CoolAdz.com : Tools for Advertising and Marketing

CoolAdz offers advice and a compilation of free tools you can use, like graphic aids, HTML generators, banner code generators, computer security tools, search engine optimization and search engine submission tools.

With the tools on this page, you will find you do not have to be a graphic artist or SEO guru to develop your website presence. This page is updated frequently as new tools are spotted on the Internet.

Graphic Tools

3D Text Maker made the CoolAdz logo on the home page. The images may be used for free on personal and commercial pages.

AdDesigner is a quick easy way to design a standard size banner. You have seen their banners everywhere.

Cooltext.com offers an online graphics generator for buttons and logos.

GifWorks offers online GIF image editor. The tool from GifWorks is completely free.

GUIStuff offers tutorials, templates and high-tech flash. GUI stands for Graphical User Interface.

Picasa is free software for viewing, organizing, editing and sharing your digital photos.

Generators

DHTML and Javascripts enhance your web site! Dynamic Drive is your place for free scripts and online tools. here are just a few:

HTML Banner Code generator. Do not let a misplaced angle bracket or space keep your banner from displaying. Use this tool and then cut and paste the code to your website.

Image, Link, or Table HTML generator is located at the same website. HTML is a whole different language. This tool will help you set up links, tables and images that display properly and link to your target.

RSS Generator and tutorials by Wotzwot.com. Convert HTML to RSS with a few comments.

Site Map Generator from xml-sitemaps.com.

Link Shortening

Shorten your links so that the URL is easy to remember.

Page Builders

Google offers free page creator for users. See example here.

ClickVoyager offers free splash page builder.

Use TE Toolbox for building splash pages and lead capture pages quickly.

Rotators

Rotators are essential if you are marketing several opportunities and do not have a website. You add all your promotional website URLs to a rotator and then send visitors to this rotator site through traffic exchanges, advertisements, classified ads or links. Be sure to check all links on your rotators BEFORE you publish the rotator URL in an advertisement. The sites should be related to be more successful.

Note: Some traffic exchanges do not allow you to add rotators.

Below are some free rotators.

ClickVoyager	FreeRotator
PageSwirl	TE Toolbox

Security

Virus protection is a necessity if you have an Internet connection. Fast-spreading mass-mailing viruses, worms and Trojans can easily infect exposed PCs, forward themselves to your email contacts and even help remote hackers hijack personal information. Norton is the first word in Internet security. For 2009, Norton has paired antivirus with antispyware.

Zone Labs® has a free firewall that stops viruses, trojans, adware and hackers from accessing your computer. Click for Free Firewall.

SEO Tools

Free Search Engine Submit

Getting free traffic from the major search engines involves a process called Search Engine Optimization. Put simply, you need to get your website listed in the search engines and then work towards appearing at the top of the search results.

Paid Search Engine Submission

Benefit from guaranteed traffic results by advertising your website/business on search engines such as Google, Yahoo, MSN, ASK, etc.

Search Engine Optimization Tools

Link popularity tool - Link popularity analysis is one of the best ways to quantifiably measure your website's online awareness and overall visibility.

Free Keyword Density Analyzer

Free Competitor Analysis Tool

Free Position Check

Search It!

Search It! is an e-commerce related search tool that you will ever need for instant information mining of the Web. Leave Search It! running in an open browser window for:

Updated 06/02/2010