tools for high school newspaper web sites

30 Tools To Boost Your Web Traffic

Chris Snider • ChrisSniderDesign.com

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Chris Snider

• AME/digital at Des Moines Register

• Adjunct professor at Drake University

• Former Juice Editor

• Former news design director at St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Tools For Your Site

1. Vimeo.comAdd video to your site - and let others share your video

More Video Options• Vimeo.com

• YouTube.com

• Blip.tv

• Photobucket.com

• Flickr.com (video isn’t free)

• Revver.com

• Viddler.com

2. Livestream.comAdd live video to your site

Live Video Options

• Mogulus.com

• Justin.tv

• Ustream.tv

• qik.com

• 12seconds.tv

3. CoverItLive.comLive chats

4. Animoto.comTurn photos into music videos

5. Vuvox.comCreate slide shows and embed links

6. SoundSlides.comSlide shows + audio

7. MapsShow where things are on a map

Mapping sites

• umapper.com

• mapalist.com

• mapbuilder.net

• quikmaps.com

• fmatlas.com

• google.com/maps

8. Polldaddy.comPolls that you can embed on your site

9. Google FormsCreate surveys and add them to your site

10. Wordpress blogsFully functional blogs on your site

Blog Tools

• Wordpress

• Tumblr

• Posterous

• Blogger

• Typepad

11. PodcastsSites host podcasts that you embed on your site

Free Podcasting/Audio• wpaudioplayer.com

• mypodcast.com

• podomatic.com

• gabcast.com (create podcast from phone)

• Apple’s Garage Band

• Audacity

12. Flickr.com groupsAdd a module to reader photos already on Flickr

13. YouTube VideosCreate a custom player to add reader videos to your site

14. SlideSharePowerpoint-like presentations embedded on your site

15. Wordle.netShow speeches/text as a word cloud

16. Google AdsenseIt’s like free $$ for your site

17. Issuu.comPost your print edition online - or just your photos

18. DocStoc.comEmbed pdfs and word documents on your site

19. SmugMug.comShow off and sell your photos

20. tableizertableizer.journalistopia.com

21. SwivelTurn data into charts and graphs

22. Creative CommonsFind photos for your web site.

Tools Outside your Site

23. RSS FeedsPut your content into RSS readers

24. Email newsletterSend your news to email inboxes

E-Mail Newsletters

• Mailchimp.com

• Feedburner.com

• Campaigner.com

• Icontact.com

• MailDogManager.com

• Newsberry.com

25. WidgetsPlace your content (or links to your content) on other sites

Widget-Makers

• Sproutbuilder

• Widgetbox

• Gigya

• SpringWidgets

• Oosah

• Clearspring

26. ShareThis.comAllow readers to easily share your content

27. Ning.comBuild your own custom social network

28. TWITTER.COMBring the conversation to your site

29. Mofuse.comBuild a mobile version of your site

Build A Mobile Site

• MoFuse

• Wirenode

• UBIK.com

• Mippin

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30. MotherAppTurn your web site into an iPhone application

31. Newspaper BlogPromote your site on the BIG site

Chris Snider@ChrisSnider

ChrisSniderDesign.com