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2009-08-02T18:52:00.000-07:00

1001FreeFonts
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- Archive: Over 6000
1001fonts
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- Latest Fonts, Top Rated, Most Popular
FontFreak
- Platform: PC, Mac
- Archive:Over 5000
- Latest Fonts

Acid Fonts
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Font Reactor
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FontFace
- Platform: PC, Mac
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SketchPad
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Fontica
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Font Garden
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Urban Fonts
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- Archive:Over 8000
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99 sitios Web que deberias tener en tus favoritos

2009-08-02T18:35:00.000-07:00

Doteasy Web Hosting

Free, bannerless web hosting…’nuff said. The only complaint I have is that reliability is not up to par with the paid hosts, but then again, what do you expect — IT’S FREE! While I wouldn’t use it to host my main site, it’s great for testing mini sites and new products.

Link Counter

LinkCounter is a free service that tracks clicks on any link you want to track, from inside, outside, or within your site itself. It’s a great way to track affiliate programs and link exchanges, or to create referring links for sites you trade traffic with. They provide you with an unbiased report that you can use to keep track of your outgoing and incoming hits.

Security Metrics

Worried about your own site’s security? Afraid you might be vulnerable to hackers? Don’t wonder — find out! Security Metrics will give your computer a “FREE Port Scan” where it will test for the 20 most common TCP/IP ports that are often vulnerable. If you’re like me, the results will surprise you.

S.C.O.R.E

S.C.O.R.E stands for the Service Corps of Retired Executives, and they pride themselves on being the Counselors to Americas Small Business. In effect, S.C.O.R.E. is a non-profit group that offers FREE counseling to anyone who has, or is thinking about starting, a small business. I’ve utilized their trained counselors on numerous occasions, and have been grateful every time.

Spyonit

Spyonit has dozens of FREE spy tools that allow you to keep tabs on all the sites and auctions that matter most to you. (Including your competition’s.) There’s too much there to describe it all, so go to the site now to check it out. They’re also adding new “spies” fairly frequently, so check back often. Who knows what they’ll come up with next?

TracerLock

TracerLock is another “spy” type tool that monitors search engines, UseNet groups, and personal ads for whatever word or phrase you tell it to. It’s great for keeping tabs on the competition, and seeing what others are saying about you or your business. They have both a FREE and a paid service, so check it out.

ScumWare

If you’ve been keeping up with software or e-biz news, then you’ve no doubt heard of the controversy surrounding traffic stealing software such as Top Text and Surf+. This site is dedicated to eradicating the world of such thieves. It will tell you if your computer is currently “infected”, and give you some lines of code that will disable the traffic thieves when they “invade” your site.

Trafficoloy

This is easily my new favorite newsletter. Trafficology’s creator, Wayne Yeager, gives away literally THOUSANDS of dollars each month for new and creative traffic generating ideas. He then turns around and gives these ideas to his subscribers for FREE. I’ve been receiving the newsletter for a few months now, and I have yet to be disappointed. While some of the ideas are WAY too crazy for me to EVER try, the newsletter is *always* entertaining, and often useful.

Onebox

Onebox is an incredibly low-cost service (I believe I pay around $10 a month for it) that provides you with an email address, a fax number, and voice mailbox — all in one place! If you’re just starting out and you need a phone service, but don’t want to pay hefty charges to your local phone company, this could be an ideal solution.

FreeAutoBot

If you’ve been holding off on purchasing an autoresponder service because you’re not willing to pay a monthly fee, you should consider taking a look at FreeAutoBot. Not only are they FREE, but they also don’t place *any* ads in your messages and they allow an UNLIMITED amount of messages AND subscribers.

EDITOR’S NOTE: I used this service in the early days of my business, but later upgraded to a paid one for the increased options and support. Here’s my final word on these free autoresponder services: If you simply cannot afford to spend $10 or $15 a month for a paid service, then a free one such as FreeAutoBot will work. However, your list is the most important aspect of your business, so as soon as you can afford to switch to a paid service with a little more accountability, I would make the change.And if you are in the market for a low cost, *advanced* autoresponder service, I’d check out AutorespondIt. Here’s the URL: http://www.AutorespondIt.com

Web Site Garage

I was timid to include this site as a SiteSighting, for fear that it was already too well known. The more I thought about it, however, the more I realized that this site is just too valuable to not feature it in this newsletter. I feel that strongly about it.

Web Site Garage provides services for maintaining and improving your website. It has a Free Tune Up feature, which checks your site for things like browser compatibility, load time, meta tags, and more. The tune up is free, so if you have a site, it’s well worth your time to give this one a look.

PopUpMaster

When the owner of this site, who is also a member of the SiteSightings community, submitted it as a SiteSighting, I knew right away that it would makeit into the newsletter. Popup creators are a dime a dozen on the web, but this one is the best I’ve seen by far.

It allows you to create all kinds of pop-ups, from standard ones, to exit-pops, and even pop-ups that use cookies so they only pop-up once per session. You just type in your specifications and click submit, and PopUpMaster does the rest. Best of all you can use it over and over again and never pay a thing. I even used it to create the pop-ups on my own site! Trust me, this one’s a winner. Check it out.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This tool was completely free when I first ran the site in my newsletter, but since then the site’s owner, Steve Shaw, has totally repackaged and improved the software and has started charging for it. While it’s no longer the free resource that it once was, I still feel that the product is well worth the price.For software that really puts a *spin* on pop-up marketing, be sure to check out my own product, Pop-Up Rotator. Here’s the link: http://www.PopUpRotator.com

Translating the Internet

If you do a lot of business with people from other countries, or if you just have friends that speak another language, T-Mail could be just the thing for you.

They give you a FREE email account and it translates your incoming foreign language email into English. It also allows you to surf the web in foreign countries in English.

I realize this won’t apply to everybody, but for those of you who do a lot of business outside of your native land, it could very well be a Godsend.

Free Email Directory

Want your business to go international? This is the best place I’ve found to get email addresses around the world. Think globally, appear local. It has a few pop-ups, but hey, somebody has to pay the bills.

Yale’s Web Style Guide

This is the definitive web style guide covering everything that has to do with site and page design. If you’re new, this site can be a great place to learn the basics. And if you’re an experienced designer, this site is a great place to review the basics and polish your skills.

Self Promotion.com

The World Wide Web is littered with sites that want to tell you the best way to get your site listed in the major search engines. Search engine auto-submitters are also a dime a dozen, so it may surprise you to know that that’s exactly what this site is all about.

The thing that sets this site apart, however, is this sentence (which can be found on the site’s homepage): “If you feel the site is useful, then pay me what YOU think the advice and service is worth!”

That’s right! The site owner actually offers access to his research, services, and programs for FREE! You only pay him what you think it’s worth. A deal like that is certainly worth a look, wouldn’t you agree?

World Submit Pro

Here’s another useful site for you webmasters out there. World Submit Pro offers many useful services for free, with the hopes that you’ll upgrade to their paid services at a later date.

They currently offer FREE versions of their Webstats program (which is basically an advanced counter), a Mailing List program and a Web Polls program that’s great for researching new product ideas.

These are some of the most robust free trials I’ve ever seen for products such as these. If you’re currently paying for any of these services, you could save some money by checking them out.

Coach Maria’s Article Bank

While I can’t speak for Maria’s consulting abilities (I’ve just never met her or heard anything about her), I can say that this is one of the best compilations I’ve seen of places to submit NEW articles. Some business owners have achieved maximum exposure by utilizing these free article submission sites. Hey it’s worth a shot right?

QWK.MON

QWK.MON will monitor your site’s server to make sure that they don’t have too many downtimes. The fact of the matter is that server downtimes cost websites a LOT of money. Don’t let your e-business be one of these. Let QWK.MON keep tabs on your server when you can’t.

(Just so you know, the first URL you have them monitor is free, but it’ll cost you if you want more sites monitored.)

Cheap Domains and $8.88 Domains

Domain name registrars are everywhere on the net, but this site has some of the lowest prices that I’ve ever seen. Just imagine, less than $10 for a little piece of Internet real estate…amazing! It makes Register.com and Network Solutions look like a couple of highway robbers. :-)

I for one have already purchased dozens of domains through from both of these registrars.

ScamBusters

The submitter of this SiteSighting claims that it’s the #1 site on Internet fraud. Well after visiting the ScamBusters site and signing up for their newsletter,

I’m inclined to agree.

I think my favorite part of the site is the Urban Legends section. If you’ve ever received an email about anti-perspirant causing cancer or some kid who needs a kidney transplant, (which I think all of us have) then I’m sure you’ll appreciate it as well.

Seed Capital Network

The Seed Capital Network is a great place for businesses trying to raise start up money. With a database of over 1,500 private investors, the owners of this site boast that they have an 80-90% investor response rate.

If your business has all the money that it will ever need, then this site is not for you. If you’re trying to locate a few investors, however, it could just possibly be the most useful site in this report. And hey, it’s free, so what do you have to lose?

123 Dreamweaver Tutorial

This one is for all you current or prospective Dreamweaver users out there. (For those of you who don’t know, Dreamweaver is one of the best WYSIWYG HTML editors on the market. I’ve used it for years and love it.)

Don’t let the name fool you – this is not your normal web design tutorial site. Instead of text-based tutorials, this site offers actual video tutorials for FREE. Watch as a profession web designer builds a site from the ground up right before your eyes. I have no idea how they can afford to give this stuff away, but be sure you take them up on it while they still do.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This tool was completely free when I first ran the site in my newsletter, but since then the site’s owner has started charging for it. The good thing about it, however, is that he does still allow you to view some videos free of charge and so you can decide if it’s worth it to you to pay for it.

Pay Per Click Analysts

Pay per clicks are a great way to bring targeted traffic to your site, because you only pay when someone actually visits your site. It’s a great idea, but now it’s been copied so many times that it’s impossible to keep up with which ones are worth getting listed in, and which ones you should avoid.

That’s what makes Pay Per Click Analyst such a useful site. They keep tabs on all the new PPCs and tell you which ones are the best. If you’re serious about marketing your online business, then this is one website that you need to have bookmarked.

Speed Color

SpeedColor.com is a whole new way to order commercial printing. With this site, you can get anything from business cards to books printed quickly and easily.

They offer instant online pricing, file transfers, proofs and more, all done over the web. This makes them extremely fast and easy. If you need anything printed, Speed Color is a great option.

Free Web Tools, Web Builder 101, and The Free Site

These sites are so closely related that I decided to just include them together as one SiteSighting. Each one of them offers free tools for webmasters and online business owners, so between the three you should be able to find something immediately useful to your business.

Setup Generator

It seems like creating your own software product is the new hip thing to do, so I decided to include a SiteSighting that would directly benefit all you Bill Gates’ out there.

Basically, Setup Generator is a simple freeware installer, designed to help you quickly and easily create installation setup files for your products. Not only does it make the installation process easier on your customers, it also adds a touch of professionalism to your product. Who wouldn’t want that?

Hosted Scripts.com

This site provides a lot of great cgi scripts for webmasters free of charge. And the best part is that they host them on their own servers so you don’t have to know how to install cgi or even have it enabled on your server. The only downside is that they place ads on the pages that they host for you, but hey, they have to earn a living somehow. :-)

CJB.net

If you’re using a long affiliate URL in your promotions, or have an email account that you’d like to get forwarded to your main one, then CJB.net may have just what you need.

They offer free sub-domains, as well as URL and email forwarding, which makes it more than worthy enough to hold a space in my favorites bar. The only downside is that you have the cjb.net ending on your URL, but it’s still shorter than some of the affiliate links out there.

FreeMarketingVideos.com

Every week this site puts up a new video that covers some aspect of web marketing. So far they’ve covered how to make and ebook, how to setup autoresponders, and how to make digital product covers for your products. And when you consider it’s all free, it’s definitely worth a bookmark in my book.

Who-Not How Review

If you’re sick of review sites that are really just people trying to sell their latest affiliate product, then Gordon Sears’ Who-Not How site and “Guru Review” newsletter will be a breath of fresh air.

Gordon isn’t afraid to go after even the “big-boys” on the Internet (which he admits has got him into trouble before), but it certainly adds to his credibility in my book. I’d be sure to take a look at his site before you buy your next product.

Publicity Insider

Even though this site sells a product, it still has a whole lot of free info on how to get quality PR for your business. And as a person who recently benefited from an online news article, I can tell you that it’s quite possibly the best form of advertising you’ll ever see.

GoToMyPC.com

I just have to say that I love this service. It’s not free, but it sure is convenient! Imagine being able to access your home computer from any other computer with an internet connection. You can travel with confidence and know that if worse comes to worse, you’ll always be able to get that file you forgot, or send that email that just can’t wait. It’s great!

Best Affiliate Tracking Software.com

If you plan on starting your own affiliate program, I would make it a point to visit this site first. They’ll help you choose the software or service that’s right for you, and give you some useful tips along the way.

ePrompter

ePrompter will check up to 16 of your password protected email accounts automatically as well as reply to, compose and even forward messages. Depending how many accounts you have, and how often you check them, this little tool could easily save you hours a day.

MySiteStinks.com

It’s not cheap, but if your site isn’t pulling the kind of results that you’d like, this site may be able to tell you why. Check it out for yourself and find out if your site STINKS!

Side Note: They also have a tool to tell your friends that their sites stink. I wouldn’t be mean with it, but it could be a good joke if your friend has a sense of humor.

Vista Print

A lot of people already know about this site, but it’s certainly worth mentioning again, just in case. I don’t know how they can afford to do it, but Vista Print will give you 250 free, color business cards.

You’ll have to pay for the shipping, but the quality is superb, and you really can’t beat the price. If you haven’t been to this site, be sure to check it out right away.

Click Tracker

This web site offers a free link and click tracking services, and even the pro version is ridiculously cheap. I especially like the fact that their software allows you to have your own domain in tracking URLs instead of the link tracker’s URL.

Safe Internet Business Solutions

Scams are everywhere on the internet, but this site provides a haven from bad business practices.

Their mission is to provide safe Internet business solutions that offer high quality, free or low cost products, services and information; all backed by excellent customer service and a money back guarantee.

Their services include copywriting, web design, website analysis, domain and web hosting solutions. If you’re in the need of any of these services, I would make a point of checking them out first.

PageSucker.com

This product will “suck” an entire webpage on to your hard drive so you can read it off-line. It’s great for people who use dial-up connections, and best of all it’s totally free.

StatsFly

Here’s an easy, copy and paste script that will give you more web site stats than you will ever be able to use. It’s free if you don’t mind the whole world being able to see your stats. Or you can pay $10 a month and have your stats page protected.

RefDesk.com

The submitter of this site said, “Think of something you want to know. It’s there!” And you know what…he was right. :-) This site will help you find anything from people, to your local weather, to just about any other random fact that you could find the answer to anywhere else. Check it out if you need to do some product research.

FILExt

How many times have you downloaded something only to have your computer tell you that it didn’t recognize the file type? You then try to open it using the “Open As” feature, but even you don’t know what the file extension stands for. That’s where a site like FILExt comes in hand. FILExt has just about every software extension listed so you can easily do a search on your “mystery file”.

Hostica

I admit that I didn’t have time to check this site out, but the submitter claims that they’ll give you a domain free of charge without forcing an ad or banner on the site. They’re site also offers web hosting at $0.25 a month, but like I said I haven’t tested them. With prices like those, however, it may be worth checking out if you’re on a shoestring budget.

MailWasher

The submitter of this SiteSighting claims that it has made his life better again by allowing him to manage all the spam. I haven’t personally tested it out, but since it’s free I’d say it’s worth giving it a shot it you’re like me and you receive a lot of spam.

TurboNotes

I’ve previewed free list hosts that are also ad free in this report before (see #10), but this one seems to have more features than anything else I’ve come across. I also like the fact that you can upgrade to a Pro account for only $47 a year and get even more features. If you’re in the market for a list hosting solution, I’d give them look.

But if you’re in the market for a truly low cost, *advanced* autoresponder service, I’d check out AutorespondIt.

Ezine Ad Auction

Ezine advertising is one of the cheapest and quickest ways to get the word out about a product or service. This site allows you to bid for ultra-cheap ad rates in a wide assortment of newsletters. If you’re serious about marketing online, then this site is one that you need to have bookmarked.

Site Viewer

Sites created for one browser type can very often look horrible when viewed through other browsers. This site allows you to avoid such embarrassment by “viewing your own site as your visitors do.” I’d make it a point of testing out your website using this tool before launching any new sites.

WebAssist

Give your ecommerce site PayPal functionality without having to touch a line of code. PayPal is one of the most popular payment processors online so by including them as a method of payment could very well increase your sales in and of itself.

Keyword Wizard

There are a lot of sites out there that help you choose keywords for your site, but the thing I love about this one is that the program is downloadable. That means you don’t have to get online or leave your site every time you want to do a little keyword research.

Query Server News Search

When I saw that this SiteSighting had been submitted by my friend Phil Wiley of http://www.ozemedia.com/, I knew it had to be good…

And boy was I right! Query Server News Search is a meta search engine that queries the following sources: ABC News, BBC News, CNN, The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and USA Today. Results are sorted by date and then score, and are optionally clustered by content.

If you’re looking for specific news, this is the place to find it. They also have specific searches for health, money and government issues.

Boogie Jack

BoogieJack has a lot of terrific information. One amazing little program is called Background Magic. This awesome little tool will create your buttons, borders, background – even skins and screen savers. There is a free version and a PRO version. Works like a charm.

Fresh Devices

Here’s another site with some nifty utilities for you PC users out there. (Sorry Mac users.) They offer free utilities that help you optimize and diagnose your own system. If your computer seems to be getting slower over time, their products may be worth trying.

Courses U Seek.com

Courses U Seek.com is the one of the first educational website to offer affordable courses by email. Courses are offered on a variety of subjects including â€“ Online Marketing, eBook Writing, Web Design etc. All of the courses are under $10, and some are totally free. It’s worth checking out, because as all 4th grade teachers tell us, “Knowledge is power!” :-)

People Building People

Even though this SiteSighting is not free, I couldn’t help but include it in here because I think it is truly one of the most valuable resources on the Internet. Rick Beneteau, the site’s founder, is an online legend in his own time – and for good reason.

I am a member of PBP and an affiliate, but I am NOT including my affiliate link so that you know my recommendation is sincere and not motivated by an affiliate commission.

eFax

This is a great service, especially for companies based outside of the USA who want a US based phone number. It is free and allows people to either leave a short message or to fax you. Messages and faxes are delivered right to your email box. Easy!

c2it

Here’s a great alternative to PayPal if you need to send money to someone (even overseas). Best of all it’s FDIC insured and they have 24 hour, live customer support.

404 Research Lab

For those of you who don’t know, file 404 errors occur when you try to go to a webpage that no longer exists in a particular location. This is a fun site that shows you the do’s and don’ts of creating 404 pages, and how you can even profit from them. Most of all it’s fun!

Free Advice.com and Legal Zoom

Both of these sites are legal in nature so I decided to group them together. Free Advice.com is just what it sounds like it would be , and Legal Zoom has some of the cheapest legal rates I’ve seen. If you plan to setup an LLC or incorporate your business at some point, I would check them out. They also offer excellent rates on patent and copyright applications.

Cool Archive’s Logo Generator

If you’re just starting out and you need a nice looking logo, this could be a great solution for you. Granted, it’s no where near as nice as a professional’s work, but what do you expect…it’s free!

RoboForm

If you’re familiar with Gator then you already know how this little tool works. Basically, RoboForm helps you fill in website forms and can store your usernames and passwords. The great thing about RoboForm over Gator, however, is that RoboForm does not place any annoying ads on your system…a nice feature in the constant battle against scumware.

HelpOnThe.Net

Totally free tech support for all your computer related questions. Heck, how can you top that? :-)

Bookmarklets

Their website says it best:

“A bookmarklet is a cross between a bookmark and a JavaScript applet. Bookmarklets can be saved and used in the same way you use normal bookmarks. While you’re on a web page, you can use them to perform certain functions, from highlighting content converting numbers (like currencies and measurements), search in advanced ways and much more. You do not have to download or install software to use them. For example, I use a word count bookmarklet to quickly count the number of words on a web page since my copywriting fees are based on the length of a page.”

As you can see, it’s a pretty nifty little tool so check it out!

Ad-Aware 5

This free software finds the scumware that weasels its way onto your computer and helps you get rid of it. It’s a great tool if you keep getting random pop-ups and you don’t know where they’re coming from.

Note: If you’re not familiar with scumware, there’s a website that’s solely dedicated to this menace. Here’s the link –> http://www.scumware.com

Deleted Domains

DeletedDomains.com is the ultimate tool for uncovering both “on hold/expiring” domains and “deleted” domains. Unlike other services that simply offer a list that is updated once or twice a week, Deleted Domains updates their database at least once each day, meaning it is the most up-to-date service of its kind.

Best of all it’s free!

A Note from Ryan: I have personally used this site to locate many top quality domains, the latest of which was DrivingTraffic.com. This one domain was appraised by GreatDomains.com at $7000-$9000. Not too shabby when you consider it only cost me $9.95. Now I just need to figure out what I’m going to do with it. :-)

Email Education Center

Access to articles, how-tos and whitepapers on everything email marketing – best practices, privacy issues, acquisition strategies, etc.

This site also offers free online Webinars and “Ask the Expert” segments. Don’t you just love quality, free information?

Jan’s Freeware Collection

This is one of the best freeware sites on the net. Some of their new products include a free ebook creator and pdf generator.

So You Wanna.com

Learn how to do everything from write a business plan, to run a marathon, to mix a great drink. Some of the entries are a little bizarre, but the Money and Technology parts are “must sees” for any small business owner. (And if nothing else it’s good for a laugh.) :-)

TinyURL

This is a great site that allows you to change your long URLs into shorter ones. It’s a Godsend for people who use free webspace providers, as well as affiliates.
The service is free, but donations are appreciated.

Any Browser

AnyBrowser offers every tool you’ll need to make your site viewable, as the name suggests, in any browser. It’s a great site for people who design their own websites, but even if you had a “professional” design your site for you, I’d suggest checking their work against this site.

ROI Calculator

Marketing Today’s ROI calculator is an easy-to-use little device that allows you to accurately estimate what kind of return on investment you can expect from your upcoming direct mail or e-mail campaigns and promotions. The ROI calculator is a simple tool that acts as an excellent reality check when you’re determining your marketing costs.

Top Marketing Forums: Warrior Forum & Entrepreneurial Success Forum

Between the Warrior Forum and Tony Blake’s Entrepreneurial Success Forum, you should be able to get just about any question regarding internet marketing answered. These forums are “must have” resources and should be in any online marketers “Favorites” list (or Bookmarks for you ‘Netscapers’ out there). :-)

Dynamic Drive

This site has lots of cool javascripts…just make sure you don’t overdo it because a million scripts on one page can get really annoying.

Digital Page Author

Here’s an alternative to both PDF and HTML compilers that may excite you ebook authors out there. The Digital Page Author format emulates the experience of reading a real book by letting your customers flip through the pages at the click of a mouse. I haven’t tested the software myself, but they have an example ebook on their site and it looks pretty slick. Check it out and let me know what you think.

BotSpot

This site has tons of bots to help you do everything from finding a news article to spying on your competition. Even if you don’t use it for “business purposes” it’s still just a lot of fun.

Site Level

SiteLevel can set you up with effective, free search tools for your web site. If your site is more than a couple of pages and doesn’t have a good internal search tool, you’re probably losing many a frustrated visitor. Best of all, the free version should be enough for most small business owners.

Make Your Own Business (From TalkBiz News)

Paul Myers, of TalkBiz News, really has a beauty here. It’s a free service that generates a personalized, step-by-step tutorial for how to start a business online. Just fill in the blanks, and his system will crank out a tutorial, customized to your own skills and goals. I’ve never seen anything like it, and best of all it’s free. Give it a shot!

SWiSH

Swish is software that allows you to create great Flash presentations without even learning (or buying) Macromedia Flash. But do me (and your visitors) a favor…don’t go overboard with your new talent. :-)

Paid Search Engine Tools

The Keyword Bid Optimizer (KBO) at Paid Search Engine Tools helps you keep tabs on all your pay per click bids. They even let you try it out for free. If you use PPC services like Overture and FindWhat, you should be using a service like this.

Archive.org

This is one of the coolest sites I’ve ever seen.

The Wayback Machine at Archive.org allows you to view old versions of your favorite websites. This can be especially useful if you want to see what changes your competitors have made over the last few months or even years. Who knows, it may give you some ideas for things that you might need to change on your own website.

Answer Tool

This handy little tool can save you hours worth of work by no longer having to type in the same answers to emails over and over again. If you’re spending too much time answering emails, this tool could be a godsend. They even let you try it free for the first 30 days.

ChangeDetection

This site tells your visitors about changes to your website every time something is updated. It’s great for archives and membership sites, and best of all, it’s completely free!

Yahoo! Expired Domain Finder

The Free Yahoo Domain Finder will help you find expired domains that are still listed in the Yahoo! directories. These can be instant sources of traffic if you find one that meshes with your business.

The eMasters Courses

The owner of this site is giving away a free eCourse every month. It can be a great way to get good content for your site, the only problem I saw is that the reports are only offered in .exe, so Mac people are pretty much left out in the cold. Still, it’s free and you can always just copy and paste the parts you like.

ixquick

It works the same as other SEs, but adds an extra twist. ixquick also tells you how many other search engines the sites you find are listed in. It’s a great tool
use when researching new product ideas and scoping out the competition.

TrafficRanking.com

Here’s a free site where you can see how your site ranks in popularity, number of links, and overall visitors. My suggestion: check out your competitors’ sites as well and make sure you’re at the top.

TheTrafficSystem.com’s “The Online Free Alley”

You can find free reports with reprint rights all over the Internet, but never before have I seen so many in one place. You can literally spend hours on this site digging through original reports and articles. This is one of those sites that I look at and think, “This person could charge a fortune for this kind of information.” The good news is – they aren’t. :-)

URL in One

The owner of this site claims that you’ll love their service so much, you’ll want to make it your homepage. And you know what, I actually agree!

The URL in One concept is a little too complex to cover completely, but here’s what the site’s owner had to say about it…

“For anyone who ever opens more than one browser window at a time, URLinOne gives you control and power. You can auto-open or manually open a site or sites, organize them into groups, and reuse open browser windows. This is a new and powerful way to manage and access your favorite, frequently visited sites. Best of all, there’s no software to install, and it’s free.”

emailStripper

emailStripper is a free program for cleaning the “>” and other formatting characters out of your emails. It can also restore “forwarded” or “replied” emails back to their original state so they’re easier to read.

Keyword Miner

Keyword Miner is a free software tool that helps you find the perfect set of keywords for your web pages, while also measuring your success by comparing your traffic with that of your competitors.

Best of all it’s completely free – no nag screens, no advertisements – you don’t even have to register it!

SnipURL

If you’re familiar with TinyURL.com, then you already know what this site does. Basically, it allows you to “snip” your long URL’s (such as affiliate links) into much shorter ones. It’s a pretty slick little resource for all you affiliate marketers out there.

FreeSticky

Free content sites are all over the Internet, but this one has to be one of the best. It doesn’t matter what your website’s topic is, chances are you’ll find something here that will add value to it.

Stickies 4.0

If you’re like me, your monitor is covered with sticky notes. Some of them are to-do lists, others are ideas, but in the end they just make your desk area look cluttered. Well here’s a handy piece of software that will help you cut down on the clutter. Oh yeah, and did I mention it’s free. :-)

GotLogos

Do you need a logo for your product or business but don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars in the process? If so, then this site is definitely worth adding to your “Favorites” list. I’ll admit that I’ve never personally used their services, but at $25 for a custom logo, what do you have to lose? (Other than $25 of course. )

FreeStats

There are tons of hit tracker services on the web, but this one does everything I need and is dirt cheap. (What more can you ask for?)

FindArticles.com

FindArticles.com is a vast archive of published articles that you can search for free. It’s constantly updated and contains articles from more than 300 magazines and journals in every possible category you could imagine.

It’s a great way to add content to your website and a little more beef to your promotions.

SpamNix

This program uses the same filter criteria as Spam Assassin, and while that may not sound like a good thing it can actually be a tremendous asset. Essentially, what SpamNix allows you to do is to “test” your emails to see if they’ll make it through the Spam Assassin filters.

Just send your email to yourself using the SpamNix filters and you’ll know for certain if your email message meets the Spam Assassin criteria.

It’s a shame that honest online marketers must go through all this trouble just to send an email to our opt-in list, but as tools like Spam Assassin become more and more commonplace, tools like SpamNix will become more and more necessary.

By the way, SpamNix only works with Eudora so make sure you download a free copy of it by going to http://www.Eudora.com.

EDITOR’S NOTE: While this SiteSightings was submitted by a subscriber, I can say with a fair degree of certainty that it first appeared in Paul Myers’ “TalkBiz News” ezine and was originally conceived by Jeff Walker, of http://www.lowrisk.com. By the way, if you’re not already subscribed to Paul’s ezine I highly recommend doing so by going to http://www.talkbiznews.com. It’s one of the best…plain and simple.

AutorespondIt

Ok, I admit it…this one’s a shameless self-plug of my very own autoresponder service. Even still, you’ll be hard-pressed to find an *advanced* autoresponder system like this for such a minimal investment. If you already have an autoresponder service or if you’re still shopping around, you owe it to yourself to check out AutorespondIt.

SmartBoardXP

SmartBoardXP captures everything as you copy and paste, stores all your regularly used data, and lets you paste back into the document you are currently working on with as little as one click or two keystrokes… and it even works in all your applications.

The best part is that it helps you organize everything into categories so it’s especially helpful when you’re researching your hot new product. Just think of it as your regular Windows Clipboard on steroids. :-)

42 Revistas digitales de diseño gráfico ¡¡ GRATIS !!

2009-06-13T20:19:00.000-07:00

www.hongkiat.com , nos da una lista de las mejores revistas digitales para diseño gráfico, si hubiese tenido este desde antes, no pierdan tiempo y suscribanse a todas !!!

GizMag

Weekly web magazine full of neat stuff. Every 3 months a free PDF is published with some of the past subjects, including interviews and artwork.

A List Apart

It’s not really a ‘magazine’ since it don’t come in .PDF or any downloable format. But it’s certainly a must-read for any web designers.

Bak Magazine

Artzmania

Veer Catalog

PDF Mags

Nothing but lots of PDF magazines, for free.

Destructed Magazine

Art- and Designmagzine in .PDF format released quaterly with each issue deals with a unique topic.

Magwerk

Love Pics

Komma

Delve Magazine

Delve was created to explore visual culture through experimentation in design, photography, illustration, and other related visual arts.

Kino Mag

CRU A Magazine

CRU A is a digital magazine about arts and culture.

Root Magazine

More Free Magazines

RevolutionArt Magazine

REVOLUTIONART international magazine is a publication delivered in pdf format as a collective sample of the best of the graphics arts, modeling, music, and world tendences. Deliver every 2 months.

Castle Magazine

Castlemagazine is a pdf online mag which consists of the work of free Illustrators, Artists or other creative nerds.

ANTI

NTI Magazine aims to showcase outstanding visual content as an online magazine and also through future exhibitions all around the world.

Blanket Magazine

Free PDF art + design + photography magazine that is released bi-monthly.

bitFUUL Magazine

Breed Magazine

BREED Magazine covers art, fashion, music and ideas quarterly for free subscription.

Bloodwars Magazine

Wag

True Eye

Royal Magazine

Private journal of The KDU (Keystone Design Union), a Global Fraternal Creative Collective dedicated to creating and managing innovative design centric objects, brands and experiences.

Ruby Mag

Sphere Magazine

Phase Collective

NLF Magazine

Noname Magazine

Multilink Magazine

Kromag

TXTnein

Free pdf magazine made with submissions of graphic designers, photographers and artists over the world

Etel Magazine

We thought this is a good magazine, but too bad the English version is currently not available.

Proteus Mag

Online art and design magazine.

{ths} Beast Magazine

The bible of inspiration.

Bedifferent

CODE Magazine

Daheim Magazine

Design And Life

The minizine gathers information including design, lifestyle, fashion, trend and creative news from all over the world.

File Magazine

Publish images that treat subjects in unexpected ways.

Made in Street

2ndDesign Magazine

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Los calendarios de Junio ya llegaron..!!

2009-06-01T09:52:00.000-07:00

Como ya es una costumbre, el sitio Web http://www.smashingmagazine.com/ nos trae su colección de calendarios, estos trabajos son hechos mes a mes por personas alrededor del mundo, las mejores creaciones son enviadas al sitio y son mostradas al público, o sea todos ustedes pueden hacer sus creaciones y enviarlas y participar, les paso algunos calendarios de los que más me gustaron.

Estos son solo una muestra, pueden visitar el sitio de ellos y verán una variedad mucho más grande.

Algunos desastres en Photoshop..

2009-05-11T08:58:00.000-07:00

Estos errores se presentan en revistas prestigiosas, periódicos y anuncios, no crean que solo en las clases de la Universidad se comenten errores, en los profesionales hay muchos también.

que ondas con esas manos ahí abajo.

Le clonaron al hijo adoptivo de Jolie y Pitt..

Ni la revista TIME se salva del error, ese reflejo de las banderas creo que era mas abajo....jeje

Parece que se les quedó el pie del guardaespaldas..

jaja, parece que se les quedó la mano del novio sobre ella.

Quisieron llenar el estadio a pura "copy - paste"

Deje de estar tomando refrescos de cola, ya le esta creciendo una mano en el hombro, jeje.

La imagen del carro no miente, ahí no se ve ningún cheque..jeje

Premios de anuncios mas creativos en Marzo.

2009-05-07T14:13:00.000-07:00

Estos son algunos de los anuncios más premiados en el mes de Marzo.

Protect them before they fade.
Advertising Agency: DDB, PolandArt Director: Johan H. Ohlson, Iwa BondarczukCopywriter: Ruda Mazurek, Marek WyznikiewiczPhotography: Peter Lippmann

Durex Performa: prolong the pleasure.
Advertising Agency: Ciacomunicacion, Barcelona, SpainCreative Director: Juan Pablo CajaArt Director: Roger CanoCopywriter: Jordi Lucas

Get them off your dog.
Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Jakarta, Indonesia Chief Creative Officer: Andy GreenawayExecutive Creative Director: Juhi KaliaArt Directors: Aryanto Salim, Joel ClementCopywriters: Pancaputera, Juhi KaliaPhotographer: Heret FrasthioProducers: Annisa Mulyani, Muhammad IskakAccount Supervisors: Dini D. Makmun, Shanty LestariReleased: January 2009

Christina Aguilera Perfumes: Hangers

Miracle Aesthetic Clinic: Faceless

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Jakarta, Indonesia Chief Creative Officer: Andy GreenawayExecutive Creative Director: Juhi KaliaArt Directors: Yayan Heryanto, Joel ClementCopywriters: Pancaputera, Juhi KaliaPhotographer: Yayan HeryantoArtist: Marendra SuryaningtyasProducers: Annisa Mulyani, Yohanna WidiatmiAccount Supervisors: Dini D. Makmun, Shanty Lestari Released: January 2009

Como crear el "conejito asesino de la sierra"

2009-04-21T09:40:00.000-07:00

Tan inocente que se ve, pero me gusta porque es casi un estándar que se maneja los dibujos animados actuales, explotar la ternura del personaje pero con una personalidad violenta, será por eso que me gustan tanto los "Happy Tree Friends"...jeje.

Les dejo este tutorial de como crear el personaje que ven en la parte superior, les va agustar mucho.

http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/illustration/how-to-create-a-killer-chainsaw-bunny-character/

Rodolfo E. Sabillon R.

Ilustración digital con Manga ..

2009-04-21T09:18:00.000-07:00

El artista gráfico, Joanna Zhou combina muchas técnicas de dibujo para sus nuevas creaciones en el arte Manga.

Un iconico símbolo de la cultura pop japonesa, fuente de inspiración de muchas criaturas a nuvel mundial.

El Manga es divertido, fresco, divertido, atrevido. Aprender Manga no requiere un entrenmiento profesional, solo mucha práctica.

Para este proyecto se utilizan tanto Photoshop e Illustrator, les proporciono el sitio Web donde podrán descargar los materiales para poder realizar este ejercicio.

http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/2d__and__photoshop/digital_manga_illustration

Rodolfo Ernesto Sabillon Reyes.

Crea tu propia matricula

2009-04-19T20:57:00.000-07:00

UNO
Abrir un nuevo archivo (mas o menos de 540×300 con 72ppi). Crear un nuevo Layer by y renombrarlo a Plate. Presionar luego la tecla U para mostrar las opciones de forma. y seleccione el rectángulo redondeado , asegurarse de que la poarte Fill Pixels esta seleccionado y el radius esta en 20 pixels.
Colocar un color de fondo que no sea tan chillante-

DOS
Dibuja un rectángulo mas o menos de la forma que esta en el cuadro de abajo.

TRES
Si lo han notado, muchas de las matriculas traen una textura como de granulado, bueno para crear ese efecto le agregaremos algo de ruido al recuadro. seleccionen Filter>Noise>Add Noise en el menú principal, poner una cantidad de 2% y asegurense de que Gaussian and Monochromatic están chequeamos y presionen OK.

CUATRO
Dar Doble click a la par del nombre del Layer para que les aparezca la ventana de los estilos del Layer, y coloquen los siguientes valores.

CINCO
Crear un nuevo Layer llamado Bevel. este será el borde resaltado que esta en la matricula.
Presionar Ctrl-Click en el icono del Layer Plate para realizar la seleccion del borde, (OJO: usted tiene que estar posicionado en el Layer Bevel al hacer ese doble clic.) ahora nos vamos a Select>Modify>Contract y colocamos la cantidad de 5 pixels.
Ahora rellenamos el área con color negro. Presione la tecla D para colocar el color de frente en negro y presione la tecla de borrar (Alt-Backspace) para llenar el área con color negro.

SEIS
Ahora vamos a contraer la selección de nuevo(Select>Modify>Contract) pero pongamosle esta vez 10 pixels. Ahora presionar borrar (PC: Backspace) para remover el área dentro de la seleccion, luego presionan Ctrl-D para quitar la seleccion.

SIETE
pongamos la opción de Fill opacity del Layer Bevel a 0% , esto hara que la linea blanca se vuelva invisible, luego adicionamos el siguiente estilo al Layer.

OCHO
Es hora de colocarle las letras o números si ustedes lo desean, a la matrícula. presionen la tecla T para activar la herramienta de texto, colocarle el siguiente codigo de color #404d5e, y dependiendo de ustedes le colocan el tamaño, yo lo dejé con 135pt.

NUEVE
Crear un nuevo Layer debajo del Layer que recien creamos presionando la tecla de CTRL mientras le damos clic al boton de crear un nuevo Layer, lo renombramos a Text Bevel.
Con el Layer Text Bevel seleccionado, presionar Ctrl-Click en el Icono del Layer de texto , para seleccionar el borde del texto. Ahora expandiremos la seleccion en 5 pixelesusando Select>Modify>Expand y llenamos la seleecion con cualquier color, usen el bote de pintura para ello. Ahora presionamos CTRL-D para deseleccionar el texto.

DIEZ
Tal y como hicimos en el Layer Bevel en el paso 8 , pongamos a 0% el Fill Opacity del Layer Text Bevel’s y coloquemos las siguiente caracteristicas.

ONCE
Ahora colocaremos el texto en la parte superior, para ello usaremos la fuente Mistral con un codigo del color de #c02922. le dejaremos la opcion de Fill Opacity en un 80%.

DOCE
Vamos a colocarle ahora los agujeros para adaptarlo al carro, para que la matricula quede perfectamente firme, seleccionemos la herramienta de marco y seleccionamos el elipse , pueden hacerlo tambien presionado la tecla M y les aparecera las herramientas de marco. presionando la tecla de SHIFT dibuje el circulo para que quede una circunferencia perfecta, y luego presiona la tecla de borrar.

Pueden agregarle en las esquinas algun logo de su preferencia, y siempre hacerle el efecto del bevel para que quede con el efecto resaltado que tiene las letras...suerte y espero se lo hayan aprendido.

Rodolfo E. Sabillon R.

GIMP, otra historia que indica la fuerza del Software Libre

2009-04-19T20:44:00.000-07:00

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) es el programa favorito de edición de gráficos de muchos diseñadores y artistas gráficos. Y es gratis y compatible con Windows, Mac and Linux (las dos grandes razones para su popularidad). Tiene un gran rango de opciones, asi como plug-ins, filtros and pinceles. La documentación esta primeramente dispobible en comunidades On-Line , asi como una gran variedad de componetes.

GIMP nunca fué diseñado para reemplazar a Photoshop, pero con cada nueva versión , se va acercando cada vez mas a hacerlo.Puede ser usado para crear gráficos, crear logos y editar fotos, asi como realizar pequeñas animaciones (usando GAP).
La primera versión de GIMP se desarrolló inicialmente en sistemas Unix y fue pensada especialmente para GNU/Linux. Existen versiones totalmente funcionales para Windows, para Mac OS X, y se incluye en muchas distribuciones GNU/Linux (como Ubuntu). También se ha portado a otros sistemas operativos, haciéndolo el programa de manipulación de gráficos disponible en más sistemas operativos. Se le puede considerar como una alternativa firme, potente y rápida a Photoshop para muchos usos, aunque no se ha desarrollado como un clon de él y posee una interfaz bastante diferente.

GIMP existe en español además de en la lengua de desarrollo original, el inglés, y también, en catalán, gallego, francés, italiano, alemán, ruso, sueco, noruego, coreano, neerlandés y en otras lenguas adicionales.

Imaginense ustedes que tienen que pagar cerca de $1,400 por la licencia de Photoshop , y ven que tienen un programa en el que pueden hacer casi lo mismo que Photoshop y que además es GRATUITO, umm creo que les va a ir comiendo el terreno, una historia muy similar le sucedió a los sistemas operativos cuando Linux fué surgiendo, poco a poco gracias a la ayuda del Internet se fué popularizando tanto que fué desplazando en popularidad a sistemas operativos que tenían mas tiempo de estar siendo comercializados, como Mac y Solaris, tiempo despues estas dos marcas decidieron lanzar una versión gratis para poder competir con la popularidad de Linux.
Esta misma historia se va repitiendo o parece que se repetirá con el proyecto de GIMP, al final los beneficiados somos siempre los usuarios, solo nos queda comenzar a usar el gratis para irnos familiarizando con sus nuevas ventajas y compararlo con Photoshop para ver si realmente vale la pena saltarse la cerca del software privado y correr libremente en los pastos del GNU.

Rodolfo Sabillón