Links to Web Design Tools (some which are free), including HTML editors, graphics tools, and other useful software. Please note that software is always changing, and new software is released all the time. So this list may not be the most up to date software.
Do you have a Formmail Script that I can use?
FTP Software
How can I get paid for displaying advertising on my website?
How do I get my website indexed by Google?
How do I increase website traffic to my site?
Traceroute Software
Web Design Programs / HTML Editors
Web Page Scripts
Do you have a Formmail Script that I can use?
FormMail is a script that has been very popular in the past, being bundled with products such as cPanel, the control panel we provide. However, FormMail is susceptible to exploitation by spammers. In recent times, a number of spammers have tried to send spam through user Formmail scripts on our servers. As you probably know, spam sent from a server can cause mail problems for ALL clients on that server, so it's extremely important that we take steps to eliminate this problem.
We suggest that if you need to use a formmail script to send emails through your website, that you use a paid one from a good source, where they regularly provide updates for the script.
If you would like us to setup your website with a formmail script, please let us know, and we can provide you with a quote for carrying out this work.
Please note that these are a third party scripts, so we don't provide any support for them. Like any script, they will need regularly updating to keep them secure and up to date.
FTP Software
Links to free FTP software:
File Zilla
How can I get paid for displaying advertising on my website?
Google Adsense NZ can be a way to get paid, for having a small amount of advertising on your website. Every time someone clicks on a Google Adsense advert that is displayed on your website, Google credits your Google account, and when you have earned enough they send you a cheque. Some people have made a fortune with Google Adsense. For more information about Google Adsense, please google 'adsense'
How do I get my website indexed by Google?
After a registering a new domain name, and setting up a new website, search engines may take a while to find and index your website. It will not be instantly searchable in google, until they have indexed it.
Please read this guide at http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Your-Website-Indexed-by-Google.
To add your website to google for indexing, please use the following link www.google.com/addurl/
How do I increase website traffic to my site?
Just having a web page (http://www.mycompany.co.nz) does not guarantee millions of people all over the world are going to visit your site. The primary means of bringing people to your site will be your paid advertising! Print advertising, small classified ads in the back or magazines targeting your audience, can be very effective!
You should use your web site address or URL (Uniform Resource Locator) in the same places you would put your address or phone number: business cards, stationary, and print advertising. One of the powers of the web page is its ability to compliment your present advertising, i.e. your web site can contain photographs and many pages of material on your company, all you need to do in your print ad is generate enough interest in the reader to visit your site.
Another way is to submit your site to the major search engines. These include Google, Bing, Yahoo. However search engines should not be relied on to generate traffic. If you get some activity generated, that's great, but don't count on it being there. Many companies pay a lot of money to get their site listed in the top twenty listings in search engines, and unless your site is listed in the top twenty for a particular search, you are unlikely to get many website hits. However there are always exceptions, and if your site offers something totally unique, you are sure to get a reasonable number of hits.
META Tags are hidden text placed in the HEAD section of your HTML page that are used by most major search engines to index your site based on your keywords and descriptions. It is very important to use META Tags as well as a good TITLE if you expect to be found in most search engines. Note that META Tags are not the only thing search engines will look at when ranking your sites; also, some search engines will ignore META Tags completely. Most search engines will also index your body text.
Traceroute Software
To download WinMTR:
- Go to https://sourceforge.net/projects/winmtr/
- Choose to Open the file when prompted. (The Zip utility on your computer should open the zip file and show the contents.)
- Extract the file contents to a folder on your computer.
To perform a traceroute using WinMTR:
- Locate the file where you extracted the contents of the zip file. Click the "WinMTR.exe" file. (The WinMTR window opens.)
- Enter your domain name (eg. www.yourdomain.co.nz) into the Host field.
- Click "Start". WinMTR begins sending packets to the IP address specified.
- When the "Sent" number reaches 50 click "Stop"
Web Design Programs / HTML Editors
Below is a list of popular free or low cost web design software. Please note that we haven't tested this software, we and don't endorse any of it, nor do we provide technical support for it. If you need further information, please contact the software vendor by clicking the links below.
Nvu (pronounced N-view)
Finally! A complete Web Authoring System for Linux desktop users as well as Microsoft Windows and Macintosh users to rival programs like FrontPage and Dreamweaver. Nvu (which stands for "new view") makes managing a web site a snap. Now anyone can create web pages and manage a website with no technical expertise or knowledge of HTML.For more information go here: Further information on Nvu
CoffeeCup HTML
The CoffeeCup HTML Editor 2008 is 2 Editors in 1 - The Most Downloaded HTML Editor on the Web since 1996 is now even easier to use with almost 12 years of refined... Further information on CoffeeCup HTML
Web Easy Professional
Create a Web Site with Drag-and-Drop Simplicity. Choose from Over 135 Professionally-Designed Website Templates. No Programming Required with Automatically Generating HTML Code. Easy to Use Tools like Search Engine Optimization and Flash Creation. For more information go here: Further information on Web Easy Professional
1st Page 2000
1st Page 2000 is a great HTML editor for beginners and experts alike. It is easy to use and shows both code and preview at same time.For more information go here: Further information on 1st Page 2000
Web Page Scripts
All Scripts
http://www.hotscripts.com
CSS
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/