Writing & Marketing Resources
Free Keyword Suggestion Tool from Wordtracker
Instant Domain Name Checker – I love this tool, because you can instantly check to see if a domain name is taken without worrying some big company is going to “read” your search and snap up the domain name.
Neevia.com (PDF creator, free)
Directories
DMOZ Open Directory Project – Submit your website.
Yahoo Directories List – in one spot you can find a whole pile of directories where you can submit free press releases for your business or site.
Ezine Articles – Submit your longer articles here to increase your validity as an expert.
Blogging & Web Design Resources
Blog Energizer – Lynette Chandler’s free resource site for blog post ideas and much more
Feedvalidator.org – Validate your RSS feeds here and make sure they are error free
Privacy Policy Plug In – Those of you who use Adsense in your blog may find appreciate this handy plug in by Eric Giguere, now that new web rules demand the use of a Privacy Policy with Adsense.
Mandarin Design Text Tricks – A fabulous resource for easy blog formatting and design tricks within WordPress themes. I don’t know how long this site will be up, because its creator, Meg Goodrich, unfortunately passed away in 2007. She was a very generous lady, “unusually free with her crayons”, as one of her friends so aptly put it. Meg is greatly missed.
Aon-Celtic Art & Illumination – For something completely different when it comes to custom artwork, check out internationally renowned artist Cari Buziak’s work. (She designed my `Celtic Knot’ logo in the green header bar.)
Pizap – Add wild special effects or cartoon captions to your photos online
Piknik free online Photo Editor
ASCII HTML codes – Handy reference list of ASCII codes
W3C Markup Validation Service – After you’ve uploaded your new web pages, check your code here and clean up mistakes. (Be warned – It won’t like Javascript.)
Miscellaneous But Handy
