Toolbox

FTP settings

Here are step by step instructions for popular FTP clients. Note: You will need your account details to acces your web host: servers FTP address, username, password,…

FTP Clients listed alphabetivally:

3D FTP BulletProof FTP CuteFTP Dos FTP Dreamweaver Fetch FileZilla FrontPage GoLive Internet Explorer LeapFTP LeechFTP Mozilla FireFTP Publisher SmartFTP WebEasy WS_FTP

DNS settings

Here are step by step instructions for Making DNS changes for popular Registrars. Note: You will need your  web hosts DNS servers.

Registrars listed alphabetivally:

	Making DNS changes at AllDomains.com
	Making DNS changes at APlus.net
	Making DNS changes at AwRegistry.com
	Making DNS changes at Catalog.com
	Making DNS changes at DomainDiscover.com
	Making DNS changes at Dotster.com
	Making DNS changes at Enom.com
	Making DNS changes at GKG.net
	Making DNS changes at GoDaddy.com
	Making DNS changes at ItsYourDomain.com
	Making DNS changes at Joker.com
	Making DNS changes at Melbourneit.com
	Making DNS changes at NameSecure.com
	Making DNS changes at Netfirms.com
	Making DNS changes at NetworkSolutions.com
	Making DNS changes at Registar.com
	Making DNS changes at Register.com
	Making DNS changes at RegisterFly.com
	Making DNS changes at Stargateinc.com
	Making DNS changes at Yahoo.com

HTML Resources

1. W3 Schools: Learn HTML: W3 Schools is a free online learning center. Learning with them is easy, interactive and full of examples. They are the best! Look around because they offer a lot more than just a HTML tutorial.
2. HTML.net: Here is a nice little tutorial for visual learners. It guides you step by step to create a basic HTML page.
3. Buildwebsite4u: Tutorials, tools and resources for all the steps needed to build and promote a successful website.
4. W3C: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is organization that develops Web Standards and Guidelines. Its director, Mr. Berners-Lee, is the man who invented the World Wide Web in 1989.
5. HTML Reference: List of tags ordered alphabetically with explanation.
6. W3 Schools Reference list: HTML Tags are listed by function. This list has a great value because it also shows the earliest version of browser (IE and NN) that supports each tag.

Text Generators

1. Lorem Ipsum generator: When you need a few blocks fast to see how it fits your design.
2. Text Generator: Tyred of Lorem Ipsum. Try this one.

Color Tools

1. Color Blender: A nice tool that lets you blend your color pallete.
2. Color Scheme Generator: Use color wheel to create a color scheme.
3. Color Schemer Online: Online version of popular software. (you can find it in our download section)
4. Color in Motion: Interactive presentation of color experience. Very funny and educational!

CSS Tools

1. CSS Layout Generator : It will generate page layout in CSS for you. Very easy and effective.
2. CSS Designer : This tool is amazing. It will generate CSS Design and you can see it live as you choose elements.

Favicon tools

1. Favicon Maker
2. Dynamic Drive Favicon Generator
3. Favicon text generator
4. Graphics Guru Favicon Tool

Web usability

Learn how to make a usable Web Site and why you need it.

1. Useit.com: Jakob Nielsens page. Remeber his name. He is an authority for web usability. Lots of important stuff here.
2. Usability.gov: Great portal that shows you your way to usable website.
3. Webcredible.com: Excellent resource for web credibility and usability. Start here for basics.

Writing for Web

1. Writing for the web: Just read it! A mind-opening article.

Keyword Tools

1. Google Suggest: As you type, Google will offer suggestions.
2. Google Trends: Shows what the world is searching for. Very cool thing! You can see from which contry or city come top searches for a keyword.

Submit to Search Engines

When your site is ready to be crawled by search engines, you can add it through links below. Don`t use autosubmitters for your sites. Submit manually to the major ones.

1. Google: Add your URL to Google; Remember: you can remove your site or parts of it from Google later.
2. Yahoo: Suggest your site to Yahoo; Note: you have to register to suggest your site.
3. MSN Live Search: Submit your site to Live Search; Note: MSN will index your site the fastest of these three.

Submit to Directories

1. DMOZ -Open Directory Project: Submit a site; Important: This is a one time opportunity – if you do not submit correctly you have wasted your chance to be listed. So READ THE INSTRUCTIONS!!! Either you believe me, or be sorry for a long time. And I am not joking – getting in DMOZ could give your site a launch you could work for months otherwise. So once again – Read the instructions and than submit your site.
2. Yahoo Directory: Submit your site; Note: you have to register to submit.
3. Find other Directories related to your site:

IMPORTANT: Submit only to directories related to your site, but they should be in business for at least 2 years, have a Page Rank at least 4 and should not be spammy lists, otherwise you would do more bad than good to your site.

A comprehensive list of directories can be found here:

• Strongest Links Directory List; Directories are listed by Page Rank, Alexa Position and price.
• Top Web Directories by SeoCompany; They composed a List Rated by ILQ (Inbound Link Quality) and show count of the inbound links from Yahoo, Dmoz, government and educational sites.

Submit to Article Networks

Article networks can bring you lots of tagetted visitors if you do it right.

1. EzineArticles; One of the best article sites I know and use. Great site!
2. Go Articles; Also a good one.
3. Self Growth; I found it an excellent resource.

 

 

Whois Tool

1. Internic Whois Tool

Check if Domain is Available

1. IwebTool.com

Great domain tools site

1. DomainTools.com