Web Development Software
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Web development software helps both novice and advanced computer users easily create and modify websites for personal or business use. Examples of web development software include Dreamweaver, Microsoft FrontPage, and Web Studio.
These computer programs often include an option to create simple web pages by dragging and dropping the elements you want on your page into place. Most web development programs also include an option for designing web pages using HTML. If you have more advanced knowledge of web page development, you can also use web development software to add special features to your website by incorporating Javascript, CSS, and other forms of programming. Once your website is up and running, you can use the same web development software to modify pages as necessary so that your site stays up to date.
To learn how to use web development software, you can take courses in web page development or consult books or websites that explain how to use the specific software you have purchased. Many web development software programs also offer free trial downloads that let you learn how to use them before purchasing the full program.
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60+ Free Web Development Tools & Resources for Entrepreneurs
Save big bucks on your startup or ecommerce web site by DIY with free toolsBy Shara Karasic, Work.com Community Manager, Community Manager Work.com From ecommerce to social networking, there are many cool new tools that allow you to get your web presence jumpstarted for cheap. Here is a list of the best free resources for web 2.0 design, development, and ecommerce:
Free Web Design Tools (22):
Background Image Maker
Cornershop – rounded corner graphics
CSS Button Generator
CSS Rollover Generator
CSS Tab Designer
curvyCorners – free JavaScript program that will create on-the-fly rounded corners
Design Patterns – flickr collection which captures consistent, unique, or interesting interfaces and design flows from across the web
Favicon Generator – create that tiny graphic that shows up in the browser tab
Gradient Maker
Grid Layouts – Javascript for grid layouts
Layout-o-matic
Listamatic – create lists with different bullets
More than 100 Web 2.0 Online Generators - grid layouts
My cool button – make cool web 2.0 buttons
Open Source Web Design – free web design templates
Resizr – resize images
RoundedCornr
Stripe Generator 2.0
Tabs Generator – tweak size, corners, colors
Web 2.0 Badges
Web 2.0 Colour Palette
Welie.com – patterns in interaction design
Free Web Development Tools (11):
Ajax Rain – Ajax/Javascript/DHTML examples and demos
Contact Form Generator – create a form-to-email with no programming skills
Create RSS Feed – automatically create RSS feed in XML
Drupal – open source content management system
GroundWork – open source IT monitoring
Help Desk – list of help desk and issue tracker software
Joomla – open source content management system
Mashable's 250+ Tools and Resources for Coding the Web
Nagios – open source host, service and network monitoring program
script.aculo.us – user interfaces & animations
Wufoo – build a form easily
Free Ecommerce Tools (7):
107 Add to Cart Buttons of the Top Online Retailers
Bigcartel – free online store
cubecart – PHP & MySQL shopping cart
Fat.Free.Cart – works with PayPal and Google Checkout
Magento – open source ecommerce platform
Opencart – PHP-based online shopping cart
Zen Cart – free open source shopping cart system
Free Feed/Widgets Tools (2):
Feedburner – create an RSS feed, allow subscriptions, and track feed stats
Widgetbox – create a “portable chunk of the web”
Free Community Tools (5):
Google Groups – create your own free email group
me.com
Ning – create your own community
phpbb – open source message board software
Yahoo Groups – create your own free email group
Free SEO/Advertising Tools (4):
Google Keyword Tool
Keyword Rank Checker
SEO Book Keyword Research Tool
Yahoo Site Explorer – analyze backlinks
Free Web Promotion Tools (5):
del.icio.us – make it easy for your users to bookmark your site on del.icio.us
digg
Pingomatic – after updating your site/blog, ping a lot of directories
HTML2PDF - create a PDF of your site for marketing purposes
Technorati – make sure you tag your blog posts to show up
Free Web Analytics/Tracking (5):
Alexa – compare web traffic
Google Analytics
sitemeter
StatCounter
Google Alerts
There are many more great free resources – if you have one please add it as a comment to this guide!
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