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Cool & Free Online Services

Some cool sites that I’ve been using recently. I’ll be adding more as I discover them.

Watchmouse

Need a free monitor for your server or domain to make sure it’s online and visible globally. Watchmouse has 20 global locations that ping your server and will alert you when it’s down.

I’ve been using Watchmouse for a couple of years to keep track of my domains and those of my clients. In South Africa we occasionally have a problem accessing international servers. With Watchmouse I can see if my American servers are still serving the rest of the planet.

Google Trends

A great way to explore what people are searching for on Google. Can be used to assist in SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)

http://trends.google.com/trends?q=zululand%2C+drakensberg%2C+durban%2C+kwazulu&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

http://trends.google.com/websites?q=sa-venues.com%2Csafarinow.com%2Cwheretostay.co.za&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

Favicon Generators

There are a number of online favicon generators. Your image needs to be square ideally before you begin.
Here is the one I like http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/favicon/

Fun Sites

http://www.dhmo.org/

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