Google Alerts always seemed to have a rather primitive design to it – and that may very well have been the cause behind it never really gaining the popularity that it should have. Google has taken note of this and this past weekend have released a brand new design for the Google Alerts site. The […]
Category Archives: Webmaster Software & Tools
Google’s Latest Additions to Webmaster Tools
Over the course of the last week, July 13th – July 19th Google has announced some awesome new features they have introduced to Google’s Webmaster Tools. The first is the introduction of a new reporting feature designed to help marketers troubleshoot rel-alternate-hreflang annotations (an attribute that communicates with Google if there are requirements for alternate languages on […]
Say Hello To Icecream Apps!
I usually don’t showcase new software developers on here however Icecream Apps is a freeware developer whos goal is to provide free replacements for popular paid applications. Currently their focus lies on Windows based applications, however Mac versions are said to be available “soon”. In the meantime Icecream Apps opened their doors with three freeware Windows […]
Yahoo Mail Forces Users to Upgrade Browsers
Yahoo Mail users who are not using the latest versions of their browsers will start to see a notification message upon login asking you to update your browser to experience the full new Yahoo Mail interface. Those who choose to not upgrade by June 5th will be forced to utilize the classic Yahoo Mail interface. […]
PDF Eraser Added to Free Webmaster Resources Directory
If you’ve been paying attention you probably noticed that I have been trying my best to keep the Free Webmaster Resources Directory updated with new listings. Earlier this month I added PlainEdit.NET and Sublime Text to the directory; and today I would like to introduce you all to yet another new addition to the Rapid […]
DynDNS No Longer Free
DynDNS used to be THE free DNS service everyone was always recommending. Unfortunately Dyn has recently announced that it’s free service will cease on May 7th, 2014. This means anyone using their free DNS hosting has to upgrade to a paid version or will get cut off. Their paid version costs $25 per year just for […]
PlainEdit.NET & Sublime Text Added to Free Webmaster Resources Directory
These days it’s rare that a new text/code editor comes out that brings anything remotely new or exciting to the table. There are already plenty of code editors and Notepad replacements out …
SiteGround Launches V2.0 of their Staging Tool
[frame align=”right”][/frame]SiteGround has always done a great job at making themselves stand out from the crowd by offering a very unique set of tools built upon a very unique infrastructure. Starting from multiple data-centers spread across multiple geographical locations, down to their innovative shared hosting server security setup which isolates shared hosting accounts from each […]
Bing Introduces The Bing Knowledge Widget for Webmasters
Bing has been, quietly, hard at work at expanding the Bing knowledge repository to currently feature hundreds of millions of people, places, things – and their relationships between each-other.
hostsController – Make Managing Your Hosts File Less Annoying
As most webmasters will tell you – changing around your hosts file can be a pain in the ass. Now the average user, or browser, probably will never have to deal with modifying their machines hosts file …
TotalEdit Professional Now Free & Listed In Webmaster Resources Directory
Running a vBulletin Forum? Check Out the vBulletin Cloud!
I have worked with my fair share of vBulletin forums – and often times management and customization of these forums can turn into a bit of a pain in the ass. Keeping up with vBulletin updates isn’t always the simplest of tasks; and as your forum grows security becomes more and more of an issue. […]
Top 3 WYSIWYG Website Builders For Small Business Owners
Small business owners might not be able to afford hiring a full-time web designer, developer and content manager to build a personalized website. Quite often they simply reject …
Crunch Your PNG & JPG Files
A little while ago I had mentioned PNGOptimizer – a great and simple to use PNG image optimizer software which really helps to cut down the file size of PNG images without any loss in image quality. Developer Voralent offers two of their own options to help webmasters optimize their website images. PNGmini performs the […]
Working With Images? Try GifCam & PNGOptimizer
As a webmaster we often have to work with images – and while many of the functions required of us aren’t as in-depth as what a graphic designer has to do – there’s plenty of annoying and tedious graphic tasks we must deal with also. With that in-mind I wanted to introduce two of the […]
2 Simple, Useful & Free Webmaster Programs
I haven’t really added much new listings to our free webmaster resources directory lately – so today I wanted to bring you 2 amazingly useful and free programs. PDFFill as a free alternative to Adobe Acrobat Pro, depending on the functions you need; and Rankaware which essentially brings our online SEO Panel to your desktop allowing […]
Making Use of The Free Yext Powerlistings Report
[frame align=”left”][/frame] Every day, millions of potential customers search for businesses on hundreds of different online sites – from Google and Yahoo Maps, to Yelp, JJList, MerchantCircle and LinkedIn. At least one of these sites displays the wrong business name, phone number, or address for approximately 68% of established businesses. Obviously if a business’s information is […]
Understanding the Importance of Referrer Logs
Referrer logging may not be a term you hear very often – however it is absolutely crucial to the success of your website and your marketing campaigns. See referrer logs are used to allow web servers and websites to identify where people are visiting them from – either for promotional or security purposes. They allow […]
Volusion Launches New eCommerce Features
[frame align=”right”][/frame]Volusion has always been great at making sure their merchants have everything they need to make the most of any holiday season. This time around is no different as they launch a series of enhanced selling features to further help drive a merchant’s success online. Their newest product enhancements simplify the ecommerce experience, empowering merchants […]
Get Your Free Dun & Bradstreet Credit Report
[frame align=”left”][/frame]I mentioned a while ago the importance of having your business registered with Dun & Bradstreet, and if you never read that article – you really should. Once you’re done, head on over to CreditSignal and get your totally free D&B business credit report. Find out exactly what’s listed about your business. Your business credit […]