tools

2009 Marketing Calendar for Experienced Freelance Designers | The Design Cubicle

All three of these marketing calendars look like awesome resources.
Down for everyone or just me?

I can’t be the only one who has IM’d friends asking them to check if a site comes up. A simple-but-brilliant service.
the Rubicon Project | BETA

Ad network/management tool.
The CSS Gallery List – Website Submission Made Easier

Have you created a beautiful, gallery-worthy site? Simplify the process of submitting it with The CSS Gallery List.
Free Website Thumbnail Generator Service | ShrinkTheWeb
websnapr – Website Thumbnails For Your Site
Twitter Groups! Home

Until Twitter does groups, this is a decent option.
Letter Count / Character Count

Some sites limit how many characters you can use in your requests for help (NOT very helpful!), and this helps me deal with the anger.
Ajaxload – Ajax loading gif generator

Simple, handy tool for creating little loading indicators to match the site style.
favicon.ico Generator

Many of the favicons are truly ugly, but there are some good ones, and I like the concept of the project. I might have to make a few of my own to submit.