Herself's Webtools » useful sites http://herselfswebtools.com Scripts, HowTos, Templates, Plugins, Widgets, Tips Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:47:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 IBM tools for nerds http://herselfswebtools.com/2008/01/ibm-tools-for-geeks.html http://herselfswebtools.com/2008/01/ibm-tools-for-geeks.html#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:00:25 +0000 Linda MacPhee-Cobb http://timestocome.org/webtools/2008/01/ibm-tools-for-geeks.html If you are not familiar with IBMs many contributions to the open source community you are missing a great deal. Code samples, developer kits, tutorials, manuals and tools abound.

One of the newer sections of interest to webmasters is The Ajax and XML section. There are several tutorials explaining how to use Ajax to add media ( images, sound and movies to your site ); add lightboxes to amaze your viewers; add in rating systems; see how the pros do it; and add cool widgets to your websites.


You might also find the Web development section useful.

]]> http://herselfswebtools.com/2008/01/ibm-tools-for-geeks.html/feed 0 Make your life easier using the new consolidated Google Webmaster Central http://herselfswebtools.com/2007/10/googles-webmaster-central.html http://herselfswebtools.com/2007/10/googles-webmaster-central.html#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:00:09 +0000 Linda MacPhee-Cobb http://timestocome.org/webtools/2007/10/googles-webmaster-central.html Google’s now put everything all in one spot for you at Google Webmaster Central. You can access Analytics, Webmaster tools, and site status. You can submit your pages to Google, add searches, widgets, gadgets and get answers to questions all starting there.

Google also announced that it will be updating information on its Webmaster tools more frequently.  This is a great place to catch problems with sitemaps and bad links.

]]> http://herselfswebtools.com/2007/10/googles-webmaster-central.html/feed 0 Are you using “Google Webmaster Tools”? http://herselfswebtools.com/2007/09/google-webmaster-tools.html http://herselfswebtools.com/2007/09/google-webmaster-tools.html#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:00:34 +0000 Linda MacPhee-Cobb http://timestocome.org/webtools/2007/09/google-webmaster-tools.html Google Webmaster Tools are useful tools for your websites. Webmaster tools give different information than you will get from Google Analytics which gives visitor information.

Webmaster tools will tell you when you have broken links and what queries people use to find your site.  The statistics page will also show your websites position in the search results for specific queries.

You will find the terms people use when they link to your site and which pages get the links. Google Webmaster Tools also tells you your highest ranking page by month for each site.

Even though you likely already use analytics, this tool too has its uses.  Like all the Google webtools it is free.

If you are not already reading it be sure to check out Google’s Webmaster Blog. Which is full of useful information for webmasters.

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