Links

free software download sites:
SnapFiles an excellent resource for freeware and shareware applications of all types and operating systems; formerly WebAttack.
Tucows an excellent resource for freeware and shareware applications of all types and operating systems
WebmasterFree “software for the webmaster”; cool site in that the software is more directly geared to webmasters and there’s less to slog through than is sometimes the case
SourceForge there’s truth in the motto, “Where Open Source Development Happens”. Unreal searchable directory of open source downloads… Anything you need.
tutorials, tips and tools for site building:
thesitewizard.com
“Free Webmaster Tips and Tutorials – Lots of free tips, tutorials and articles on web design, promotion, earning revenue, PHP, JavaScript, and CGI. Best of all, they’re all free.” A humongous resource for beginners and experienced site owners. Learn to write your own feedback form PHP script for free.
WebMonkeythis site has an extensive selection of great tutorials and real world how-to articles with useful samples. Not much fluff here, just the facts.
reallybig.com “… more than 5000 Webmaster resources for web builders including free clipart, scripts, CGI, counters, fonts, html, java, animation, backgrounds, icons, HTML editors, buttons, photographs, site promotion, easy-to-follow Tips and Tricks, and much more. It is The Complete Resource for ANYONE who wants to create Web pages on the internet, from beginner to experienced Webmaster.
MediaBuilderfree graphics, animations, backgrounds, interfaces, buttons, 3-D textmaker, gif works, postcard maker, web elements, powerpoint templates; part of the OSDN/Animation Factory network of sites.
Web Tool Central “online webmaster toolkit”: 24 free Webmaster Tools including Robots.txt file generator, Meta Tag creator; HTaccess file generator; Meta tag checker… lots more. Cool site.
Search Engine World “By Webmasters For Webmasters: …the search engine promotion and optimization site for the rest of us. Home of the widely read Search Engine World Quarterly Magazine for webmasters and search engine promotion specialists.”