I thought there may be a few keen webmasters out there, and everyone knows how much they like getting advice so here are some of the places that I have used to create this and other sites.

Sitegadgets - A way cool site that has 24 "gadgets" to add to your site.

Hitbox - Definately the best hit counter on the Internet. This is definately a must for monitoring traffic. They also have heaps of tools to tune up your website.

Freeservers - Free hosting with a variety of subdomains to choose from (8k.com for example) and all your site gets is an ad banner like the one at the top of this page. You get 20Mb of space and unlimited email addresses at your new domain. You can update your service later on if you want to get serious. There is a banner free option but it costs $5.95 per month (a bargain really.) They also claim to be search engine friendly which means that sites hosted by freeservers usually get ranked higher than those on other free hosts.

Clickthru - A good network with a 1:1 click ratio. You can earn clicks by surfing other members sites too. Good to generate traffic but I think it's mostly other webmasters clicking away trying to generate traffic for their own sites.

Listbot - If you've joined our mailing list then you will have an idea of what it is. That's right, a mailing list manager. Ever thought about starting your own mailing list, this is a great place to start.

Amazon - I'm certain that everyone knows what Amazon is. What began as the worlds largest ever bookstore is now looking at being the worlds largest ever store. They offer a commission based affiliate program so you can earn money by sending people to Amazon to buy stuff.

bcentral LinkExchange - A banner exchange program that seems to be pretty good. I'm not sure how much traffic it has sent my way however.

Commission Junction - Probably the best place for webmasters to go to find targetted affiliate programs that will integrate into their site. This place has an affiliate program for just about anything and you get a combined cheque even if you join a number of programs.

Hamster - Get 10c per click for text links. Hamster has a fully customizable banner that integrates into your page as a number of text links.

ExitExchange - Build traffic when people leave your website. When someone leaves your site another window opens in the background with another members site. Everytime someone leaves your site, you earn another visitor (in theory.) I just hope I am not scaring people away with the popup. If you think popups are a dumb idea, let me know.