42 Fabulous Free Web Tools

Here are 42 free web tools guaranteed to make your web life easier.

1) Icebrrg

Need a feedback form?  Survey? Registration form?  Head on over to Icebrrg.com and get one for free.

No technical expertise needed. They will even store your information in a database and allow you to export the info to Excel.

You can create up to 3 forms for free.

2) Picnik

Rotate, crop, re-size images and photos right from your browser.  A much easier alternative than GIMP, in my opinion.  (Thanks for the suggestion, Lisa)

3) Image-Maps.com

Need to turn parts of your image into clickable links?  Image-Maps.com will take on the task for free.  All you do is upload your image, complete a few fields, get your code and you’re ready to go.

I just used this site to image map my new YouTube channel banner.

Note: I don’t usually endorse Internet Explorer, but I had trouble using this tool in Firefox, so this is one of the few times I will recommend using Internet Explorer instead.

4) SXC – Free Stock Photography

Looking for some royalty free photograhy?  SXC has a nice selection, especially for a free site.

5)  123-Banners.com

This site has been around forever! I remember stumbling upon it as a web newbie over 11 years ago.  It’s still going strong and now allows you to create Flash and sound banners.

Normally free banner creation sites are pretty cheesy, but their templates aren’t bad for a free site.

6) HTML Basix Javascript Banner Rotator

Everyone always asks me about my rotating/refreshing banner script at the top of my blog.  I used to use Magic Image, but I recently switched to HTML Basix’s script because it doesn’t require an external file.

I like these kinds of banner rotation scripts because the banners change without needing to refresh the page.

Note: I wish I could find one like this that shuffles the banner order.  Please comment if you know of one or how to tweak the code.

7)  Free Hand-Written Fonts

I’m somewhat of a font junky.  I like to use different fonts for images I create in Photoshop.  This blog has a good list of hand-drawn fonts you can download.

Just download the fonts you want and go to the Fonts section in your PC’s Control Panel to install.

8)  My Live Signature

Use this tool to create a graphical version of your signature you can use on your site or any electronic document.  (Thanks, Elaine)

9)  e-Book Cover Templates for PhotoShop

If you own Photoshop, you can use these Actions to generate e-covers for your e-books, software or any other digital goods.   All you do is load the Actions (templates) into your PC’s Photoshop directory and they’re ready for use!

I used these Actions to create the cover for my free e-book, ThePerfectSiteGuide.com.  As a matter of fact, I use them for all my e-books.

10) Firefox

I joked about a Firefox mandate on Twitter a while back, but it really would be nice.

While later versions of IE are much better at handling CSS, nothing compares to the speedy, safe Firefox browser with all the cool add-ons.

If you are a webmaster or blogger still using IE, shame on you. ;)

P.S.  Google Chrome is great too. If it ever supports an add-on feature like Firefox, it will be a close rival.

11) FireFTP

A very handy Firefox browser add-on.

I love being able to FTP files to my host without having to shut down my browser and open another application.  FireFTP works right inside Firefox and simply opens a new tab.

12) FileZilla

If you don’t use Firefox or don’t like FireFTP, FileZilla is another great FTP option.

13) BrowserShots.org

Just because your site looks fabulous in Firefox 3.0, don’t assume it looks so hot in other browsers.  This site will give you a preview of your site in virtually every relevant/current browser and multiple versions.

14)  IETab

Want a quick preview of how your site will look in Internet Explorer without having to fire up the browser?  Install this Firefox add-on and all you have to do is right-click your mouse on the page and select IETab.

15)  Twitterfeed

Manually announcing your blog posts on Twitter is sooooo 2006. ;) Let Twitterfeed automate the process for you.

16) OpenOffice.org

An open-source software suite for spreadsheets, word processing, presentations, databases and more.  Hard to believe that it’s really free… but it is!

17) Toodledo

Organize your day, keep track of deadlines, set goals and be more productive.  That’s what this free app will help you do.

It’s even fun to say…. Toodle-lee-doo. ;)   There’s also an iPhone app.  (Thanks for mentioning this one, @retireat21.)

18) DropBox

This is a great tool for synching, saving, backing up and sharing files online.  What a handy site. (Thanks @Oceanlugano!)

19) Instapaper

Save web pages to your computer or phone for later reading. Works for iPhone and iPod Touch too.  (Thanks for the recommendation, @TamiaS)

20) SearchStatus

There are many tools that report a site’s PageRank, Alexa Rank, backlinks, etc.  But this plug-in also tells you whether or not a site is using no-follow or do-follow links.  (So does SEOQuake.)

Nofollow means a link from that site will not transfer any PageRank to your site.  So Google ignores it as a potential backlink to your website.  Many blogs use no-follow in the comments area.

I don’t obsess much over dofollow or nofollow links/sites, but I know it’s important to a lot of you.  I still believe that if you spend more time focusing on writing quality content, you will eventually get enough quality dofollow links that count.

21) Google AdWords Keyword Tool

Numerous keyword tools have surfaced over the years, but this is still my favorite.  Anytime I want to check keyword search demand, I come here.

22)  Joomla & Drupal

Want an interactive site but don’t want to learn how to program or hire anyone?  These two content management systems lead the pack in their category.   You can usually install them on your domains for free through your web host control panel.

23)  Ning

Setup your own social networking site in seconds.  No fuss, hassle or programming involved.  Just understand this script is remotely hosted, meaning your site sits on Ning.com’s servers.  (Always somewhat of a risk when you use a 3rd party to host your content.)

You can still buy a domain name and redirect it to your Ning site for branding and to make your site’s web address more concise and easy to remember.

24) Elgg

The self-proclaimed “leading social engine.”  Unlike Ning, you can install this social networking script on your own domain and have much more control over the design and customization.  Yes, it’s open source.

25) Kompozer

A free, WYSIWYG HTML editor for creating web pages.  I know a lot of people that use it and love it.  Just be warned, it can do some odd things with your CSS files so make sure you read the documentation.

26)  HTMLDog.com

This is the place to go for learning about HTML and CSS.  Start here.

27) FireBug

Another nice Firefox add-on.  It allows you to edit any site’s CSS code right from your browser.  It’s a great way to test updates/changes before going live.

This plug-in is also great for figuring out how other sites use CSS to develop cool layouts and designs.

Note: Of course, you cannot actually edit anyone’s site.  The changes will only be seen on your browser.

28)  FreeCSSTemplates.org

Quality CSS templates you can download and use for your site’s design.  They also do a great job of adding new templates on a regular basis.

29) ColorZilla

Yet another handy Firefox add-on that allows you to retrieve the HTML hex color code, by simply pointing the eyedropper tool to any place on your browser.

30)  Hex Color Scheme Generator

This handy, little tool has made this page one of the most popular pages on my site.  Not only can you get the hex color code from the color wheel, but you can generate a color scheme for your site as well.

31)  Google Analytics

This is without a doubt the best and most comprehensive stat package on the web.  I love that you can integrate stats from AdSense, your shopping cart, AdWords, Google Custom Search and more right into the reports to get a complete picture of how your site is doing in multiple areas.

32)  Google Reader

This online content aggregator continuously scans your favorite sites and blogs for new content and feeds it to you so you never miss an update. (Can’t believe I forgot about this one.  Thanks for the reminder, @socialarts!)

It also looks great on the iPhone and many other smart phones.

33)  Google Voice

Get your own Google number and forward it to any number.

You can also choose where calls are forwarded based on who’s calling.  You can even listen in before taking a call or direct chosen calls to voicemail automatically.

34)  Google Custom Search

Need an internal search engine for your site?  Installation is easy.  Just copy and paste a few lines of code and you’re ready to go.

And if you’re an AdSense member, you can also make money when users click the contextual ads that appear next to the search results.

You can even opt to show the results on your own site so your visitors never have to leave your domain.

35)  WordPress Theme Generator

Create your own custom WordPress theme with this free generator. No HTML, CSS or PHP knowledge needed.

Of course, if you’re not familiar with CSS, that means you will be limited when it comes to your design.  However, using this tool may encourage you to learn more about CSS and blog design.  (Thanks for the link, @KenmonPittman.)

36)  WordPress Database Backup

A must-have plug-in for WordPress users that will automatically back-up your blog’s database using the time interval you specify.  I have it setup to send a backup file to my e-mail once/week.

People often backup their posts, but neglect to backup their databases — which is equally important. (Thanks, Paul from TechnicallyEasy.net)

37)  Thesis OpenHook Plug-in

If you use the WordPress Thesis Theme, you will fall in love with this plug-in.  It makes an already cool theme, even cooler.

You can overwrite and customize almost any section of your blog’s design (header, footer, sidebars, etc.) by simply pasting your custom code in the appropriate sections of the plug-in.  No need to open or edit the actual source code.

Note: This plug-in is only compatible with the Thesis theme.

38) Tell-A-Friend Form

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.

39) XML Sitemap Generator

A sitemap keeps the search engines updated on all your content.  This site will crawl your site and generate the code for your sitemap.  All that’s left to do is submit it to the major engines.

Most blog platforms create XML sitemaps automatically, but this is good for static, HTML sites.

Note: If you use WordPress, just install the All-In-One SEO Plugin and it will create and submit your sitemap automatically.

40)  CutePDF

Create PDF files from virtually any printable document using this free app.  A great alternative if you don’t want to shell out $450 for Adobe Acrobat Professional.

41)  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.

For example, I use it to display the latest posts from my forum’s Blogging & RSS category at the bottom of this page.

Read a more detailed explanation of how Feedburner works.

42)  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.

What are some of your favorite free tools?



Comments

  1. thanks for taking the time to put together this list. I’m really enjoying reading your blog. I would also suggest TweetDeck (AIR) to really get into the Twitter game and Skitch when needing to mark up images (for mac users). Keep rocking!

  2. Very awesome list of free tools and applications. I use some of these also because they are free. Thanks for sharing. Greg Ellison
    .-= Greg Ellison´s last blog … John Chow’s Website is down =-.

  3. Thanks for the great list! Some tools I knew about, some I did not. I now have a lot of bookmarked items to read later…
    .-= Tamia´s last blog … Tagged: Six Little Things I Love =-.

  4. This is such a comprehensive list of tools. I don’t know what I’d do without Firebug. I switch back and forth between Firefox and I.E. and I have to say that when I’m in I.E. I feel really crippled. Firefox offers so many different add-ons to make the life of any webmaster 100 times easier.

    And if there’s anyone out there not using BrowserShots.org, you need to start. You really need to know how your site is being seen and PERCEIVED by all of your users and BrowserShots.org will enable you to do just that. It can get frustrating though because the wait time can be pretty long and you have to keep telling it to keep you in the queue. But it’s worth it.

    Thanks for such a wealth of great information Lisa!
    .-= CraigB – Fatblastzone´s last blog … Getting Enough Sleep May Help With Post-Pregnancy Weight Loss =-.

  5. Thank you for posting this list. I am in the process of doing a little house clenaing on my websites, computer, etc and can use a few “new” web tools.
    .-= Carla´s last blog … Dont forget your pets: Natural Pet Care Products =-.

  6. Excellent post! PS I like the twitter ID you have on here I may need to add to my site as well!
    .-= Darren Scott Monroe´s last blog … You Tube Says Put it Anywhere You Want =-.

    • Great post! some of these I knew nothing about and some I’ve had for quite some time. I’m really glad I found out about the eyedropper color picker firefox add-on.

  7. This is a very useful lists !
    .-= Roseli A. Bakar´s last blog … List of WordPress Thesis Theme Tutorials, Tips and Hacks =-.

  8. Great post, thanks!
    another terrific tool I recently found is “new tab king” – a firefox extension that gives handful dashboard of visited sites and recently closed tabs when you open a new tab.
    Worth a try, IMHO.

    Mark

  9. Really a nice collection. Keep it up.

  10. This is one of my favorite posts! I just got google voice today. If you don’t have a blackberry you have to get an invite. It is still in the basic form, but I like it. You can even send text messages from your computer!
    .-= Colby´s last blog … Oklahoman History pt. 2 =-.

  11. Nice collection of web tools Lis, a few that I havn’t heard of before. Will check them out, thanks!
    .-= John Salamon´s last blog … Success and Relationships in Online Marketing =-.

  12. If you find Joomla or Drupal too complex there’s also a bunch of easier-to-use website creation tools out there: I happen to work for Edicy(http://www.edicy.com), but there are also Weebly, Yola, Webnode etc. they won’t give you as much possibility for specialization, but if you just need to put up a quick site I’d recommend checking them out.
    .-= Kajar´s last blog … Edicy adds Finnish to its languages =-.

  13. Thanks Lisa….great resources as usual. I’ve been in this business for a while and haven’t come across some of these. I’ll give some of these a try.

    What The Font (http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/) is a cool tool as well, if you’re into fonts.

  14.  

    Great List Lisa… I even found something in there to expedite my pod casts.

    Don’t you just love making list posts?

    I think they take forever compared to just a regular 4-500 word written post.

    Well, I ran into something a couple nights ago that I think Rocks. It’s basically a firebug times 10 on steroids and allowed me to redesign my entire site in a few hours, mind you not as purdy as yours.

    The best part is, like firebug you can edit on the fly see it live, but unlike firebug you can do your entire site live until you have every last detail just they way you like it.

    Then it allows you to save your work to your hard drive or upload the updated .css file to your server.

    Yeah it does come with some other frills too that make it a nice all in one instead of having 5 tools to do one job.

    So here’s the info for your clan: www dot skybound dot ca

    There’s no affiliate program that I know of for the software, there’s a 14 day free trail, a free version that’s missing some of the advanced features and the best part is the Mack Daddy version is only $79

    Check it out and let Lisa know what you think.
    .-= David Moore´s last blog … Turbo Charge Your CSS Skills With This… =-.

  15. Great list Lisa. Had to share these on Twitter. I had no idea about Google Voice. G Voice + Skype = no cell phone or landlines! yay!
    .-= Tarik´s last blog … Are Blog Commenting Services Taking SEO Spam to the Extreme? =-.

  16. Thanks for the wonderful list. I haven’t heard of most of them so I’m off to play…

  17. Great list……..as always. Was aware of some but discovered several here. Couldn’t resist the twitter feed though. Will try the others asap.

    Thanks.
    .-= nkolika anyabolu´s last blog … Oil painting of an Elephant: Step 2 =-.

  18. I use Resizr (http://resizr.lord-lance.com/) when I want to resize my images for the web quickly rather than opening Photoshop or SnagIt.
    .-= jT.´s last blog … Use Your iPhone As A Heart Monitor =-.

  19. Thanks for the great tools Lisa! I’m glad that I’ve subscribed to your RSS so that I don’t miss anything! ;)

    If you use wordpress then here are some great plugins you should be using.

    —— Auto Social Poster – Get traffic and backlinks from Social Bookmarking sites. (cost)
    —— HeadSpace2 – One of the best TWO SEO plugins + many other features
    —— Platinum SEO – Another of the BEST TWO SEO plugins.
    —— Redirection – Redirect your 404 pages, or redirect your posts to your affiliate sites/links.
    —— SEO Automatic Links – Cross-links your blog posts (within a blog)
    —— StatPress Reloaded – best Real-time Tracking plugin for your traffic
    —— WP-affiliate – automatically create affiliate links inside your posts, or generate CB links for your keywords on-the-fly.
    —— WP Database backup – This is MOST Important. If you lost your database, you are finished.

    Hope it helps someone.
    Robin
    .-= GamTrak´s last blog … Are you a frustrated website seeker? =-.

  20. Lisa,

    You continue to amaze. Some of these tools I’ve been needing forever. Thanks for all you do for us.

  21. Your blog really raises the bar… wow, I am blown away by the quality of this post.
    .-= @takuya_hikichi´s last blog … A Friendly Reminder Is Worth Ten Thousand Words =-.

  22. This is a pretty sweet list…I also totally dig joomla and drupal. But I wouldn’t say they require no experience. Either that or I’m a TOTAL dunce! I found they are both very robust, but if you want to really put something useful together, you’ll need some programming experience or to hire someone who does. My two cents…
    .-= Christian´s last blog … How to Use Twitter Professionally =-.

  23. You have great knowledge , keep it up

  24. Thanks for the great list. Billeo is another firefox add-on that can be added to the list. It’s a handy tool that manages passwords, auto fills forms and saves receipts. It also tracks your expenses to help you make a better budget every month. Billeo is VeriSign secured and keeps your personal info safe.
    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12715

  25. Thanks Lisa:)
    This is going to be of great value to me as I start-up my blogging website. Talk about your timely post offering the reader value from start to finish; you hit the nail on the head.
    .-= Ms. Freeman´s last blog … How To Create an Online Business in a Poor Economy =-.

  26. Hey Lisa,
    I just found it odd that when mentioning Drupal and Joomla you didn’t also mention WordPress. I know that this site is WordPress and you mention a couple of WordPress tools but with each revision WordPress gets closer and closer to a full blown CMS. Most of the time I find that WordPress can get the entire job done.

    A couple of tools that are invaluable to me:
    – Pure Text (Windows): allows you to copy text from anywhere and paste it, removing any crazy formatting without first having to go through Notepad
    – Color Selector: a little tool that allows you to pick the color of any pixel on the screen (most image software locks you into their window)
    – Pixel Ruler: a pretty useful little tool for measuring things on the screen
    – Windows Live Writer: this is a free tool from Microsoft that allows you to write blog posts without actually going to your site (works with WordPress, supports categories and tags and does a good job with minor image editing – very handy)

    Hope someone finds them as handy as I do.

    Jacob

  27. Big collection at one place. Nice to have people like you for such a nice work.

  28. Fab list!
    For my add: I have to say I LOVE Foxit Reader for just reading/opening PDFs.. I used to cringe when I’d click on a link and wait forEVER to open one tiny page (With Adobe opening the file). I set Foxit as my default PDF reader, and now PDF files come up almost as fast as an html page would. So much love for this! :)

  29. #24 Elgg seems like it could be the future of blogging… or even direct opt-in marketing!

  30. This is a fantastic list, so many things to try out. Loving #4 & #5!!
    .-= Jane´s last blog … Sep 15, Old Navy two for tots Baby sale! =-.

  31. Hi! You should also consider http://www.estimix.com They provide a nice summary of the website performance. I trust that you’ll find this very useful cause it seems to use the Alexa traffic information quite well and provides much better traffic information.

  32. Notice on your 6) that you need code to “shuffle” your rotating banners. Your only code change to your page would be to change the index into your banner and image arrays to: Math.floor( Math.random() * ( imgCt1 + 1 ) ) to select a “random” banner from the arrays. This may not be what you want but is the easiest to implement without adding another function to your code!

  33. Hi liza I just want to start a informational websites about the politique of my country. How much space do I need in minimum when I am hosting my website. 10gb, 150, or more?

  34. If you don’t want to have to create your own social media buttons, here is a great site for facebook and twitter buttons:

    http://www.socialmediabuttons.com/
    .-= Jane´s last blog … Sep 21, Cords at Gap =-.

  35. Cool list, informative.
    .-= Musa´s last blog … Warning! – Exploitation Abounds at High Traffic Attainment =-.

  36. Anonymous says:

    I’ve found ur website very useful. I’ll c again and again. Thank you.

  37. Great tools and Thanks for providing very useful.

  38. hi i want design my web
    .-= yogesh´s last blog … 4shared_Desktop_3.0.2.exe =-.

  39. Hi Lisa,

    for a new blogger like me in the wired world, this is a hefty and most useful collection of sites. I’ve learnt a lot ever since I stumbled onto your site via Google! Once again, many thanks for your articles. MM

  40. I am beginner blogger and your post helped me. thank you

  41. This list contains a lot of tools that I already use and a lot of tools which I do not. I will surely check all the tools which I do not use ASAP. Thanks a lot for taking time and making this list

  42. Thanks very much for the list Lisa, by the way you have one really nice website. Keep up the good work and happy coding- marketing!

  43. It would be interesting to see how much traffic the links in the blogs themselves actually create even if google ignores them.

  44. Google feedburner is a must, set it up to automatically submit your posts to twitter,add google adsense ads to your feeds and we also recommend that you import your feed into the new digg this brilliant new feature then automatically diggs all new posts.

  45. this is excellent info especially for us newbies!

  46. I was looking for a tool/Website where i could get CSS template and your post has exactly what i need (http://www.freecsstemplates.org/)

    Thanks
    SSA

  47. Very informative post. I can learn a lot from you. Thank you for sharing.
    Cheers!

  48. 42 fabulous free web tools? Sounds good. But We can’t explore all tools or we wasting time to trying all, which tools do you recommend for a newbie like me? I have a lot of idea and experiences about computer, graphic design, printing, teaching, and I want to share with people. But I don’t know, where to start is. Please help me! Thanks.

    • It depends on what you want to achieve. Which area would you like to share knowledge? Designing? Meeting manager? Marketing? These tools cover a lot of areas. Maybe try using the “keyword search function” and type of in the keyword that you are looking for within this page

  49. Can anyone please help me where I can find royal free and no realize required photos that I can use on my site without problem? I am already using Flickr and Wikipedia as source. Thanks,

  50.  

    Thanks for these wonderful post, it really is getting me started in setting up my blog. I know you’ve made much impact upon my life , thanks so so much!!!!!

  51.  

    that’s some of the great web tools in the list. i use some of them and will check out other tools.

  52. Hi Lisa,

    Thanks for the huge list! I am already using some of the above tools. Some others are new to me.
    123-banner is very cool! It is old as you said but I have never come across it.

    Thanks a lot.
    Take care,
    Mouh

  53. Hi Lisa
    Great info and very useful tools.
    One of the best sites I have come across.Very well planned and managed,
    Best Regards

    To Your Success
    Sunil

  54. what is more intrested than free tool?
    nice share,keep posting !!

  55. Hi Lisa–

    Great site!

    BUT 8>(

    9) e-Book Cover Templates for PhotoShop

    seems to be gone bye-bye.

    When I clicked on same,
    I received an offer to buy
    the domain name.

    Just thought you’d like
    to know.

    I love you,

    Dr. Larry Winebrenner CBM
    I-Business Mentor

  56. Thanks Lisa – oldie but definitely a goodie!
    I like no. 8 – off to investigate now :)

  57. what a great list and intiutive…………great find!

  58.  

    nice list..bookmarked :)
    But don`t you thing http://www.w3schools.com is much better than http://www.htmldog.com for learning HTML n CSS ?

  59. one of the most informative blog i have ever visited thanks Lisa for helping. i definitely bookmark this page.

  60. The lists is simply great thank you for sharing it with everyone.

  61. Being in a online math tutor I didn’t have much experience with the free tools but in the recent past I was making my website and these tools helped me a lot. Specially 123banners is really a great tool to make basic banners but that was ok for me.

  62. Thank you for mentioning Colorzilla! I knew there a Firefox plugin that did that, but I couldn’t remember what it was called. Google reader is my favorite way to follow other blogs.

  63. Learning a lot from your site. I am pretty overwhelmed with all the info but I will get there slowly.

  64. Aww Yeaaaaaah

  65. Christian from Sweden says:

    Hi Lisa, you are good, thanks for sharing!

    A note on Chrome: if you run Chrome, and want firebug, then go here and install the plugin Firebug Lite:
    http://getfirebug.com/releases/lite/chrome/

    I like Chrome as it is very clean, and also superfast :)

  66. Hey Lisa , Thanks for sharing all of these . You’re such a life saver . I need to know , what do you mean by All My E-Books ? Do you have many e-books ? If so , could you give me all the links to the e-books . I would like to download it . I can read it when there’s no internet coverage in my laptop . THanks in advance .

  67. You continue to amaze. Some of these tools I’ve been needing forever. Thanks for all you do for us.

  68. Denis Gray says:

    Lisa, how do I configure a wordpress form (using cform) to perform simple math calculations (addition). In other words I want field 1 to be added to field 2 and display the results in another field c

    Thanks Lisa

  69.  

    Great list. Dropbox.com is a great and handy website. Do feel much more secure, get dropbox!

    Joe
    http://www.speedy-joes.com
    Zoom zoom!

  70.  

    You have fabulous collection and great advice to webmasters.
    Thanks so much for sharing wonderful information.

  71. Hi – great list! i can personally vouch for Picnik as that is the one i use the most. it is exactly as you say, very easy yet extremely effective.

    I will use the others and let you know – thanks a lot for sharing.

  72. Thanks for sharing this great list. Some I knew about but there’s a few more I’m definately going to try

  73. Wow, I read a lot of these lists but you managed to find a ton of software I’ve never even heard of! This will keep me busy for a while.

  74.  

    Wow I am going to start using the ones I don’t already use… great list. Keep them coming!

  75.  

    this info is very nice for increase my traffic and i will practice for my blog

  76.  

    Man this is all so overwhelming! I don’t even know what to do first, argh! I need one-on-one help asap!!

  77.  

    Thank you for the impressive arsenal of web freebies. I suggest adding LibreOffice at http://www.libreoffice.org/ or replacing OpenOffice.org with it, because most of the open source developers went to work on LibreOffice when Oracle bought Sun and alienated OpenOffice from the open source community. I already replaced it on all my computers without any problems – LibreOffice can only be better because it’s based on the same exact (free and public) code OpenOffice had, only improved. The update and upgrade work on Openoffice.org virtually halted and has been silent for one year now, while LibreOffice is regularly releasing updates and new versions.

  78. Although some of these are outdated, they are a great list for any newbie in SEO.

  79.  

    Hi Lisa, Great list you put together here. I like to build lists as well as its truly valuable information for your readers. There are some great sites that I had not heard of until checking this list out. Thanks again!

  80. Techtalkies says:

    Wow that’s a cool list Lisa, I like the image maps tool u mentioned here..

  81. Lisa,
    Wow . great list . particularly instapaper.
    I was manually saving programming related urls manually in a text file. this was going on for years. instapaper saved my years of hardwork .
    THANKS a lot.
    regards
    vinodh

  82. This is a great list, so thanks Lisa.

    I would recommend adding the Ultimate TinyMCE plugin – you get many extra formatting tools added to the basic tools provided by WordPress

  83. Lisa,picnik is my go to tool for editing pictures online, after the demise of picnik I feel Picmonkey is the the alternative.

    Hope you will update the list.

  84. you have great list Lisa :)

    But I have question Lisa will plz help me out
    1 what is good to build blog or website ?
    2 I want to create on online songs website so how I do this ?

    please reply me on ma mail

    thanks again for your information on this site :)

  85. Hi Lisa

    In regards to: “I just used this site to image map my new YouTube channel banner.” as you’ve stated.

    Wow, I have never seen that before. How do you that? It’s amazing Lisa.

    Btw, thank you so much for the great information on your website. I can sure find good use of it.

    Thanks again,

    Vincent

  86.  

    These are all wonderful and free tools to use online. However, I’m wondering if there is a working and automated “Facebook wall cleaner script,” where anyone can automate the process of cleaning their Facebook wall on autopilot. Do you know of any such working applications?

  87.  

    Thank you for this list, I’ve installed the FireFTP and I just love it. Makes editing pages super easy within firefox and it only took a few seconds to setup. Great post!

  88.  

    I have been looking for these tips for a while now. Thanks Lisa

  89. At least 12 of these are great (and free :) )
    Thanks for sharing!

  90. Great list, I am already using some of these tools: firebug, FileZilla and more and as a novice web developer it is always hard to pick the good ones, so this list is a great help.

  91. Hi Lisa, the 123 flash banner site is fantastic but…..I’ve been trying to get a 123 Banner to upload to my site for several hours, and failing. The FAQ at their site is as clear as mud. I’m not a complete beginner but this one has me stumped.

    Could you consider writing a non geeks ‘How To’ post on how to upload .swf files to a website? Or a youtube video if that is your preferred media option. Please….. :)
    Signed: Desperate of Sydney.

  92. Thank for sharing the great tools, Lisa! I personally use 8 out of the 42 tools you mentioned in your post. I will definitely try others as well. Cheers!

  93. Hey Lisa!
    Great job!! thanks for jotting down all the web tools.By this blog I got knowledge about all the web tools and didnt have to waste time in searching.Most of them are unknown to me .So one again Thanks

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