Mods, you can move this to tools if you'd like. It has to do with website and domain creation, so I put it here and it has non-tool questions. Hey, I wrote a decently long thread and it ended up not getting posted [internet] - so here's a short and quick: I'm looking for a few necessary tools [and have some questions] to build domains and websites: First, I'd like to be able to type in a keyword and get all the information for it [global search volume, local volume, clicks per day, and even average pay per click if it's available]. Where or with what [and which out of the two is better] is that available? Does it matter [for seo, visitors, etc.] whether or not a site is made my code or by . . .other means [drag and drop]? What do you use most when creating Domains and Websites? Throw 'em all at me. [Tools, websites, programs, freebies, etc.] Thanks in advance. IanBo.
I use visual studios with apache and php installed. I use it to test out my sites running php and javascript without having to upload them to a server. I like visual studios as its easy and fast to type code, I also use dreamweaver quite a bit. I like anything with a split view, as I am able to click on spots in my design to get to the code quicker (good for a larger sites with lots of code to go through). Tools Visual Studios Notepad++ Photoshop (im no pro but have gotten a lot better) Macromedia google adwords search tool favicon creator meta tag generator and few others can't think of right now... As for freebies: Notepad++ (and tons more editors, just search google 'free html editor' or something) GIMP (good free alternative to photoshop) free webmaster tools has some goodies too Also for quick sites try using joomla or wordpress. I started in the past few months using Jquery, which I love. It is super simple and easy to create tons of javascript effects (ie. sliding elements, fading, opacity, menus, etc.) As far as building sites using wysiwyg (ie. design mode or drag n drop) I wouldn't recommend it. You end up getting a lot of extra and unorganized code, usually ends up looking horrible. With visual, dreamweaver, and few others the code auto completes so it is really quick for writing. Im not sure what you mean here: [SIZE="1"]First, I'd like to be able to type in a keyword and get all the information for it [global search volume, local volume, clicks per day, and even average pay per click if it's available]. Where or with what [and which out of the two is better] is that available?[/SIZE] Code (markup): Anyways, I know theres tons of information on the subject of web-design. Its really something you just have to start doing and learn from trail and error... and lots of reading.
There are free keyword tools out there, one of which is called Traffic Travis. Another one is Keyword Sniper. As far as tools go, the Gimp as mentioned above is awesome once you get past the learning curve and for me, my favorite IDE is Aptana.
IF youa re new to web developing Expression web isn't bad as a replacement for dreamweaver. You can usually find it at a much cheaper price than Dreamweaver although for now I prefer dreamweaver