Top Lists Webmasters Shouldn’t Miss

Top Webmaster Forums

1. DigitalPoint Forum - A forum where users can discuss search engines, marketing techniques, and the business and creation of web pages or even post their services for interested buyers.
2. WebmasterWorld - A news and discussion site catering to a community of web site administrators which provides information on all aspects of web technology from programming to management to marketing.
3. SitePoint Forum - A forum and service community that discusses web administration topics including security, marketing, design and programming, and hosting.
4. Dev Shed Forums - A forum which focuses on programming, databases, operating systems, web design, and administration.
5. WebHostingTalk - A web community that focuses on various aspects of web hosting including the various types of hosting, web hosting news, and new deals on hosting packages.
6. Search Engine Watch Forum - A search engine marketing community which monitors and discusses the various search engines and the best ways to apply knowledge of the technology to your web site.
7. Webmaster Talk - A webmaster community that discusses programming and design, marketing, and how to make more money from your website.
8. DNforum - A forum focusing on domain names, their impact on web site viability, ways to improve your chances of increasing your web visibility, and the brokerage/resale of domain names.
9. DaniWeb Forums - A general information technology community with boards ranging from hardware and software issues, to offline development, to development for the web.
10. Black Hat World - A community which discusses the darker side of search engine marketing and how to bend the rules of search engines to your favor.

Top SEO Resources

1. Google Webmaster Central - Google's collection of news, tools, tips, and best practices for developing a web site that generates traffic.
2. Search Engine Journal - A blog covering search engine news, tools, and tips to help you increase traffic on your site.
3. Search Engine Land - A resource for administrators to see the latest search engine news and learn the latest tricks for PPC and SEO.
4. Matt Cutts Blog - Personal blog for a member of Google's Search Quality Group where he discusses his personal life along with issues relating to SEO.
5. Seomoz - A resource, education, and service provider for search marketers and enthusiasts.
6. Search Engine Roundtable - A news blog covering search engine news that also includes forums to discuss topics relating to search engines and marketing.
7. Search Engine Watch - An information aggregation and article site that covers broad topics relating to search engines and marketing on them.
8. SEO Chat - A blog, forum, and tool review site where users can discuss the latest happenings in the SEO world.
9. SEO By The Sea - A blog and business site offering information and services for SEO professionals and website owners.
10. Daily Seo Tip - A blog offering daily tips on how to increase your search engine ranking.

Top Web Development Resources

1. World Wide Web Consortium - The main website for the international organization that sets the standards for web design, programming, and interoperability.
2. Dev Shed - A community and information resource for web programmers and administrators.
3. w3schools - A website offering free information, resources, tutorials, and certification in all aspects of web authoring with W3C compliance.
4. Scriptsbank - A repository where programmers and webmasters can upload or download snippets of code in a variety of web based languages.
5. Web Developers Notes - A web authoring information resource covering topics from web design, to JavaScript programming, to creating animated GIFs.
6. Web Monkey - A tutorial site that includes basic HTML information, cheat sheets, and information on more advanced web authoring topics.
7. Web Developers Field Guide - A web authoring reference site covering topics including color theory, search engine submission, and tools.
8. WebKnowhow - A resource site covering multiple topics of web authoring and includes a forum.
9. HTML Dog - A tutorial resource site and best practice guide that focuses on XHTML and CSS.
10. HTML Help - A website where users can learn more about web authoring and join the forums to get help with their specific problems.

Top Money Making Blogs

1. ProBlogger - A site by a successful blogger that discusses how to create a compelling, money generating blog.
2. Kidblogger - A blog written by a young man that discusses internet blogging and how to promote your blog.
3. Shawn Collins Blog - A blog discussing affiliate marketing and how to succeed through proper marketing efforts.
4. John Chow - A blog discussing news pertaining to the blogosphere and tips on marketing your blog for profit.
5. Seth Godin's Blog - An author's blog where he discusses his musings on life, technology, writing, and the world around him.
6. Blogging Tips - A multi-author blog that discusses how to get a better quality out of your blogging efforts.
7. Performancing - A blog discussing the news and technology of the blogging community.
8. Bruce Clay, Inc - A blog covering blogging and internet marketing news along with offering his services as a marketer.
9. JohnCow - A blog that teaches you how to make a business out of your blog.
10. $uper Affiliate Mindset - A blog discussing affiliate news, tips and tricks, and how to use SEM techniques to generate the most profit.

Top Human Edited Directories

1. DMOZ - An open directory in multiple languages that allows administrators to post their site for searching.
2. Yahoo! Directory - A user-submission directory edited and moderated by Yahoo! Search Engine staff which is included in Yahoo! search results.
3. Business.com - An article submission directory for information relating to business on the web and offline.
4. Best Of The Web - A smaller directory ranking what the editors believe to be the best websites in certain categories.
5. Ezilon - A user-submitted directory which organizes websites by their language and region of origin.
6. ABYdir - An SEO-friendly directory which is moderated by human editors.
7. Aviva Directory - A user-submission directory listing a best of the web collection according to the editors.
8. Joe Ant - A submission directory which organizes websites by either topic or region of origin.
9. Dir Journal - A directory that generates quality content in-house as well as collecting links to other quality websites.
10. Dir Jump - A deep web link directory that's SEO friendly and arranged topically.

Top Content Management Systems

1. Drupal - The website for the multi-use CMS that's popular with programmers world wide.
2. Wordpress - The website for the popular blogging CMS where users can create their own blogs without an outside host.
3. Joomla - The website for the popular multi-use open source CMS.
4. Mambo - The information and community website for the open source CMS.
5. phpNuke - The main hub for information on the very popular open source PHP-based CMS and its community.
6. Plone - The website for the python based open source CMS that ranks in the top 2% of open source project activity.
7. CMS Made Simple - The website for the light-weight CMS favored for quick, simple websites.
8. TYPO3 - The website for the open source, GPL licensed CMS for small to midsize enterprise networks.
9. Pligg - The website for the open source social networking CMS focusing on user-generated content.
10. Media Wiki - The website for the open source dictionary CMS behind Wikipedia.

Top Webmaster Firefox Addons

1. Fire Bug - A plugin which allows you to view and edit CSS, HTML, and JavaScript in real-time on a web page.
2. Greasemonkey - A plugin allowing the user to modify the way websites are viewed and the way they function.
3. Html Validator - A plugin for webmasters that want to bug-check their HTML while browsing.
4. SEO Book's SEO For Firefox - A third-party plugin which analyzes websites and gives suggestions on how to improve search engine ranking.
5. Google Page Speed - Google's plugin to measure the loading time of a web page.
6. FireFTP - An in-browser FTP client plugin.
7. Web Developer - A plugin that gives the user a toolbar and drop-down menu including several web developing tools.
8. SeoQuake SEO - A third-party plugin that assesses a website in the browser and offers suggestions on how to improve the search engine ranking.
9. Google Global - Google's plugin that allows you to view paid and organic search results as if you were from another region of the world.
10. JavaScript Debugger - A third-party plugin that allows you to debug your JavaScript code live.