YouTube Tutorials: Review
What does this tool do: Instant tutorial help. And you thought YouTube was only for wasting time?
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: People who like to watch.
Info Page: http://youtube.com
More on YouTube: Tutorials on Demand
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SEO for Firefox: Review
What does this tool do: Helps you research other blogs.. and design for the success of your own. (Check our next post for reference to a video tutorial.)
More on SEO for Firefox: The Blogger’s Swiss Army Knife
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Trellian Keyword Discovery: Review
What does this tool do: Helps you identify site-related keywords for use in your blog or web site.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: Do you want site visitors?
Info Page: http://www.keyworddiscovery.com/search.html
More on Trellian: Keyword Discovery
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W3 Schools Review
What does this tool do: The premier tutorial site for learning HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, PHP, ASP, SQL and other related vowels and consonants.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: Bloggers and Blogger-2Bees.
More on W3 Schools: Blog Phonics
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Foxmarks Review
What does this tool do: Auto-synchronizes all your bookmarks on all your computers, while you sleep. Magic.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: Efficient bloggers who own or use several different computers.
More on Foxmarks: Synco de Bookmarks
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Feed Compare Review
What does this tool do: Compares your FeedBurner subscription-list numbers with other sites to gauge visitor traffic.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: Those who need to measure success in numbers of eyeballs.
More on Feed Compare: You Show Me Yours
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Review
What does this tool do: The Gold Standard of keyword selection sites, Wordtracker will identify the words you need to attract site visitors.
Cost: Free for limited use. Subscription for extended services.
More on Wordtracker: Keyword Treasures
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iStockphoto Review
What does this tool do: Provides low cost, downloadable photo images, flash and video for your site.
Cost: From a dollar an image. Very affordable.
Who Needs It: Bloggers who want to add great photography to their site for a low fee.
More on iStockphoto: Downloadable Images
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Musopen Review
What does this tool do: Provides license free, royalty free downloads of classical music that can be used on your site, in podcasts, or as edited music tracks in your video editing efforts.
More on Musopen: Free Classical Stock Music
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Google Adwords Research Tool Review
What does this tool do: Lists high volume keyword suggestions for your site based on current Google search data.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: Bloggers, website administrators.
More on Google Adwords Research Tool: Keywords. Key Concepts.
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Bradicon Review
What does this tool do: Uploads any image (JPG,PNG,BMP,GIF), then converts it into a small icon that you can download and use on your website.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: Web masters, bloggers.
More on Bradicon: Make an Icon of Yourself
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Review
What does this tool do: An online blog about blogging with great articles, videos and tips that cover the landscape.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: New and Used Bloggers
Info Page: http://www.problogger.net/
More on PROBLOGGER: Getting Your Blog Smarts
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Camtasia Studio Review
What does this tool do: Gives any moderately experienced computer user the opportunity to record screencast video tutorials from the desktop.
Cost: Free Trial / $299
Who Needs It: Anyone who aspires to teach web based processes using screencasts with a mixture of media: audio, video, PowerPoint. There is no more recognized industry standard than Camtasia Studio.
More on Camtasia Studio: Web Screen Recording… Primo
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LinkChecker Review
What does this tool do: Simple Firefox browser extension to verify the validity of links on your site.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: Bloggers
Info Page: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/532
Comments:
A no brainer addon if using the Firefox browser…recommended. This simple extension will verify which links in any of your posts are actually invalid due to URL spelling errors, syntax or outdated status. An important consideration for any conscientious blogger.
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USTream TV Review
What does this tool do: Allows you to broadcast online TV and digital radio from your desktop.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: Talented and interesting people with strong parochial messages who feel they can build an audience online.
More on UStream TV: The Future of TV and Radio?
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