Jan
5
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ZBiddy.com is a Scam- Very Unscrupulous, Misleading

Author Debbie    Category Featured, Top Websites     Tags , , , ,

By now, most of us know that when something says it’s free, it is very likely not true. Lately, there has been an influx of so-called penny auctions. Some are legitimate sites, but many are tapping into this new wave, and taking advantage of unsuspecting customers. ZBiddy.com is one of those unscrupulous sites. read more

Jul
14
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Ad-Free WordPress Hosting with FTP Access

Author Debbie    Category Featured     Tags , , , , ,

Want to start a blog or website, but not sure what your choices are? Or, have you tried the free, big-name WordPress sites, and want to look more professional, with a domain name and no ads? Then you’ve come to the right place. Here at DirectSite.net, we host dozens of WordPress blogs and HTML websites. We are not the biggest company out there, but we offer one-on-one service, and you can call any time during the day (8-4 CST), and speak to a real person. read more

Jan
27
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Mini Sites: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Author Debbie    Category Featured, Top Websites     Tags , , , , , , , , , , ,


How many times have we heard that content is king? And yet, thousands of people still use mini sites. I’m not knocking it. Mini sites can and do make money. And isn’t money the reason why we are here? But mini sites these days are (sometimes) automatically considered spam factories. Of course, it depends on the product, the company, or the sellers reputation (or at least your perception of it). read more

Dec
11
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Small Business Trends, Branding and Competing with the Big Boys

Author Debbie    Category Featured, Top Websites     Tags , , , , , , , , , ,

If you own a small business, or a website (which basically is a small business- unless you’re big already), thanks to Google, Bing and others you can compete with the big names online. You won’t build Rome in a day, but with patience and persistence, you can be right up there with them in the search results if you keep educating yourself, and adjust accordingly. read more

Dec
5
1

Top Ten Best Free Anti-Virus Programs

Author Debbie    Category Featured, Free Software     Tags , , , , , , , , , , ,


There are some excellent free anti-virus programs out there. If you are an average user, there is no need to buy one. Unfortunately, there are a lot of scammers in this market. So it pays to do some research before you download any one of them. We did that for you. I asked six computer techs their opinions, and added my own. So you will get an educated review of these products. read more

Dec
5
1

Best Free Photo Editing Software: Gimp Image Manipulator

Author Skaggmo    Category Free Software, Free Web Content, Webmaster Tools     Tags , , , , , , , ,

I’ve tried just about every free image editing software out there. Not one of them filled the bill for my needs, until I found Gimp. This is the only freeware I know of that can work with PNG images, and gif’s, delete layers, add layers, create and edit transparent backgrounds, save as any file type, including ico (which is important for making favicon’s). read more

Nov
11
1

Killer Free Flash Components to Pimp your Page

Author Debbie    Category Featured, Free Web Content, Webmaster Tools     Tags , , , , , , , , , , ,

This has to be one of the coolest flash gadgets I’ve seen in a long time. I love technology. It never ceases to amaze me. Flash, although not SEO friendly, is a very cool way to pimp out your site, if used in a sparing way. I made a couple of flash banners at this site. They also offers some excellent tutorials on how to install their flash stuff on WordPress, Joomla, and more. read more

Nov
5
2

Top Ten Websites for Free Webmaster Tools

Author Debbie    Category Featured, Top Websites, Uncategorized, Webmaster Tools     Tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

On August 5th, 2010, I took a long, hard look at the top websites for free webmaster tools. I used to have all the best ones bookmarked, but for some reason, a lot of those websites either went away, or started selling their tools. These days, SEO is vital to survival, and all of these free webmaster tools are priceless (pun intended). read more

Nov
5
0

Top Ten Websites in the World

Author Debbie    Category Featured, Top Websites     Tags , , , ,

As a webmaster, I often dream about making it big one day. I took a long, hard look at the top ten websites in the world, and wondered, could I come up with an idea like one of these? The answer, of course, is yes! Every one of these top ten websites is basically a simple idea. Of course, any one of us could make it to the top ten with a little luck. I think that’s an exciting notion, don’t you? read more

Nov
5
0

Top Music Websites for 2010

Author Debbie    Category Top Websites     Tags , , , , , , , , ,

I love music- especially free music! It’s too bad all the top ten music websites don’t give their music away for free. Some sites do though, if you know where to look. As we considered the top ten music websites, we realized that everyone is different. read more

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