Stuff your client may need

• domain names and hosting (strongly urge); free business sites (example1, example 2)
• guestbooks (getting the code); here's another one
• calendars
• Search engines (external)
• site-level search engines:
  • free-find and WhatUSeek
• credit cards and e-commerce (PayPal & shopping carts)
• RoomManager online reservation system
• linking to multimedia files
• hosting multimedia no ads--domain required  and free with ads
• Specialty services (here's another one)
• downloadable documents (Acrobat's Portable Document Format and a clone)
• Forms (good site with resources)
• forms that email you (basic; good enough  for info requests, etc.)--example 1, example 2
• form servers (for databases, records, etc.)--usually you have to pay for these
• FormDB (free for small clients)
• your own forms (what you need to write them, host them, or steal them). Software and Tutorial
• HTML code
• CGI or ASP language (here's a software package)
• CGI bin (only on domain name hosts)
• photo albums (Dreamweaver will do all this for you)
• designing your own (this program writes code to browse any folder for images; this freeware designs the thumbnail album for you; this one creates an album on cd or web; so does this one)
• using online album services

• page properties and style sheets
• basic javascripts with AceHTML (rollovers)
• javascripts and dhtml (other stuff)

• Promotion sites
• Submit Corner

• Free Web Space, no ads (these sites allow or require Domain Purchase) 
• FreeWebz (no ftp/ $15 domain)
• FreeHostPage (free hosting for the first year with any domain purchase)
• Microworld (50 mb; domain required; ftp) greal deal but confusing web support
• Lunarpages.com (50 mb; domain support; file size limited to 250 kb) 
• GrandCentralHosting (30 mb; $50 registration fee) 
• T35 (domain support, cgi, 35 mb, etc--best deal if they would answer their email) 
• FreeWebz (100, domain, cgi--they write the scripts) with $18/year domain; ftp is extra 
• Doteasy.com (free hosting, 20 mb space, required $25 a year domain registration)
• Catalog.com (free hosting, 20 mb requires 32.50 per year doman registration)
• ArisHost (Free 30 mb with required $30/year domain name purchase)
• FreePageHosting.com (unlimited space, ftp, etc. with domain purchase or transfer)
• Bootbox free space with domain purchase (2 year commitment). Free shopping cart. 
• OneCommerce.Net--excellent free hosting for businesses 
• v3space
• Cybercities?

• Cheap web hosting (combines domain name hosting and web space--no ads) 
• DirectNIC ($15/domain; $15 bannerless web hosting)
• Prohosting.com (50 mb for 24.95 a year)
• http://www.1dollarhosting.com/
• http://www.nomonthly.com/

• Free Web Space (these go out of business quickly)
• Brinkster.com (no ads) -- most consistent free site I've seen
• Internations (100 mb; small link but no ad; no ftp; no domain required or available)
• The Free Site's Links 
• Free website providers 
• Free Web Providers w/out ads 
• 100 Best Free Web space providers 
• Another list of free providers 
• Crosswinds.net (they claim no ads on pages) 
• Dencity.com (no ads)
• sphosting.com (no ads)
• crosswinds.net (no ads)

• Cheap domain names (usually will forward domain to your free web space provider. Make sure your free web space provider doesn't require you to purchase from them) 
• RegNIC (easy to use; only $8.29/ year)
• DirectNIC (easy to use; only $15 a year)
• GoDaddy.com
• Redirection/ forwading services
  • Domain Direct  (domain forwarding); (also try AutoForward -- another domain forwarding service) or and Redirection).
• E-Commerce, etc. 
• Accept Credit Cards on the Web (Tell your clients about this site too) 
• Webmaster's Toolbox 
• Cool Tools 

HTML Editors, Guides, and Software 

• Free Web Classes from W3Schools (HTML, XHTML, multimedia, scripting, caeers, etc.)
• HTML Toolkit 
• AceHTML 
• Bruce Hamilton's Tag Library, other resources, and FAQs on: 
• mailto:
• hosting
• ecommerce
• Cascading Style Sheets 
• to mention only a few great features
• WebDevelopers Virtual Library (great tutorials on everything) 
• Cascading Style Sheets (good tutorial and overview) and CSS checker
• HTML 4.0 reference (use transitional version which will downgrade into earlier browsers)
• HTML Writers' Guild Definitive site; includes courses, mailing lists, job ads, and other resources
• Webreference.com
• HTML Goodies

Graphics Programs and Free Graphics Sources 

• 20/20 Graphics Editor 
• Picture Dicer: cuts up pictures so you can use them for MouseOver Scripts and Pseudo Image Mapping (Note: a good commercial suite like Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash comes with all these features built in) 
• 3D Canvas Animation software (huge file) 
• ImageMap Genderator: easy way to make your pictures clickable. 
• CNet Graphics Library 
• Mediabuilder: image optimizing, enhancing, and resource site 
• Buttons and Banners: a meta-list
  • animation factory buttons
  • flamingtext.com buttons
  • mediabuilder's menus
  • flamingtext.com banners
  • mediabuilder banners
• Image-manipulation meta-list (optimization, transformation, image mapping)
• Yahoo Graphics sites 
• Background Boutique 
• Background lists (Yahoo) 

Scripts and special effects 

• Javascript Source 
• Javascript.com 
• Javascript World 
• Dynamic HTML code library 
• Javascript Archive 
• CNet cool tools and script library 

CGI scripts (for the more advanced)

• PHP.net
• Matt's Script Archive
• BigNoseBird.com
• CGI resources
• CGI tutorial
• Scripts for Educators

Job and Internet Resources for Writers 

• Hanover College's English Major Job page 
• Journalism Jobs 
• Marketing Jobs Online 
• Joblink for Journalists 
• Technical Writing Jobs Online 
• Copyediting Jobs 
• How to Write Almost Anything and Get Paid for It  
• Entry Level College Graduate Classifieds 
• The Monster Board Career Page 
• CareerPath 
• WCU English Alumni Profiles and Careers Pages 

• Summer Job and Internship Tips 
• Environmental Internships 
• EarthNet Internships 
• Internships Abroad 
• Feminist Internships 
• Internships.com 
• Wetfeet Internship Pages (also has advice section) 
• Rising Star Internship Database 
• Washington DC Internships 
• State Department Internships 
• InternshipPrograms.com 
• Internweb.com 
• Yahoo Internships 
• ASNE Newspaper Internships 
• Knight-Ridder Internships 
• Southern Newspaper Publisher Internships 
• Copyediting Internships 
• Internships at the Smithsonian 

Online Newspapers and Zines 

• CNN Interactive 
• New York Times 
• College Press Network 
• Philadelphia Inquirer 
• Chicago Tribune 
• Sun Herald 
• Asheville Citizen Times 

Design and Production Issues

• Geetha Zone Awards (for superior design)
• Web Project Teams (a lecture presentation and an article)
• Project Team Composition

Writing, Style, Usability and Accessibility Testing

• Types of online content
• "What is good hypertext writing"?
• Creating compelling hypertext
• Using blurbs
• Page Proofing
• Online Style Guides (an article) and a Guide to making your own)
• Criteria for Web Critique
• Defining Usability
• Usability Matters (article for WebReview ezine)
• Sun Microsystems' Usability Guidelines
• Usability Links and Articles and More Links
• Articles and example usability reports
• Examples of Badly Designed pages and Hall of Shame
• An interesting report on testing that cites worst errors
• Section 508 and web accessibility
  • web accessibility guidelines and checklist
  • Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)