I get a lot of questions about where I get my graphics, smileys, fonts and other fun stuff.  Well, here you go… here are some of the (IMO) best places on the web to get the fun stuff for your site:

Retro graphics and fonts:

Fun clipart and fonts for Digi-scrapping and other projects:

• pcCrafter.com

Smileys:

Next up: Making money from your site.

Here are some tried and true (and best of all FREE!) sites and products that Sarah and I have worked with that we highly recommend:

Open-Source Forum Software:

• phpBB

Web Building Software And tools:

• AceFTP Freeware
• PHP Designer 2007 Personal
• ColorSchemer | Instant Website Color Schemes
• Round-Pic | Anti-Alias Rounded Corners Tool
• Software Institute | ColorPicker

CSS Resources:

• CSS Introduction
• The 6 Most Important CSS Techniques You Need to Know
• Learn CSS Positioning in Ten Steps
• Learn CSS the Modern Way

Other How-tos and Turorials:

• Test your PHP Pages w/o Upload
• Dynamic Drive DHTML
• 19 Most Essential Open Source Applications

Reliable Web Hosting and Domain Name Registration:

• Tiger Technologies – I can’t say enough good things about this company.  Their customer service is outstanding.  For a very reasonable price, you get the most bang for your buck.