Browsing all articles from November, 2010
Nov
11

Killer Free Flash Components to Pimp your Page

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

Top Ten Websites for Free Webmaster Tools

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

Top Ten Websites in the World

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

Top Music Websites for 2010

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

Nov
5

Free Short URL Redirect Tool

Here is a free URL shortening tool- a Javascript URL shortening script. If you are stuck with a super-long, hard to remember URL, try this tool. You will get a small URL something like this- http://directsite.net/my/64. If you are an affiliate who gets stuck trying to look legitimate when your url is hlqkdjhf-qoiuhfb-qku_wgfkqjhd, we understand.

Make a quick new short url. It’s almost like getting a free domain name. No need to give out your email or sign up for a stupid newsletter. Just copy and paste your long url into the box and poof. read more

Nov
5

Welcome to DirectSite.net!

This is the first post- woo-hoo! Directsite.net has been online since 2000, and after much cajoling we finally installed a blog.

Our goal is to review the top websites in the US and the world. Through this knowledge maybe we can learn to be one of them too. Here, we will also supply links to all things a webmaster needs, like web templates, tutorials, free web content and more. read more