Links & Resources
Advertising & Marketing
- AdSlogans.com - Database of advertising and marketing slogans.
- WikiQuote.org - List of advertising slogans.
- Ad Access - Collection of advertising from the golden age of copywriting.
- AdCritic - Hundreds of televised ads for study (subscription required).
- TVParty.com - Outrageous TV commercials.
- AdFlip.com - Largest searchable database of classic print ads, membership site, $14 for 7 days.
- HarpWeek.com - Copies of ads from Harper's Weekly during the 1800s.
- About.com - Advertising section.
- MediaBids.com - Discounted space advertising in newspapers and magazines.
- 48HourPrint.com - Fast, affordable, quality printing.
- DigitalRoom.com - Digital printing and posters.
- My1Stop - Commercial Printing at Competitive Prices
Pay-Per-Click Advertising
- Wordtracker's Free Keyword Tool
- Google Keyword Sandbox
- SEOResearchLabs.com - Offers keyword research for $99 (up to 200 terms).
Software and Tools
- EasyAttention.com - Create attractive, attention grabbing & unblockable pop-ups.
- ProStores.com - Customizable e-commerce storefront software (an eBay company).
- GotVMail.com - Virtual office and virtual toll free numbers.
- Office Depot Toll Free Service - Get your own toll free number, from $5.50/month.
- WebsiteOptimization.com - Web page analyzer.
- Web Apps Compendium v1.0 - Large list of web apps and tools.
- SearchEngineForMarketers.com - Search engine for marketers.
- Searchit - Ecommerce related search resource.
- AudioGenerator.com - Add sound to your website.
- CGI Resource Index - Collection of Perl based scripts.
- Searchspell.com - Uncovers incorrectly spelled versions of your keywords.
- SEOMOZ.org - Keyword difficulty tool.
- Summit Media - Search engine spider simulator.
- GotLogos.com - Website logos for only $25.
- 20DollarBanners.com - Banner ads from $20.
- BugMeNot.com - Bypass compulsory web registrations.
- MarketingTool.com - Directory of copywriters, web designers.
- HaloScan.com - Blog or website commenting system.
Writing
- Subterrane.com - Placeholder text generator
- Lipsum.com - Another placeholder text generator.
- SecretSchool.com - Ringer's Secret School of Writing.
- CoffeehouseForWriters.com - Writer's community.
- WritersVillage.com - Writer's Village University (over 200 online courses).
- Direct Contact PR (formerly iMediaFax.com) - The internet to media fax news release distribution service.
- PRWeb.com - Free press release distribution.
- Project Gutenberg - Producer of free electronic books.
- Be More Creative - Quotations and proverbs to inspire creative thinking.
Copywriting
- Federal Trade Commission (US) - Business and advertising guidance.
- The DMA - Direct response copywriting guidelines.
- BigStockPhotos.com - Royalty free photos, $2/each (or less).
- Freebird - eZine for freelance writing professionals
- AWAI - American Writers and Artists Association
- Quoteland - Quotations on every topic, by every author, and in every fashion possible.
- TWI Press - Hard to find classic marketing books.
- Bob Bly's - Collection of articles.
- How To Write Catalog Copy That Sells - Article by Bob Bly.
- USPS - Complete information on business mail.
- NMOA (National Mail Order Association - Mail order and direct marketing.
- StockLayouts.com - Graphic design templates.
- PrintingForLess.com - Color printing of brochures, postcards and business cards.
- AcidFlyers.com - Color printing of flyers, business cards, postcards and posters.
- CreativeCommons.org - A nonprofit organization offering a flexible copyright for creative work.
- Clichésite.com - Collection of clichés (keep these out of your writing!)
- MyPostcardPrinting.com - Postcard Printing Company
Copywriting Newsletters & Blogs
- Joe Vitale's Hypnotic Marketing
- The Gary Halbert Letter
- Bencivenga's Bullets
- Clayton Makepeace's The Total Package
- John Forde's Copywriter's Roundtable
- Nick Usborne's Excess Voice
- Dan Kennedy's Successful Marketing Strategies
- John Carlton's Big Damn Blog
- Michael Masterson's Early To Rise
- Michel Fortin's Blog
Library Resources
- SRDS - Standard Rate and Data Services directory of mailing lists.
- Chase's Calendar of Events - good to use when writing press releases.
- The Oxbridge Directory of Newsletters (ODN) or use www.mediafinder.com for an online version ($).
- Jersey Clicks - Online library tools and databases (must have valid library card from participating municipalities).
HTML Tricks
- Browser redirects: <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=page.html">
- Browser bar text: <a href="http://www.url.com" title="this text shows when hovering on IE">
- Acronyms: <acronym title="HyperText Markup Language">HTML</acronym>
- Favicons:
<LINK REL="ICON" HREF="favicon.ico"> (for title bar)
<LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" HREF="favicon.ico"> (for shortcuts/bookmarks menu) - If buying or selling links, be sure to include the "nofollow" property to avoid link spamming:
<a href="http://www/anysite.com" rel="nofollow">Link</a>
This tells the search engine spiders to not include this link in link-popularity calculations.
Places To Submit Articles
- The Phantom Writers
- Article Announce
- Directory of Article Directories
- NetpreneurNow.com
- IdeaMarketers
- GoArticles.com
- ArticleCity.com
- AllFreelance.com
- Article Marketer
- EZineArticles.com - E-zine article submission
Cool Tools
- Quality assurance toolbox from the W3C Consortium
- SnapFiles freeware directory
- DHTML and JavaScript code library
- All about URLs
- What Is My IP Address?
- Customer focus calculator
- Search engine optimization tools
- Search engine marketing tools
- Website security report
- Reverse DNS lookup (converts IP address to the host name)
- GifBot (reduces image size)
- Website accesibility compliance
- All about .htaccess
- AdComparator - free multivariate testing tool
- Meebo - online, multiple log-in, web-browser-based Instant Messaging tool
Blogs
CSS and Style Sheets
- Sitepoint.com CSS Tutorial
- PageResource.com CSS Tutorial
- Mulder's Stylesheets Tutorial
- HTMLSource Stylesheets Info Page
SEO Tools
- URL Trends - View trend reports of your current and previous Google PageRank, Alexa Rank and incoming links for your website.
- GoRank's Tools - Keyword Rank Tracker, Keyword Density Analyzer, Link Popularity Checker, and more.
- GoogleRankings - Check the ranking of a web page in Google - requires Google API key (free).
- YahooSearchRankings - Free online SEO tool to check the position of your website in the search engine of Yahoo.
- SEOmoz - Excellent online SEO tutorial
- DigitalPoint.com - search engine positioning tool.
- W3 Schools - Free online web building tutorials.
Bookmarking Websites (where you control the linking text)
- Yahoo Bookmarks - Needs Yahoo login.
- del.icio.us - Registration required.
Other Links
- FreeAudioConferencing.com - Free conference call / bridge line.
- Archimedes' Laboratory - Puzzle website.
- SCORE - Counselors To America's Small Business.
- SBA - United States Small Business Administration.
- EasiMedia - Free business resource CD.
- PhotoStamps.com - Make your own personalized postage stamps.
- Constant Content - Browse and purchase fresh content for your website.
- Manta - Business information & research (company profiles, data, reports, articles & more).
- Area Printing - Commercial printing company for custom printing services. Online ordering of full color brochures, business cards, posters, and more.