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Web
Site Design Resources
WebKnowHow.net
A great portal of information for webmasters. Their directory
links to over 1400 web sites ranging in category from CGI scripts
to Javascript and HTML tutorials. A great site for both newcomers
and experts alike.
WhyWhat:
WhyWhat offers some great tutorials and tips for webmasters on
the topics of web publishing and site design. Topics range from
basic HTML to Style Sheets and Multimedia. Add this one to your
short list.
SitePoint:
The SitePoint site includes comprehensive information on how to
set up your site, design it effectively, and promote it.
It also contains many links to more advanced topics such as Javascript
and CGI programming.
FreeGraphics
If you are looking for graphics to spruce up your web site, this
is a great place to start. Over 440 links to graphics sites ranging
from fonts to tutorials on how to create your own.
The
Web Design Resource:
The Web Design Resource web site offers extensive information
on how to effectively create and manage a web site. Starting
with a basic HTML tutorial, Web Design Resource expertly follows
through with assistance on topics such as JavaScript, CGI programming,
graphics, and DHTML. A great site to bookmark.
NetMechanic:
NetMechanic's free services include HTML and link verification,
GIFbot to help reduce image sizes, and Server Check, an automated
test of your server's performance. Server Check is especially
helpful in determining if your server is up to the task of quickly
deploying your web pages over the internet. Combined with
WebSiteGarage, these sites should help any web site designer immensely!
CAST
Bobby:
CAST Bobby is an excellent web site designed to help webmasters
test their pages for browser compatibility and accessibility
for people with disabilities. By inputting your site's URL,
you will be able to see a graphical representation of where incompatibilities
or accessibility issues may need to be corrected. Following
the graphic, a list of errors in your HTML is provided along with
the line numbers in the HTML. Free to use, but not the most
convenient, since you must re-run each test for each of the different
browsers you would like to check.
Webmaster
Tools:
Webmaster Tools is a great site that provides links to resources
that cover practically any need a webmaster may have. Categories
include web site promotion, Java, webmaster freebies, CGI scripts
and web hosting providers. An excellent guide.
Web2C:
Hundreds of classy and unusual wallpapers, plus other desktop
and web graphics, and midis.
WebSiteGarage:
Offers some of the best free tools on the Internet to assist you
in creating and optimizing your web site. Includes GifLube
which will allow you to reduce the file sizes of your images (GIFs
and JPGs both) on line, saving you bandwidth. Other tools include
a free Meta tag generator, HTML error checking, and load-time
checking.
WebDiner:
WebDiner offers a variety of tutorials (Called Web Adventure)
taking webmasters from the basics of HTML to more advanced topics
such as Animated Gifs and Hex colors.
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