You know those links that help you share your web site with someone easily through Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites? AddThis (http://www.addthis.com) is a tool that mak es it very easy to post that link on your site or hosted blog. (By hosted blog, I mean one that is not hosted at WordPress.com). … Continue reading
Category Archives: Web Developer Tools
Google web sites
Google now hosts template-based sites: https://sites.google.com/site/sites/ I set one up: https://sites.google.com/site/pelicancruises/ The good news: • the site looks very OK • it only took about an hour for me to setup • I feel like it could look good with another hour or so work • I could point a domain name to it • … Continue reading
Online Chat Tools
Jay in Minneapolis asked me about affordable and/or free online chat options, such as Private Chat from the Online Institute (http://www.onlineinstitute.com/chat/). Private Chat allows you to chat with one or more people (text chat) as well as post documents, including video in a shared space. The cost is a $10 setup fee and $10 per … Continue reading
Keyword Spy
So you have a web site and you want your potential customers to find you on Google. The problem is you have a couple of clients who keep beating you out of the top places. Well the first step to beating them is finding out more about them. You can find out a ton with … Continue reading
Animoto
I found a new way to share vacation pictures – Animoto (www.animoto.com). You can sign up for free – the directions on the site are specific and easy to follow. You simply upload your photos, choose background music and add details. For free you can upload 8-15 images. I uploaded the images without resizing from my … Continue reading
Web Site Checkups
Today I spoke to MAP’s Nonprofit Tech Talk group about web sites. The idea was really a checklist of items to look for on your web site – especially if you are considering or making changes to your site. Here’s the presentation and the actual checklist; it includes a lot of my favorite free tools. Continue reading
Google Calendars
Yesterday I was up in Grand Rapids talking to folks about Google Calendars. I hadn’t used them for a while and I have to say they were even easier than I remembered to set up, post on your web site and share. I thought some folks might be interested in the presentation I gave and … Continue reading
Go Daddy & Updating Web Site
A couple of weeks ago I talked about how to create a cheap and easy web site. Today I’m talking about taking it one step forward. Mostly, I found a newish feature in Go Daddy that makes it easier than ever for someone who doesn’t know html to update a web site. Go Daddy is … Continue reading
Flickr
OK I said I’d talk a little about some Web 2.0 tools, such as Flickr. Flickr (www.flickr.com) is a web site where you can sign up and then save, store and edit photos online. It’s free, although you can upgrade to a professional account for $25 a year. That gives you more space for pictures … Continue reading
Budget Web Site
If I had a business and wanted a cheap and easy web site – this is what I’d do… I’d buy a domain name through Go Daddy (www.godaddy.com). A domain name is about $9/year and Go Daddy offers lots of features. I’d start a blog on WordPress (www.wordpress.com). You don’t need to know html. You … Continue reading
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