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Web
Basics:
Add-Ins for Your Website
As part
of the ongoing series on Web Basics, here is a list of some components you
can add to your site to enhance its content, keep it fresh and generate
revenue.
| Type |
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Service |
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Description |
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Link |
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Cost |
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| Ad
rotator-tracker |
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AdButler |
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Set up rotations
for all the banner ads you sell. Track views and click-throughs. |
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www.adbutler.com |
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Free with ads;
ad-free, from $19.95/month depending on traffic |
| News |
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CNN |
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Headlines and
link |
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www.cnn.com/tools |
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Free |
| News |
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MSNBC |
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Headlines and
link |
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www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21712546 |
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Free |
| Weather |
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Weather Channel |
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Current
conditions and link |
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www.weather.com/services/oap.html?from=footer |
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Free |
| Weather |
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Weather
Underground |
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Current
conditions and link |
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www.wunderground.com
(enter your location, then scroll down to the “Free Weather
Stickers” link) |
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Free |
| Misc. |
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Pollen Count |
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Pollen levels by
zip |
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www.pollen.com/partners.asp |
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Free |
| Misc. |
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FluStar |
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Flu info by zip |
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www.flustar.com (look for the
link called “Put FluStar on your website) |
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Free |
| Misc. |
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Amber Alerts |
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Ticker of active
alerts |
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www.codeamber.org/ticker_code.html |
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Free |
| Misc. |
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Movie Listings |
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Listings by city
or zip |
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www.google.com,
www.yahoo.com |
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Free |
| Blogging |
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Blogger |
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Staff members
can set up their own blogs, linked from your site |
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www.blogger.com |
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Free |
| Social
networking |
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MySpace,
FaceBook |
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Staff members
can set up their own pages, linked from your site |
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www.myspace.com,
www.facebook.com |
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Free |
| Bookmarking |
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AddThis |
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Spreads your
content across the Web by making it easier for your visitors to
bookmark and share it with other people |
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www.addthis.com |
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Free |
| Counter |
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[Various] |
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Track page views
and visitors on each page |
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Enter “free hit
counter” in your favorite search engine |
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Free with ads |
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