Welcome to WebZoom, I’m Alan Bixby. If you happened to attend one of my internet marketing presentations for small-business, you’ll know that this is where you find many of the tips and cool-tools I didn’t have time to reference. See the links in the right sidebar for an archive of recommendations and a subscription link so you can receive continuing updates that identify other valuable tools.
June 19, 2008
- Google Adwords Research Tool: Keywords. Key Concepts.
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. (…)
June 15, 2008
- Bradicon: Make an Icon of Yourself
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. (…)
June 12, 2008
- PROBLOGGER: Getting Your Blog Smarts
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/
Comments:
Gotta keep up with the pack if you want to stay in the forefront of blog marketing. If you need to learn the trade-tricks that will move your site up in the ranks of search engines, you need to be reading this site regularly. (…)
May 30, 2008
- Crucial Memory Scan: PC got ED?
Crucial Memory Scan Review
What does this tool do: Identifies the fastest, easiest way to regenerate your computer and return it to the high level of performance you always hoped for. (…)
May 18, 2008
- pic2Color: Color Design Help
pic2ColorReview
What does this tool do: Allows you to create color schemes based on photographs, other web sites, or random schemes. (…)
May 15, 2008
- ColorCombos: Choosing Colors For your Site
ColorCombos Review
What does this tool do: Lifts color combinations and Hex codes from other websites so you can use them when building your own. (…)
May 12, 2008
- FindSounds: Noise on Demand
FindSounds Review
What does this tool do: Offers you a quick and comprehensive online source for sound effects without having to purchase a pricey package.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: Podcasters or sound recordists who need brief, (usually) royalty free music riffs or sound effects for their recordings. (…)
April 30, 2008
- Feed Validator: The Food Police
Feed Validator Review
What does this tool do: Checks to see that your registered feed is structurally correct and prompts you with recommendations to make it more broadly accessible by other feed readers. (…)
April 27, 2008
- Social Scan: Are You Listed in The Social Registry?
Social Scan Review
What does this tool do: Tells you how many people have linked to your website through some of the social networking gateways.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: If you need to gauge whether anyone cares about your weblog or website efforts, this is one of many ways to determine your popularity. (…)
April 24, 2008
- HTML Editor: Check Your Code Before Going Online
HTML Editor Review
What does this tool do: Lets you test your HTML coding offline before you post. (…)
April 21, 2008
- BlogTalkRadio: Dixie Cup Broadcasting That Works
BlogTalkRadio Review
What does this tool do: Create your own live talk show or listen to shows from around the world. (…)
April 18, 2008
- CopyScape: The Plagiarism Cops Are Here
Copyscape Review
What does this tool do: Searches the web to find illegally posted copies of your own content.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: Those who fear their hard work on documents may be plagiarized and posted on other sites without attribution. (…)
April 15, 2008
- URL Bunch: Link Bouquets
URL Bunch Review
What does this tool do: Generates a single URL to replace a list of many links.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: Online researchers. (…)
April 12, 2008
- Favicon.cc: Create Your Own Browser Tab Icons
Favicon.cc Review
What does this do: Gives you an online tool to create your own dinky little icons that show up in the tabs of their browser when someone visits your site. (…)
April 9, 2008
- Adobe Photoshop Express: Online Image Editing Pizzazz
Adobe Photoshop Express Review
What does this tool do: Combines downsized versions of Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, then offers free online photo storage, browser edit capabilities and image gallery displays.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: Those who edit images for their blogs or websites, or those who simply want a more sophisticated image editing tool for family/friend photos without having to purchase the packaged version of Adobe Photoshop Elements. (…)
April 6, 2008
- Webnode: Build Your Website Framework in 60 Seconds
Webnode Review
What does this tool do: Builds a functional website in about, oh…60 seconds!
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: Wanna website of your own but find too much dissonance in those four consonants HTML? (…)
April 3, 2008
- Diigo: Cures the Bookmarking Blues
Diigo Review
What does this tool do: It is (still) most valuable as a tool to save and organize your bookmarks, so you will never lose or forget a saved-site again. (…)
March 31, 2008
- Website Grader: The Envelope Please
What does this tool do: Offers a free critical analysis of your website.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: Got a website or weblog? Want the truth? (…)
March 25, 2008
- SEO Tools: What, No Kitchen Sink?
What does this tool do: Offers a large array of free Keyword tools to help with your initial competitive site research.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: An important SEO tool for anyone wanting to identify keyword data from total searches, and traffic estimates to pay per click, Google trends, keyword suggestions, synonyms, and much much more. (…)
March 23, 2008
- LinkBlip: Bug Your Links
What does this tool do: Tattles on those you send a link to.
Cost: Free
Who Needs It: Paranoids. (…)
