Whether you are seriously interested in advertising on a specific website, or you’re just plain nosy, you can find out a lot about many websites using Google’s AdPlanner.
Launched nearly two years ago, in conjunction with DoubleClick, the Planner is really aimed at advertisers seeking to plan an online media campaign. It also enables publishers (i.e. [...]

I’ve seen many web services which provide you with an analysis of any website. But there’s one I’ve recently found which has some very unique points.
Website Grader uses some of its unique tools to analyse the performance of a site. For instance, it compares your site with the 2 million sites it has analysed to [...]

 
Do you want to pay mega bucks for Camtasia?  Or do you want to do the whole screen capture thing for nada?
This is a really cool online screen capture service. There’s nothing to download. Just hit the record button, select your screen capture area and check a couple of other options - and away you [...]

I was going to wait another week before writing about this new software, but I’ve already had a few emails asking me what I thought about it, so I knew I had to say something!
I’m talking about the new site builder from J P Schoeffel: “Site Profit Bot”. Now I have to admit that, when [...]

 
Twitter provides its users with a choice of backgrounds for their “tweet” pages. And they are pretty boring! Even so, most Twitter users take the easy route and just use one of these default backgrounds.
But, increasingly, tweeters are making their pages stand out from the crowds by using their own backgrounds. And they can look [...]

 
Finding just the right domain name for your latest idea or product can sometimes be difficult. It seems that all the best domain names have been taken!
I’ve gone down the path of using my Webmasters CheatKit brand of getting domain names that possibly no-one else would want to use.. e.g. “cheatkit..something.com”. This is one method [...]

You, Yes You Can Edit Movies Easily!
Here’s a really neat site - and it’s a freebie. Here’s what you can do with videos:

Upload an number of video files
Upload music files and add them as background music
Select from a whole range of transitions to fade between different videos
Insert static images between videos
Just have a lot of [...]

I have always invited “Update” subscribers to pitch to me and persuade me to endorse their products. And quite a few have, some of them successfully
But I must admit that when subscriber Alex Jenkins approached me with her new product my first thoughts were “Oh no! Not another guide to internet marketing for [...]

 
Amongst the pile of new stuff which was released whilst I was away, these videos caught my eye. I’ve got to admit that it was the striking graphics which first attracted my attention!
But, when I watched the 11 videos in the package (about an hour of viewing), I realised that this was a great find.
A [...]

 
OK, I’m feeling in a pre-holiday mood right now, so here’s something in the trivia line for you!
If you want your website to look glittery and garish, here’s the site to go to:
http://www.IanSays.com/VeryGlittery
You can make all sorts of glittery and neon text using the tools on this site. You can put games on your blog [...]