Having worked as a project manager at several companies and having to monitor my own projects there’s a certain list of things I do to check on often (and I still do). Some of the things are SEO related, some are tech tasks, some help to achieve the marketing goals. Some of the things are just general but still it’s very convenient to have the nice set tools to perform the actions that you do on a regular basis. Today I’m going to write about Firefox add-ons that I have added my browser options (yes, I’m an addicted Firefox lover) as a project manager and just a human. All the add-ons listed help me in my daily work and I don’t know how much time I would spend if I had to search from all the information they give to me manually. I decided to divide this list into 2 sections-  the add-ons that I use as a usual human being and the add-ons I find extremely useful for the project management. So here we go.

Has your website achieved rockstar status? Do people flock to your homepage to wait for your every word? Unless you’re the next Google, it’s probably not the homepage of millions like you may hope. You’re also probably not getting the Twitter hits on a Justin Bieber level.  Regardless, it’s always fun to keep up with your website’s popularity. How does your site stack up next to your competitors? Does anyone actually read what you write? These are important questions that need to be answered.

That’s why I’ve gathered 10 tools to help monitor your website’s popularity. Before we dive into the specifics of the tools, let’s look at a couple of reasons why you should care about using them in the first place.

Freelancer positions have many of the perks that 9-5’ers dream of – flexible hours, locations and the option to pick and choose what work is most interesting.

We’ve scoured the Internet to bring you – the freelancer – the top 15 online essentials for staying organized, clean and most importantly, sane.

There are a lot of useful tools for web designers and developers, they do tend to come and go and it usually depends on personal preference whether or not any tool is used. There is only one tool that has lasted the test of time and is not only universally used but also loved, and that is the Firefox extension Firebug – it is by far and away the best tool within web design.

To say that Firebug is just a web developing tool would do it injustice, it is much more than that. It houses a powerful suite of tools for debugging and optimizing CSS, JavaScript, HTML and thoroughly speeds up your web development.
A great thing about Firebug is it gives you the option to add extra extensions and make it that even more indispensable, you can tailor it and mold it to your needs.
I have listed fifteen of my favorites in this article.

CSS is considered the “back-bone” of a website. It structures, helps embed, and styles elements. Now, if we were to code a CSS layout by hand, it would take us an unneeded amount of time that we could be putting towards other areas of our designs.

With somewhat similar concepts to the all-famous button, background, and favicon generators, today we present you with 10 Useful and Time-Saving CSS Grid-Layout Generators that will save you mass amounts of time and help you eliminate some repetitive coding.

84% of Americans currently own a mobile phone. Sadly, there are no figures showing how many of these devices are ageing bricks without internet capabilities, but you can bet that, within a few years, the majority of mobile phone users will be able to browse the internet, wherever they are.

Right now, most websites are completely unsuitable for mobile viewing, taking 60 or more seconds to load and looking jumbled and confused as they’re squashed onto smaller screens.

Every day, however, thousands of people are releasing mobile versions of their websites and seeing greatly increased levels of traffic as a result. Unless you optimize your website for mobile phone users soon, you could be left behind by the competition. Creating a mobile-friendly version of your site sounds like a daunting task, but it couldn’t be easier to do. Using one of the excellent tools below, you’ll be able to build, host and launch your mobile site with absolutely no coding knowledge whatsoever.

Google Chrome, like Firefox, has the ability to increase its functionality and capabilities through the use of extensions. If you’re a web developer, Google Chrome comes with a nice set of developer tools built in that will make your life easier. But there are also a number of extensions that will give you even more tools at your disposal. The great thing about extensions is that they allow you to perform tasks that would normally require you to switch over to another application. Being able to perform certain tasks without leaving your browser can be a big time saver.

Here are 13 Google Chrome extensions that you should find very useful.

Every designer knows that typography  is one of the most essential ingredients for an awesome design. These typographic tools will help you get inspiration, find the font you’re looking for, easily compare different typefaces, create your own fonts, and more. So, have a look at these 10 useful typography tools sites and let us know your thoughts in comment.

Choosing the right content management system can be an overwhelming task for a web designer or developer. There are so many available, all with different features, it can be difficult to decide which is the best solution for a particular web project. For complex websites, a fully featured CMS is probably the best way to go. However, for simple sites, lots of bells and whistles can be overkill and actually be a bit confusing for the person maintaining the website.

In this article, I’ve rounded up 10 simple and light weight cms solutions. All of these systems were built with simplicity and ease-of-use in mind.

If you’re a designer who works on websites for smaller businesses or clients, chances are you receive similar requests for website features over and over again. Perhaps you’ll hear your photographer clients saying “I want a photo gallery”; perhaps you get a lot of clients who want to control their content; perhaps you get all of these requests and more.

Over time, most designers try a few different methods to implement various features; inevitably, some are better than others. In this article, I’ll be outlining the most frequently requested features for client websites and the tools we like to use to implement them; aka the 8 Tools for Common Client Web Design Requests.