Category: Web Tools

Spring clean for Firefox

1 November, 2007 (07:05) | Free Stuff, Web Tools

Today I added in a Twitter add-on for Firefox, TwitterFox, so I could keep track of tweets when I’m browsing.
This added a little Twitter icon in my status bar along the bottom of the screen, along with a count of new/unread twitters.
Great, that’s just what I wanted!
However — my status bar has about 15 different […]

BlogRush II

23 October, 2007 (22:39) | Web Tools

If this post by John Reese is true, saying:
We just completed our Quality Control audit. You will now notice that all non-English, spam, and low quality blogs (or others that didn’t meet all of our guidelines) are GONE from appearing in your widget.
What kind of “quality control” is in place where literally anyone willing to […]

Farewell BlogRush

22 October, 2007 (18:42) | Web Tools

I received an email today advising that my BlogRush account was no longer active, with the reason:
because your blog did not pass our Quality Review criteria
Hmmm, is that so?
Let’s go through what I was emailed today… here’s the important part of the message:
The primary reason(s) your blog(s) did not meet our guidelines:
Too Much Promotion And […]

Copywriting Resource

14 October, 2007 (18:02) | Web Tools

How to Get Your First Copywriting Client in 14 Days Or Less! reveals Ryan Healy’s online and offline system for getting copywriting clients.
In Ryan’s first full calendar year of copywriting, he grossed $121,780, and, after expenses, netted $88,749 in profit.
I first started copywriting back in about 1991, and I wish I could have paid just […]

Evaluating eBook Software

17 September, 2007 (23:45) | Web Tools

Currently working towards a couple of information products to be published, and looking at options for “making it safe” with ways to help stop online thievery.
DL Guard looks to have it properly sorted in terms of the actual download page, how many times a digital product can be downloaded (and for how long the page […]

BlogRush Up And Running

17 September, 2007 (22:18) | Web Tools

A new blog “widget” from IM guru John Reese is all about traffic exchange, and growing traffic for blogs.
I added the widget to this Web and Graphic Design HQ blog in about 4 minutes. Easy to do: just add the code to the Sidebar file within my active WordPress theme. (I added a blank line […]

Create PDF files for Free

31 August, 2007 (08:28) | Free Stuff, New User Tips, Graphic Tools, Web Tools

Sending files to other people, or having them for download on your website, can create issues that you might not even be aware of.
For example, I was sent a document file today in Microsoft Publisher (.pub) format. This file was sent to a group of about 20 people (local Rotary club contacts).
Now, whilst I have […]

More Free Fonts (500 of them)

25 August, 2007 (08:31) | Free Stuff, Graphic Tools, Web Tools

If DaFont isn’t enough with 1000’s of fonts… try Fonts 500 — The Web’s Top 500 Free Fonts… all free and with a nice preview. 100 per page… easy to navigate and download what you like. Enjoy!