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ace0
February 25th, 2001, 17:12
Who has the best free website tools? I need some with small ads and good quality.
Coolin
February 25th, 2001, 19:29
Well, http://www.websitegarage.com performs some services for your website (page loading time test, image optimiser, counter, etc...). And they don't put ads on your site.
Canuckkev
February 25th, 2001, 19:42
Originally posted by ace0
Who has the best free website tools? I need some with small ads and good quality.

Not sure what you mean by "Website Tools". Try This:

http://www.hitbox.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi?tools/tools
ace0
February 27th, 2001, 21:31
Thanks- I will try it
Coolin
February 27th, 2001, 22:19
Here's another service that I recently found:

http://www.sitemechanic.com

They give you image optimization, link checking, HTML help, HTML coding checking and the works.
ace0
March 2nd, 2001, 13:14
do they put ads on your site (probably, right?)
LeX
March 2nd, 2001, 13:28
No, they give you a checkup of your page, nothing to do with your actual site.
ace0
March 2nd, 2001, 13:30
really, 4 free?
LeX
March 2nd, 2001, 13:41
Well.... the free service(s) is/are usually limited, like you can only do a ONE page checkup each time, and like websitegarage, it only checks up to 25 links and/or images for you. If you want whole site checkups, then you'll have to pay.

Still, the free services aren't bad at all.
Coolin
March 2nd, 2001, 14:04
These services have no way of putting ads on your site because they have no access to your server.
LeX
March 2nd, 2001, 14:15
That's right. They do this on their servers, not on yours.
ace0
March 2nd, 2001, 19:30
cool-thanks
ace0
March 2nd, 2001, 19:48
Who is better-Hitbox or Web Site Garage?
ace0
March 2nd, 2001, 19:55
Funny thing-Website Garage checks for errors, and when I open different pages, there are errors and sometimes it doesn't load!
Coolin
March 3rd, 2001, 01:19
Hitbox has much better stats, while Websitegarage's counter is less annoying.
ace0
March 4th, 2001, 14:06
do I need all of hitbox's stats? I noticed websitegarage has an invisible button, and I wanted to put that on.
Canuckkev
March 4th, 2001, 15:29
Originally posted by ace0
do I need all of hitbox's stats? I noticed websitegarage has an invisible button, and I wanted to put that on.

Huh? You tell us. As far as I'm concerned, the more info the better, right? But websitegarage(that's hitometer, right?) does have an invisible button, so that is a major plus. But Hitometer gives you all the stats Hitbox does, without annoying advertising.
Coolin
March 4th, 2001, 21:48
What do you mean Canuckkev? Hitbox provides much better stats than Hitometer! If you want the best of both worlds (more like a comprimise though) try http://www.thecounter.com . TheCounter provides an invisible button option and has a lot of stats (less than HitBox though.)
ace0
March 5th, 2001, 20:19
Have you been to gumball-tracker.com? I am confused on how it works.
Canuckkev
March 5th, 2001, 21:54
Originally posted by Coolin
What do you mean Canuckkev? Hitbox provides much better stats than Hitometer! If you want the best of both worlds (more like a comprimise though) try http://www.thecounter.com . TheCounter provides an invisible button option and has a lot of stats (less than HitBox though.)

My message may have been a bit confusing. I agree that Hitbox.com gives you probably the most stats I have seen, but Hitometer gives you enough. I'm not sure if you knew or not, but Hitometer does give more info on your visitors than it seems at first. It gives you OS, Browser, Java Script, Screen Res and Colour Depth and stuff like that. You just have to look for it.
ace0
March 11th, 2001, 12:45
so, have you been to gumball-tracker.com?
ace0
March 16th, 2001, 21:24
thecounter is a little confusing-the stats, and websitegarage won't let me get to where I want to be-sign up and stuff-ugh! HAS ANYONE BEEN TO GUMBALL-TRACKER.COM? I am confused about them.
Bruce
March 16th, 2001, 22:06
Originally posted by ace0
HAS ANYONE BEEN TO GUMBALL-TRACKER.COM
Nope, I get a 404 error.
ace0
March 16th, 2001, 22:10
wierd-I don't