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The Best WordPress Plugins

One of the biggest advantages to using WordPress for your blog is the quality and quantity of available plugins (most of which are free). The right plugins will help to increase your productivity and improve the usability and effectiveness of your website. If you are not familiar with WordPress plugins the first place to go [...]

LINK: Link Building the Right Way

Dan Grossman writes a quality article about attracting links to your website.
http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/01/01/link-building-the-right-way/

83 Top Webmaster Resources

Blogs – To create a blog, use any of the platforms listed below.
www.wordpress.com
www.blogger.com
www.typepad.com
http://www.joomla.org
www.movabletype.com

Scripts – Looking for a JavaScript, DHTML, or PHP script? Try these resources.
www.java-scripts.net
www.javafile.com
www.phpfreaks.com
www.phpjunkyard.com
www.dynamicdrive.com
http://javascript.internet.com
www.powerfulscripts.com
http://script.aculo.us
www.dhtmlgoodies.com
www.opensourcescripts.com/dir/PHP/
Tools
www.trafficzap.com – Page rank checker, link popularity checker, keyword density checker, and more.
Stats
www.addfreestats.com
www.statcounter.com
www.google.com – The most popular [...]

Links for Bloggers

Here are some links to some of the best recent articles and resources for bloggers:
How to Develop Stickyness to Your Blog from Blogging Tips
101 Essential Blogging Resources from Logtrepreneur
Official Release of BlogEngine.net from DZone
Battling Bloggers Block from ProBlogger
Top WordPress Tools of the Month from roScripts
How Does Google Blog Search Determine Blog Rank? from TheWrongAdvices

Design Links

Here are some sites that we have been visiting recently that may be helpful to you.
Layout Gala – a collection of CSS-based layouts/templates
What are Web Standards? – a comprehensive explanation of what is comprised in the term
60 Elegant and Visually Appealing Designs from Smashing Magazine
9 Common Web Design Mistakes Prevent Google from Indexing Your Page
Google [...]

WordPress 2.2 Now Available for Download

Leading blogging platform and CMS WordPress announces the release of version 2.2 for download. Download here.
Be sure to read 10 Things You Should Know About WordPress 2.2 from Technosailor.
Also check out the article from Daily Blog Tips, Top 10 Underrated WordPress Plugins.