Use this handy reference to find Web sites to help you with the many aspects of Web design. Next to each Web site name is its address, which you can click to point your browser to that site.
Software for Web site design
Adobe Photoshop, www.adobe.com/photoshop
Adobe Photoshop Elements, www.adobe.com/photoshopelements
Adobe Dreamweaver, www.adobe.com/dreamweaver
Google Analytics, Google’s free traffic-tracking service, www.google.com/analytics
FireFTP, free ftp program, http://fireftp.mozdev.org
WS_FTP, professional FTP program for Windows, www.ipswitch.com
CuteFTP, free ftp program for Windows, www.cuteftp.com
Fetch, Great FTP program for Macintosh, www.fetchsoftworks.com
Blogging programs
Blogger, www.blogger.com
Joomla, more than just a blogging solution, Joomla is an open-source content management system (CMS), Joomla.org
Movable Type, www.movabletype.com
TypePad, www.typepad.com
WordPress, www.wordpress.com
Domain registration and hosting services
1&1, www.1and1.com
Domain, www.domain.com
GoDaddy, www.godaddy.com
Network Solutions, www.networksolutions.com
Rackspace Professional Web Hosting, Rackspace.com
Video and animation software and services
Flash Arcade, flash showcase www.flasharcade.com
Flash Kit, flash tools www.flashkit.com
QuickTime, www.quicktime.com
Windows Media, by Microsoft www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia
Vimeo, video hosting service, www.vimeo.com
YouTube, video social networking site, www.youtube.com
Audio and podcasting services
Audacity, free audio recording and editing program, http://audacity.sourceforge.net
Gcast, free service, www.gcast.com
iTunes, podcasting, music, movies, and more from Apple www.itunes.com
My Podcast Recorder, free download, www.MyPodcast.com
Podcast Alley, www.podcastalley.com
Podcast Network, www.thepodcastnetwork.com
Podcasting Tools, www.podcasting-tools.com
SolidCasts, free service, www.solidcasts.com
Advertising networks
Chitika, search-targeted advertising network www.chitika.com
Commission Junction, affiliate advertising, www.CommissionJunction.com
Google AdSense, www.google.com/adsense
LinkShare Affiliate Advertising, www.linkshare.com
Amazon Associates, affiliate ads and product links, https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/
Ecommerce Services
Google Checkout, offers simple ‘buy now’ buttons and shopping cart, www.google.com/sell
PayPal, International payment service with buy now buttons and shopping cart integration, www.paypal.com
Yahoo! Merchant Solutions, one of the largest providers of ecommerce on the Web, store.yahoo.com
Sell on Amazon, offers a range of ecommerce services, www.amazonservices.com/content/sell-on-amazon.htm
PayLoadz, specialized ecommerce service for selling digital goods, such as videos and ebooks, www.payloadz.com
ProStores, eBay’s ecommerce service, www.prostores.com
Traffic Reporting Services
Google Analytics, the most popular traffic tracking service and it’s free www.google.com/analytics
Clicky, www.getclicky.com
Yahoo! Web Analytics, http://web.analytics.yahoo.com
AWStats, http://awstats.sourceforge.net
Piwik, www.piwik.org
Web Browsers
Microsoft Internet Explorer, www.microsoft.com/ie
Mozilla Firefox, www.firefox.com
Apple Safari (Mac only), www.apple.com/safari
Google Chrome, www.google.com/chrome
Browser Archive, http://browsers.evolt.org/
Web Browser Online Testing Services
Adobe Browser Labs, https://browserlab.adobe.com
Browsershots, www.browsershots.org
Cross Browser Testing, www.crossbrowsertesting.com
Xenocode Browser Sandbox, www.xenocode.com/Browsers
Where to learn more about Web design
DigitalFamily.com, www.digitalfamily.com
JCWarner.com, www.jcwarner.com
ArtesianMedia.com, www.artesianmedia.com
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