Business Success Freebies Freebies for Website Building
Free tools, ebooks, reports software and resources for your business.
Free 3 Minute Headline Creator Software: Here is a useful, free tool you can use to create better headlines for your ads in the Free Traffic Bar. It is called the 3 Minute Headline Creator and it generates over 100 headlines for you in a few seconds. You can download it for free here: MyOptInPage.com
Website Optimization: Free Website Performance Tool and Web Page Speed Analysis - Try their free web site speed test to improve website performance. Enter a URL to calculate page size, composition, and download time. The script calculates the size of individual elements and sums up each type of web page component. Based on these page characteristics the script then offers advice on how to improve page load time. I love this site - it has helped me optimize many pages of my websites.
GIFBot: This program by www.netmechanic.com will optimize your web graphics. Optimize gif and jpeg for faster download.
Resource-a-day.net: The world's first FREE Internet resource 100% opt-in
mailing and affiliate program site! Everybody all over the world may join.Subscription is FREE!
It's actually a 4-in-1 ezine containing: An Internet Resource of the Day,
A Quotation of the Day, A Trivia of the Day and A Joke of the Day. And
here's the best part! You can make money! Lots of it! Just for signing-up
Free and getting others to subscribe...FREE!
www.domaintools.com: Lots of useful tools such as a Wildcard search of all current/deleted/expired whois domains, domain histories, Reverse IP and more.
www.creatingonline.com: Cascading Style Sheet CSS Generator. This free online CSS generator makes it so easy to create cascading style sheets for your web page! Add as many styles to your style sheet as you wish, including headings, paragraphs, links, font family, color, size, and style, background color or image, and more.
www.digitalpoint.com: They offer a bunch of handy tools such as Back Link Tracking Tool, Keyword Ranking Monitor, Keyword Suggestion Tool and more.
www.urltrends.com: This site has useful tools such as a trend report where you type in your website or any other site to view its Ranking, Link Popularity in the major search engines, Keywords and Phrases with their ranking in Wordtracker and Related Websites…fascinating!
www.faganfinder.com: URLinfo is a tool for handling web pages: finding information about it, translating it, finding related pages, etc. To use it, type a URL (web page address) into the box in the top frame. Then choose a tab (such as General or Cache), and click on the name of the specific tool you wish to use. The Translate and Search tabs require a bit more, but should be self-explanatory. Click on the [info] link at the end of any tab for details about it. URLinfo includes 113 tools
www.spannerworks.com: Many interesting tools such as the Spider Simulator. Spider simulator - move around your site as a search engine spider does.
www.gorank.com: Very useful tools on this site such as a Keyword Density Analyzer. Compare Any 5 URLs and Compare the Top Ten Results where you enter a keyword in the form provided to view the keyword density of the current top 10 Google results (requires a free account)
lilengine.com: Google Backlinks Comparison. Compare the number of Google Backlinks that your site has with your competitors. Instantly see if your site is at a disadvantage or has an advantage when it comes to Google Backlinks.
www.ez-rss.com: Free blogging and RSS tutorial with many extras on their website.
Free ebooks:
The eBook Directory: Free eBooks - The Biggest Directory of Free eBooks Online! They boast over 20,000 free ebooks in lots of categories! www.ebookdirectory.com
www.jogena.com: They have a large listing of both paid and free ebooks for you to download on many subjects. (Many are free)
Free-ebooks.net: They have tons of ebooks on loads of subjects – all are free for you to download
www.globalnetpromotions.com: they have some very educational free tutorials and ebooks on HTML as well as great resources for webmasters
Free-Book.co.uk - The Directory of Free Online Books: they have free ebooks for you to download in categories such as Business and Finance, Computers & Internet, Children’s Books, Fiction, Education, Science & Nature and much more.www.free-book.co.uk
Where to submit your articles?
Here are a couple of sites that list a good many links to article submission sites:
Be sure to read the submission rules at all of these links. Some will refuse to publish your article if it’s not the right format or has any reference to selling a product, etc.
www.internetmarketingindex.com: You won’t believe the amount of info they have about marketing! This is definitely one to bookmark. Some categories in their index are: Free Marketing Books Online, Free Training Courses, Ebook/Infoproduct Creation, Web Marketing, Research Tools and way more!
www.metricsmarket.com: Ever wanted to spy on your competitors to see how much traffic they get? Well, this site does just that! Interesting to say the least.
www.bplans.com: Need to write a business plan? This site has free samples and great resources to help you as well as articles on how to write a business plan, marketing, managing your business and more. They also have some good business plan tools to offer such as one on Starting Costs. Just answer some questions and it will estimate how much you need to start your business!
Many excellent webmaster tools: www.dnsstuff.com. It even shows your IP address, server and location info at the top right!
Dotfactor provides tools, ideas and internet marketing solutions for online businesses. Use our marketing resources to get more traffic to your web site, to get it faster and to profit from it. www.dotfactor.com
This is the free autoresponder service I use: www.getresponse.com They are excellent and have not failed me! If you want a listing of more autoresponders, you can check out: www.learnhomebusiness.com
Here are two sites that will shorten any url into something a little more 'manageable'!tinyurl.com: (this is the one I use) www.makeashorterlink.com
convert.neevia.com: PDF to HTML: Neevia Document Converter eXpress makes it possible for anyone to instantly convert their files to PDF or Image without the need of installing special software.
PDFCreator easily creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer in Word, StarCalc or any other Windows application. This is free for you to use! sourceforge.net
Keep track of your stats for free. This is the stat counter I use for all my websites and they boast a compendium of resulting statistics for your website: www.statcounter.com: “A free yet reliable invisible web tracker, highly configurable hit counter and real-time detailed web stats. Insert a simple piece of our code on your web page and you will be able to analyse and monitor all the visitors to your website in real-time!
Need free business cards to save you money? Check this site; they have a lot of really unique and attractive business cards…and free! www.vistaprint.com
Need a free spreadsheet, word processor and drawing program? Check this one out: www.openoffice.org: Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute.
EzineUniversity exists to help you become a successful E-Zine Publisher. Several leading online experts share their expertise with you in this educational forum. Take a look around and learn how to start or improve your e-publications. ezineuniversity.com
www.roboform.com: Roboform is the top-rated Password Manager and Web Form Filler that completely automates password entering and form filling.
RoboForm was named PC Magazine Editor's Choice, and CNET Download.com's Software of the Year.
Here are all the things that RoboForm does:
Memorizes your passwords and Logs You In automatically.
Fills long registration and checkout forms with one click.
Encrypts your passwords to achieve complete security.
Generates random passwords that hackers cannot guess.
Fights Phishing by filling passwords only on matching web sites.
Defeats Keyloggers by not using keyboard to type passwords.
Backs up your passwords, Copies them between computers.
Synchronizes passwords between computers using GoodSync.
Searches for keywords in your passwords, notes and Internet.
Portable: Pass2Go RF runs from USB key, no install needed.
PDA-friendly: sync your passwords to Pocket PC and Palm.
Neutral: works with Internet Explorer, AOL/MSN, Firefox.
marketleap.com: Marketleap Search Engine Marketing Tools such as Link Popularity Check, Search Engine Saturation and Keyword Verification.
www.ineedhits.com: Free Web Statistics and Keyword Analytics and DIY Meta Tags. Create correctly coded meta tags yourself for free!
Don't know how to code meta tags correctly? With our meta tag creator, you can do it in seconds!
www.addme.com:
Link Popularity tells you how many websites are linking to yours. Website popularity is becoming increasingly important, as many search engines are using this information as a ranking criterion. The more popular your site is, the better it is ranked on the search engines. To find out how popular your site is, just enter your URL in the box and press the "Check Popularity" button. If your site represents a business, don't forget to also check your competitors! You might be surprised by the results.
checkyourlinkpopularity.com:
Link Popularity Check is a freeware program that checks the link popularity status of your web site on several search engines and compares it to other web sites on the Internet (for example your competitors).
linkpopularitycheck.com:
The number of links to your site from other sites is key to the success of your site. The more links there are, the easier you are to find and the more traffic you will get. The WebPosition Link Popularity Check will search Lycos/AllTheWeb, MSN, AltaVista to determine how many pages on the Internet contain links to your site (reciprocal links). You can then list other sites to compare your site to and see how you stack up!
www.linkpopularity.com:
The free link popularity service. Check out their free popularity guide on how to build an effective link promotion campaign to help increase your links.
www.linking101.com:
Linking101 is broken into 5 primary sections: Reciprocal Links, Link Popularity, General Link Building, Articles, and Reviews. Each section provides background information and selected links or tools to help you learn more. Just click on a topic link to start.
linkingmatters.com:
Download their 33-page report giving detailed instructions on how to plan and implement your own linking strategy and be sure to download the 18-page workbook that will guide you through the process.
www.ducttapemarketing.com:
Free - Online Press Release Creator Allows You To Instantly Create Powerful, Attention Grabbing, Perfectly Formatted Press Releases in an instant. I’ve been using this neat tool for a couple of years now…it’s invaluable!
www.cyber-robotics.com:
Zeus creates traffic to your web site in numbers beyond your wildest dreams and will give you TOP positions in all the Search Engines like Google, Yahoo, MSN and AltaVista. They have a free, limited version of their software and don’t forget to download their free 170-page ebook "Common Sense Web Marketing".
www.mikes-marketing-tools.com: Internet Marketing & Ecommerce Software Tools Guide. You won’t believe the amount of wonderful tools Mike has to offer!
www.howdev.com:
Introducing news to your site: Including up-to-date information from other web sites and news services bolsters your site's content and lets your visitors know they can come back to get updates on topics that are related to their interests. FeedSweep is a new, free service that allows anyone to include news feeds on his or her web site.
www.freesticky.com:
FreeSticky is Content & Webmaster Tools for Web Sites!
They are primarily a source of FREE and low cost content that anyone can use to increase the appeal, usefulness, traffic and eventually the stickiness of their website. Changing content and interactive web site tools are the driving force behind return visits to any website. Freesticky are also content providers, "so we know what to look for when we are reviewing a web site." On This Day in History, puzzles, games, jokes and much, much more for your website visitors to enjoy!
www.web-source.net:
Loads of free Ebooks on categories such as business, internet, marketing and home & family.
www.e-zinez.com:
The Handbook of E-Zine Publishing is full of practical information to help you write and publish your E-zine. They’ve put together a HUGE source of info to help you write your ezines.
Here are two tutorials by Dr. mani on how to write and publish your ezine. The first one is for "newbies" and the second is for you more seasoned ezine writers:
www.ebookgraphics.com:
See the free download of their book How to design and create a great ebook even if you don't know a font from a folio and haven't a clue as to how to begin, anyway..." at the end of the article.
www.ebooksnbytes.com:
A wonderful source for ebooks, ebook Cover Artists, ebook contests, ebook Compiler Reviews, ebook publisher list, epublishing and promotion articles among other ebook Resources.
www.adobe.com:
Creating eBooks that can be bought, downloaded, and viewed online has never been easier or more secure. In Adobe's How to Create Adobe PDF eBooks, you'll find the basic procedures and techniques you need to create eBooks in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Learn how to design good document templates for eBooks, convert your documents to Adobe PDF using recommended eBook job options, and optimize your Adobe PDF documents so that they display at their best in the free Adobe Reader.
www.htmlexe.com: HTML Executable is a powerful and versatile HTML compiler that turns websites (or any group of HTML pages) into single executable files which are real stand-alone Windows applications. Create unique full-featured ebooks, presentations, digital catalogues, CD autoruns, demonstrations, documentation or compact archives for easier, efficient and secure distribution of your websites. Download their fully functional Trial edition.
www.killercovers.com: This site offers Free professionally-designed ebook covers that will help you sell your latest ebook. They are not only covers but you can also download each free ebook that goes along with the covers! Ebooks such as “E-Business Secrets”, “Ezines: A Complete Guide to Publishing”, “61 Sales Boosting Stealable Articles” and more.
www.freeecovers.com: More free ebook covers. if you download them using their form you will also get the ebook "eCover Secrets Revealed", plus gain access to 3 other free ecover reports.
www.boxshotmaker.com: The Scott's Box Shot Maker program is a unique marketing tool and image-editing software that creates a virtual package for your product. A box shot is a colorful image of the box in which your product would be packaged if it were on the shelf at a software store. Now you can use your company's existing logos and promotional images to create a virtual box with ease, whether you've actually developed packaging or not. Box shots are a key motivating factor in potential customers' perception of overall product quality and their willingness to download your product. Scott's Box Shot Maker is donationware!
www.vyomebooks.com: "The World’s Largest Free Ebook Directory": Download free Ebooks from categories such as business, children, recreation, marketing, tutorials and much, much more!
seocompany.ca: This SEO Tools page has links to the best SEO Tools on the internet and these tools will help you to optimize your website and move your search engine position higher. You’ll find what you’re looking for at this site with tools in categories such as Keyword Suggestion Tools, Search Engine Ranking Tools, Link Popularity Tools and so much more that you won’t know what to do with them all!
www.marketing-ideas.org: Here are some wonderful keyword suggestion tools to help you find the perfect keywords for your site. Tools such as Keyword Typo Generator, Overture Search Term Suggestion Tool and more.
virtualpromote.com: iWeb Webmasters Toolkit: Collection of helpful tools and utilities. The “ultimate” tool kit with tools for webmasters such as an HTML color chart, an HTML table generator, validators and even a loan calculator!
Wow, free software on website promotion: Link Management Assistant and Scientific Internet Marketing Assistant. Read about them on their site: www.onlinemarketingtoday.com
www.submitcorner.com: More free tools on this site. They offer search engine assessment tools, a keyword thesaurus, link popularity tools, a META tag generator and more.
website101.com: This is a simple text to HTML converter. It will do the best it can to create URL and mailto: links, headings, lists, and paragraphs. You'll probably want to touch up the code after the conversion. However, it is such a time saver and it works just great to convert your text links to HTML links!
