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Useful Links

Here are some useful web sites that might help you get started, prove inspirational, or perhaps hone your web site management expertise.

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Business & Marketing

SearchMasters
The Search Phrase Suggestion is an essential tool to help you identify popular searches in your chosen field(s).
Google Webmaster Guidelines
"Your one-stop shop for comprehensive info about how Google crawls and indexes websites". The 'Guidelines' in the Help Center are not a light read but can be illuminating.
Google Webmaster Central
"Following these guidelines will help Google find, index, and rank your site."
The Open Directory Project
The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. And Google likes it. Are you in it yet?
The Google Guy
The head of Google's Webspam team blogs on Google and other stuff. Closely followed.
Google Submission
Submit your web site to Google
MSN Submission
Submit your web site to MSN

Actinic Community. E-commerce Business Issues
If you have an Actinic web site this is good forum for e-commerce related business issues including Fraud, Search Engines, Online Payment.

Accessify.com
A vibrant community of helpful induviduals willing to answer your questions on Accessibility.

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
W3C develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) ... or the God fathers of web site development standards.

Colour schemes generator
Use this tool to identify a variety of harmonious colour schemes.
4096 Color Wheel
Hover over the wheel to view web-safe and web-smart colors.

Opera Web browser
The award-winning Web browser from Mozilla.
Mozilla Firefox
The award-winning Opera Web browser.
Internet Explorer for Mac
In June 2003 Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit announced that Internet Explorer for Mac would undergo no further development.

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Dedicated to preserving the central coordinating functions of the global Internet for the public good.
Nominet
Nominet is the Internet registry for .uk domain names.

How to Set Up an Email Account on Outlook Express
Before you can use Outlook Express to send and receive e-mail, you need to set up an account. You can have more than one account—for business, online shopping, and so on—and each person who uses your computer may have their own, completely separate account.
Wikipedia - free content encyclopedia project
Baffled by some of the technical jargon? Always worth a trying Wiki. For example - what does search marketing mean? Or Affiliate marketing?
Polo Shirts
WorkwearHouse is an online supplier of polo shirts and other promotional and workwear clothing. Garments can be ordered plain or embroidered with your team or company logo.