eCommerce Resources

Software that you may want to consider-

Adobe Acrobat- To create eBooks (Around $150.00) http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/newfeatures.html

Cute FTP- To upload your website (free 30 day trial, then about $30-$60) http://www.cuteftp.com/download/cuteftp.asp

TextPad- To format your eMails prior to broadcasting a newsletter http://www.textpad.com/download/index.html

Online Guru Newsletters To Subscribe To-

Neil Durrant- To subscribe, send a blank message to
AffiliateMarketing-on@mail-list.com

Alan Gardyne- http://www.AssociatePrograms.com

Books-

Dreamweaver 3 HOT (Hands On Training) http://www.lynda.com/books

Good Resources Web To Check Out-

Vista Print- Free Business Cards http://www.vistaprint.com/

Template Website Builder- http://www.homestead.com/

Press Release Companies-
http://www.prweb.com/
http://www.pressreleasenetwork.com

Advertising Your Website On Your Car- http://www.primelinx.com/homepage3-3.html

Stiches & Screens- Get your logo on t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats & more (really inexpensive) http://www.stitchesinfo.com/

Toll free 800#'s at the cheapest rates available (6.9 cents per min) http://valutel.com

Web Hosting-

Inexpensive & Reputable Web Host-

http://www.adultfriendlyhosting.com

Web Design Tools-

A good site to get javascript code- http://www.javascript.com/

Dreamweaver Templates- http://www.templates2go.com/webcatalog1/index.htm

Search Engine Submissions-

Lycos
Lycos is a hybrid of directory and search engine, with the emphasis in recent years on the directory function. The main directory listings come from the Open Directory (ODP - see below), and engine results come from the Lycos crawler index, with additional results from FAST and Direct Hit.

http://www.lycos.com/

Open Directory (ODP)
Netscape's Open Directory Project is huge, open-access, open-source, democratically operated directory. 35,000 volunteer editors manage ODP's 350,000 categories, and thousands of search sites use this directory as a data source, including Google, HotBot and Netscape Search.

http://dmoz.org/

Yahoo!
Yahoo! was the first Web directory, it's still the most popular search site on the Internet, and for some purposes it remains the best of the best. More than any other directory or engine, Yahoo! has become a true portal and content site. Its personalization features lead the pack.

http://www.yahoo.com/

Google
This is currently the one to beat: bigger, deeper, faster, more relevant and richer in features than all the other search engines. Google is a Web crawler, with an index that encompasses the full text of 1.4 billion HTML pages and PDF files. If you don't already use Google, get to know it soon!

http://www.google.com/

LookSmart
LookSmart is a key Web directory. It began as a specialized venture funded by Reader's Digest, and it has grown to a position of dominance by providing its annotated listings to major portals such as MSN.com, AltaVista and Excite, as well as to nearly 400 ISPs. LookSmart also operates the Zeal.com search community.

http://www.looksmart.com/

AllTheWeb (FAST) The chief rival to Google for search engine supremacy is AllTheWeb, which has moved ahead of fading contenders like AltaVista and Excite by focusing attention on raw search power and ease of use.

http://alltheweb.com/

AltaVista
AltaVista began as a technology demonstration for hardware maker Digital (DEC) in the early days of the Web. For a couple of years, it was the biggest and fastest of the crawlers, a title it has given up to Google. It transformed itself as a portal, and now seeks to re-assert its role as an all-powerful search service.

http://altavista.com/

Domain Name Resources-

GoDaddy- To get the lowest price on domain names- http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/default.asp?e=com