropriate category | |
| Links Bulletin | Free Link Forum | Links Bulletin is a free service for marketers who are open to exchanging links to get more natural traffic to their websites. | |
| JingerJarrett.com | Strategies for Unique Visitors | Free Internet Marketing Guide, Free and Low Cost Internet Marketing Tools and Solutions. | |
Web Cash / Affiliate Programs |
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| Affiliate Marketing: The Good and Bad News - NetProfitsToday.com | |
| The Super Affiliate Handbook - As used by Dell, New York Times, eBay, By Rosalind Gardner $47.00 | |
| PROGRAMS | |
| Commission Junction Click Bank clixGalore Share Results |
Link Share Amazon.com Kolimbo |
| List of Two Tier Free Online Affiliate Programs - freetipsandwits.com | |
| AD-SENSE | |
| Google BidVertiser | |
| DIRECTORIES | |
| AffiliateTip.com Affiliate Ranker Search and Directory | |
| ARTICLES | |
| Search for an Affiliate Program that fits your Blog Problogger | |
| BLOGS and FORUMS | |
| Fraser’s Affiliate Marketing Blog Super Affiliate Marketing Blog List of Affiliate Marketing Blogs |
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| OTHER SUBSTANTIAL PROGRAMS | |
| Work for Google - Business Referral Rep FREE Clickbank Mall with your ID embedded in more than 10,000 Clickbank products |
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Quality Freebies |
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Irfan View Image Viewer/Editor -
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| Open Office Office Suite - Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute. | |
| GIMP - the open source alternative to Photoshop | |
| ColorPix - Color Schemer Studio is a professional color matching application for anyone from hobbyists to advanced professionals. | |
| Fonts - single downloads - >>> | CoffeeCup.com |
| Scripts | Hot Scripts Simply The Best Scripts |
| E-mail forms | Contactify |
| Other Cool Freebies | Browser Accelerator |
Tutorials |
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| How to Make a Website | By Ben Hunt - July 19, 2006 * How to create HTML pages using a text editor * The bare bones of HTML page structure * How to save pages * How to link pages together * How to upload your pages to a live web server |
| If Only I’d Known! (Tips for a new website) | By Patrick Hunlock - Jan 20, 2007 Find a Good Cheat sheet - Today’s web pages are 90% CSS, and 10% HTML Find a Good Template - Why re-invent the wheel? Get Classy - These CSS definitions become your own personal shortcuts Print Smart - Use this little gem called noprint Adopt Orphan HTML Tags - The big buzz in SEO is semantics Icons with anything - One of the most useful tricks of CSS is the ability to attach icons Size Wisely - Today’s hottest buzzword is “fluidity” All the loose ends… |
| 10 Common Traits of a Great Website Publisher | By Pat McCarthy - July 3rd, 2006 1. Passion for your topic 2. Relentless networking 3. Focus on goals and prioritize 4. Time and dedication 5. Master Search Engine Marketing 6. Attention to detail 7. Listening to users 8. Use of web analytics 9. Communication and writing 10. Luck and timing |
| Tips for Authoring Fast-loading HTML Pages | Mozilla developer center - June 28, 2006 1.1 Reduce page weight 1.2 Minimize the number of files 1.3 Reduce domain lookups 1.4 Cache reused content 1.5 Optimally order the components of the page 1.6 Reduce the number of inline scripts 1.7 Use modern CSS and valid markup 1.8 Chunk your content 1.9 Specify sizes for images and tables 1.10 Choose your user agent requirements wisely |
| The Business Benefits of Web Standards | Mozilla developer center - March 1, 2007 1 Introduction 2 Site wide look and feel consistency 3 Improved User Experience: Uses less bandwidth, loads faster 4 Increase Website Traffic 4.1 Better search engine ranking 4.2 Accommodate Multiple Platforms 5 Future-proof 6 Extensibility 7 Reduce cost of maintenance 7.1 Benefits of CSS over JavaScript 7.2 Well-formed HTML code 8 Compatible with newer browsers 8.1 The Netscape 4 and IE4 exceptions 9 Accessibility 10 Reducing dependency on any one developer 11 Benefits to web site visitors |
| The Ultimate SEO Checklist | By Shirley Kaiser - July 26th 2006 * Successful SEO in a Nutshell * Working with Keywords and Keyphrases * Using Keywords and Keyphrases in your Markup * Being Search Engine-Friendly * Avoiding Being Banned by Search Engines * Getting Listed * Creating an Ongoing Links Campaign * Planning for Ongoing Maintenance |
| WEB STYLE GUIDE, 2nd edition | By Patrick Lynch and Sarah Horton - July 12 2005 PROCESS INTERFACE DESIGN SITE DESIGN PAGE DESIGN TYPOGRAPHY EDITORIAL STYLE GRAPHICS MULTIMEDIA |
| Starting Your Business | SCORE’s insightful and practical resources help build your small business from the ground up. 1. Reading Room 2. Business Columns 3. Top 5 Tips 4. 60-Second Guides 5. Business Quizzes 6. Free Resources |
| Usable Web | 786 links about web usability |
| Alertbox: Current Issues in Web Usability | Over 300 links dating back to June 1995 |
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