Miscellaneous Free Webmaster Resources
In this category, you'll find a selection of miscellaneous Webmaster resources that are available on the Net. If you happen to stumble across an outdated link, we'd very much appreciate it if you could report it
ZeroWeb.org
This well-designed and clean looking Web site offers a great mixture of free graphics and Webmaster services. They provide free Web site templates, graphics and also clipart images, including buttons, banners, backgrounds, dividers and free icons. ZeroWeb also provides a number of Webmaster services, such as a free URL redirection service, feedback form generator and guestbook service.
Response-O-Matic
Response-O-Matic "free" edition lets you create online feedback forms quickly and easily (and you needn't have any HTML knowledge whatsoever). In around 8 minutes, you'll have a fully functioning contact form that you can cut and paste into your Web site. Submissions are e-mailed to you every time a visitor submits a form, and they can also be customised with your own message, check boxes and radio buttons.
> Response-O-Matic has a built-in spam blocker that helps to prevent form-based spam from entering your inbox.
> You may ask your visitors as many questions as you like in whatever style you like. Once set up, your form will handle an unlimited number of submissions.
> Once a visitor has submitted a form they can be forwarded to a Web page of your choice (i.e. a "thank you" page). The "free" package displays an advert each time your form is submitted, but this can be removed by upgrading to a commercial one.
123ContactForm
The "free" package at 123ContactForm allows webmasters to set up fully functional feedback forms with ease. Better still, anti-spam protection is built-in as standard. Please note: the free version contains a small "Powered by 123ContactForm" link beneath each form, but this can be removed by upgrading. Other perks of the service include: unlimited messages, customer "thank you" pages, HTML templates, a form creation wizard, fully customisable forms, and more.
Feedzilla
If you run your own Web site, try this free widget to add scrolling news feeds to your pages. It'll keep your visitors coming back for the latest updates! You are able to hand-pick which type of content the widget delivers, from world news and business to music and sports coverage. A small "Feedzilla.com" link is added to the bottom of each feed, since this is a free service.
ShareThis
A great freebie widget for Webmasters. By using the "ShareThis" button, visitors will be able to quickly share your link with a variety of social and bookmarking sites. A number of ShareThis widget designs are available to entice users to click, and you needn't be a technical genius to implement them either!
SkinPress Free Wordpress Themes
A fine selection of themes for users of the popular blogging platform, Wordpress. SkinPress has dozens of high quality themes that are sure to give your blog that professional edge. Commercial themes are also available.
Uptime Dog
A straight-forward (and free) Web site monitoring service that aims to check your site every 2 minutes for possible downtime. In order to use the service, you are required to provide a link back to their site.
sIFR Font Maker
This free tool from CoffeeCup allows Web designers to convert font files to Flash format within seconds. This used to be quite a tricky process for the uninitiated, but thankfully it's now rather painless. The benefits of using sIFR is that everyone, regardless of the types of fonts on their system, will be able to view the text as intended.
Montastic
"The free website monitoring service that doesn't suck", or at least that's the claim! Thankfully Montastic does exactly what it says on the tin. Register and you'll receive an e-mail when your site goes down and another courtesy e-mail when it's up and running again. You can even add a little logo to your site if you find the service particularly useful.
Browsershots
If you are a Web designer, ensuring your site loads correctly in the popular browsers is crucial. Browsershots displays screenshots of your pages in numerous browser versions, including IE5, IE6, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Konqueror, Chrome, and also lesser-known applications (and even those based on Linux and Apple Mac).
Wix.com
A simple, free and surprisingly effective Flash site builder. If you're a fan of Flash-based sites and wish to establish a quick Web presence, whether that be for personal or business use, be sure to try Wix (over 700,000 users can't be wrong!). Their drag and drop editor requires no technical expertise and you can select from hundreds of ready made templates, or create one from scratch.
LiveZilla
Have you ever wanted to add a live chat support service to your site? LiveZilla is not only free - it's freeware, meaning there are no restrictions on the free version. Numerous features are offered here, some of which include: real-time visitor monitoring, offline messages, ratings/feedback form, webcam support, security filter, customisation and branding, and more.
pForm Free HTML Form Builder
This free and simplistic form builder service allows you to create an online HTML form within minutes, whether that's to process e-mails or gather opinion from visitors. pForm includes three easy stages: select your form colour scheme (25 to choose from), design/customise your form with fields, buttons and drop down boxes, and then download the HTML ready to paste into your Web site.
Conduit
Have you ever wanted to offer your own browser toolbar to your Web site visitors? Conduit provides a simple and free method to create a customised toolbar with various features, including: RSS feeds, radio player, alerts, various gadgets, temperature, and even company logo. XML feeds can be used to integrate the bar with a database (their API is able to assist with advanced features such as this).
> No advertisements appear on the toolbar. Instead, the service is funded by the integrated search box: "Conduit earns revenue by monetizing the search box on the community toolbar. This revenue funds our operation and lets us provide an excellent service with no setup or maintenance fees."
Pollverize
Polls are a great method to gauge opinion and if you would like to implement one for free on your own site, check out Pollverize, a service that provides easy-to-use polls in an instant. Simply register for your account, create a question and then add the answers. You can create multiple polls and track the number of responses. They add a small "get a free poll at polverize" tag to each poll.