Tools & Links
Website Design
W3C Markup Validation Service
Check you HTML and XHTML web sites to see if they are built with valid code.
W3C CSS Validation Service
Check the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) on your web site to see if they are valid.
W3C Link Checker
Check your web sites for broken links.
Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox
Current Issues in Web Usability
Internet Archive
Go back and look at records of former website designs
Search Engines
High Rankings Forum
Search Engine Optimization Forum with Jill Whalen
Google Trends
A nifty little free tool to compare how often key phrases are being searched
Google Webmaster Tools
All kinds of free tools from Google
Bruce Clay's Search Engine Chart
See the relationships between the different search engines, who gets info from who
Directory of Directories
Look up directories specific for your niche area
Other Online Tools
Doodle Meeting Scheduler
Free tool to schedule meetings online
Eye-tracking
Whitepapers about eye-tracking studies and websites
Survey Monkey
Online survey tool
Constant Contact
E-newsletter tool
Who Is
Look up domain name registration information
US Trademark Info
US government site regarding patents, trademarks, etc.
Fun Stuff
Story Corps
Archive of "regular people" telling their stories
MNDOT Travel Info
Travel info for Twin Cities, MN metro area
