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Committing to memory all of the different directories where you have submitted your site is a daunting task. Not only are there hundreds of directories available, but more are cropping up everyday. If you are faced with this problem, Directory Submission manager may be able to help you.

The Directory Submission Manager is an online tool that serves as a checklist, allowing you to view the available web directories where you can submit your site for listing. Using it is very easy. Just provide a username and password along with your URL and you’re set to go. The first two columns of the manager are checkboxes that correspond to Submitted and Included. Just place a tick mark beside the appropriate directory if you have submitted your site for listing. Already included in their directory? Then put a tick mark under Included to remind you that you are already part of that particular directory. Once done marking the directories, just press save and your checklist gets saved. The directory list grows as well, letting you add your site to more directories and getting you more exposure.

Managing your site’s listing on different directories just became easy with Directory Submission Manager.

Directory Submission Manager works on most browsers.

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Setting up a bulletin board for online communities is thought by some as something only experts can do. If you want your own bulletin board service minus the trouble, phpBB might just be what you are looking for.

phpBB is an Internet forum package written in PHP. With phpBB, there’s no need to write any code and the database experience needed is minimal, making it very easy to install. To setup phpBB, you must download the current release either as a zip file or a tarball. Uncompress it in your web server’s directory and once done, you must point to the database software that will handle the data. An install script guides you through the rest of the installation. If you have Fantastico available on your server, then it’s even simpler with a 3-click process. Setting it up is as easy as installing it. Adding sections, posts, managing members and other tasks are done by modifying appropriate menus in the administration panel.

Web 2.0 is all about building an online community. It’s a great way to speed up the transfer of information and create loyal visitors. With proper care, a discussion board can greatly help with customer relations. phpBB enables you to do all these with ease.

phpBB requires a web server that supports PHP and the MySQL database.

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Search engines are known to take action upon pages with similar or duplicate content. To avoid the hassle of being penalized and lose points in the relevancy department because of duplicate or similar content, there is Similar Page Checker.

Using the tool is simple. Just key in two URLs from your site that you want to check for similarity and press submit. The tool will return to you a percentage value, which is the amount of similarity between the two URLs. This works well when checking for likenesses of pages within your own site. The more unique each of your pages are, the better the chances of it not being filtered by search engines. This can also check for similarities between two different websites. Just input your site’s URL and the URL of the site with possibly similar content.

Search engines filter pages depending on varying percentages of similarity, so there’s no definite numerical goal. The tool’s real aim is to keep the amount of similarity as little as possible. This way, you get peace of mind that all your pages will get indexed.

Similar Page Checker works on most browsers.

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In today’s search engine scene, ranking’s all that matters. Higher ranking equates to more hits, and which in turn equates to more profits. To help you toward that goal is Link Popularity and Quality Checker.

Web developers and bloggers who are well versed with search engine optimization know that the popularity of links plays a great role towards better ranking. With Link Popularity and Quality Checker, it shows you just how your site stands in the links department. Simply key in your site’s URL. The checker can determine how extensive your linking campaign is and provide an analysis. Whether you need to be in more web directories or you lack an entry in the Yahoo directory, the Link Popularity and Quality Checker’s sure to let you know. But link popularity’s not only about numbers, but quality as well. The checker shows you about your site’s deep links which is a determinant of the quality of your site. With the Link Popularity and Quality Checker, there’s no need to second guess your site’s metrics.

Link Popularity Checker works on most browsers. Knowledge of SEO is also needed to understand the meaning of the numbers and what they represent.

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Knowing which words are more popular on the web is important when writing content for your site. This importance is realized by developers and bloggers as well. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to weigh words against each other? GoogleDuel does exactly that, and without any complications.

GoogleDuel allows you to choose two words and weigh them against each other based on popularity. Need to decide between phobia and fear? Just input the words and the results will show you which of the two occurs on more pages. Knowing which words are popular allows you to make informative choices on how and what to write for your site. This would increase chances of search engine hits, creating more traffic. It must be noted that the results generated are not pin-point accurate, but rather estimates. Using the same word on different duels might yield different hit results for that same word. Also, the site only has a maximum capacity of 1000 cumulative searches per day. This is more than enough for most writers. Once the limit is reached, you’ll need a developer’s key to continue searching. With GoogleDuel, you’ll never need to toss a coin over words again.

GoogleDuel works on most browsers.

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Clever use of images can better capture audiences’ attention and drive the point home. Bloggers and other web content writers realize this, which is why free clipart are always in high demand. A good place to start is Webweaver’s Free Clipart site.

Webweaver’s Free Clipart offers free images to use in your sites, blogs, presentations, or desktop wallpaper. Finding a suitable image is a breeze as all of them are arranged according to well thought-out categories. There are clipart for major holidays, like Christmas and Halloween. Not into holidays? Images for general use are also available. However, it must be said that the selections are rather limited, and while some of the designs are appealing, others look quite outdated.

You can use their images for free, but be polite and don’t link directly to their images. It hogs their site’s precious bandwidth. Instead, save the images on your own webhost, Flickr, or any other image hosting site and link from there. If you found Webweaver helpful and want to give back, they also accept submissions to enhance their database. With Webweaver’s Free Clipart, it’s all about the community spirit and pure clipart fun.

Webweaver’s Free Clipart works on most browsers.

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Just when you thought you’ve seen everything that could adopt the drag and drop concept, along comes FTPWanderer. Patterned after Windows Explorer, it is an FTP client that utilizes the drag and drop as well as the right-click menus. There is no need to install FTPWanderer. The downloaded zip file contains the executable file for the client. To ease the process even more, FTPWanderer also has a wizard to help you manage your favorite FTP sites.

If you’re used to transferring and downloading files one at a time using FTP clients, then you’re in for a surprise with FTPWanderer. Now you can download multiple files simultaneously without any hitch. Internet connection went down? Not a problem. FTPWanderer offers resume support when downloading and uploading. No more wasted bandwidth especially when dealing with large files.

This useful software can also download whole directories from FTP sites instead of the usual single file download, saving you even more time. Because of its drag and drop capability, file manipulation in FTPWanderer just became as easy as transferring files from one folder to another. Whether you’re a web developer, a blogger, or just a simple surfer, FTPWanderer will revolutionize the way you do file transfers.

FTPWanderer is a Windows application and works with Windows 98 and above.

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For people that deal with site building like bloggers and web developers, having bugs is a common occurrence – especially for pages with complex structures. The traditional debugging method would be to scan the lines of codes, checking if everything is in order. If the traditional method isn’t your cup of tea, then there is the Web Developer Extension (WDE) for Firefox.

Designed to ease site development and debugging, the Web Developer Extension integrates vital functions of web developing in your browser. Analyzing the whole structure of a page takes only a few clicks. Need to check the CSS file? Clicking the CSS button would generate your style sheet in another browser tab. The forms, scripts, images and other elements are easily checked as the extension offers an extensive toolbar for you to work with. The best feature is the ability to edit the source code, load it and see the results in real time. Now you can edit your pages and see changes instantly, making it easier to achieve your desired look and feel for your site. The WDE gives a whole new meaning to what web developing and debugging is. With this extension, what you see is what you really get.

The Web Developer Extension works on Firefox only and on a Windows 2000/XP system.

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Adding pictures of linked sites adds a more professional look in your page. Thumbnails give viewers a taste of what you are talking about, rather than relying solely on what you are saying. However, capturing a site and resizing it requires more effort in your part. Don’t you wish that there was something to help you do this with minimum fuss? Worry no more, for WebSwoon is here to help you.

WebSwoon is an application that automatically loads and takes screen captures of web sites, then saves them as image files. It is fully configurable with options that cater to your needs. Dimensions of capture files can be easily changed, removing the process of resizing the images. Need to capture from many sites? No problem, since WebSwoon can be configured to capture multiple sites consecutively without intervention. Just list the sites you want to take screenshots of and leave WebSwoon to do the job for you. Want to save a different file type? You can choose from 3 different file formats for your captures. No need to manipulate the images captured, saving you precious time and resources. And the best news is that WebSwoon is a freeware. Whether you are a blogger who reviews sites, or a web developer keeping track of site changes, with WebSwoon’s features and zero price tag, you can definitely call this deal a steal.

WebSwoon works only for Windows and requires IE6 or later installed in your system with ActiveX activated.

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Today’s internet scene is being dominated by video content. Many sites use videos to drive their stories home. Users create their own video clips for almost any topic available. There is a lot of available content on the Internet yet very few choices on how to let surfers see these movies. There are available sites where you can upload these movies but don’t offer much in the tweaking department. If you are looking for control as well as ease of use, then phpYouTube might just be the thing for you.

phpYouTube is a free PHP client for the YouTube web service that lets you play and control videos in your own site. This script uses MySQL to manage uploaded clips. By logging into the admin panel, you can change settings on how your clips will be presented, giving you full control over the layout of your page where the videos will play. Gone are the size and video length limits imposed by upload sites. The only limit is the size of your hard drive. Got an uploaded video somewhere? The Video File Grabber of phpYouTube lets you grab video files by just providing the URL. With phpYouTube, managing your files and showing them off in the world just became a lot easier.

Installing the program requires knowledge with MySQL database manipulation as well as HTML and PHP scripting.

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