Here are some of the greatest web tools to get you started on an easier website!
1. Picnik
Picnik offers the editing capabilities of photo-editing software that costs $80 or more and also syncs up easily to your favorite photo-hosting sites.
2. Image Maps
Image-Maps.com provides an easy to use online html image mapping tool. Unlike other image map tools this tool is completely web based and does not require any software to be downloaded.
These hand-written, FREE fonts and a little pizzaz to your website… and they’re FREE!
This program lets you create a new signature or font. You can use a scanned image, draw a signature straight to the screen, or create your own personal font. It’s Fabulous!
5. Icebrrg
Iceberrg creates all kinds of forms for you to publish to your blog. Create a CONTACT, REGISTRATION, APPLICATION form, or even surveys!
6. Stock.xcvhng
I love adding stock photography and clip art to my blogs. Stock.XCHNG is the leading free stock photo site on the web!
7. 123-Banner
123-banner.com is a free flash banner generator. In only 60 seconds, you can create your own free Flash banner directly here on the website using one of the 123-banner.com templates.
8. HTML Basix
HTML Basix is a JavaScript Banner Rotator Program. Create and Rotate!
9. FileZilla
I love using FileZilla for FTP.
10. Browser SHOTS
Browsershots makes screenshots of your web design in different operating systems and browsers. It is a free open-source online web application providing developers a convenient way to test their website’s browser compatibility in one place.
11. TwitterFEED
Twitter Feed takes the work out of manually announcing your posts. Let TwitterFeed do it for you!
12. Toodledo
Toodledo is a fun way to organize and plan you website. They also have an iPhone App as well! Check them out!
13. Dropbox
Sync, backup, save, and share files quickly and easily!
14. NING
Create your own social network. Organize around your favorite cause. Build a hub for your online activity. Have a deeper conversation in a space all your own.
15. ELGG
Like the NING Network, ELGG gives you everything you need to create a social network. The difference is that ELGG allows you to install the script onto your own domain. This allows for better customization and control.
16. Komposser
KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing.
17. HTMLdog
The web designer’s resource for everything HTML and CSS, the most common technologies used in making web pages.
18. Color Zilla
With ColorZilla you can get a color reading from any point in your browser, quickly adjust this color and paste it into another program. You can Zoom the page you are viewing and measure distances between any two points on the page. The built-in palette browser allows choosing colors from pre-defined color sets and saving the most used colors in custom palettes.
19. Google Analytics
Google Analytics is the enterprise-class web analytics solution that gives you rich insights into your website traffic and marketing effectiveness. Powerful, flexible and easy-to-use features now let you see and analyze your traffic data in an entirely new way.
WordPress database backup creates backups of your core WordPress tables as well as other tables of your choice in the same database.
Make it easy for your audience to tell their friends about your site. No programming needed. Just sign up and SocialTwist.com will give you the code to create the tell-a-friend form on your site.
22. FeedBurner
If you own a blog, this is a must-use tool. Feedburner reports, tracks and helps you promote your blog’s RSS feed. It’s not just for blogs, however. You can use it for any site that has a feed.
23. Cubestat
CubeStat estimates any website’s worth, ad revenue and much more. These tools are always fun to play with. Just don’t take the data too seriously.
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Hi! this is a great and very completed inform! Let me add that one of the advantages of using Elgg (and other important difference with Ning) is that you have complete access to the code, you can modify, add and do whatever you want with it.
Thanks Lucila!
Thank you for this list! It’s very informative and you share some awesome sites! I had never heard of #6, so thank you! ;0)
Another free website that tells you site value is http://hqindex.net/. That one is pretty cool.