With 2009 ending, and 2010 starting up – now is the time to take a look back at some of the greatest tips, tutorials, guides and more we have published here. Now you can catch that great post you missed the first time around, or revisit a tutorial you nearly forgot about.
Ready for the top ten?
Here is the best of the best blog.lunarpages.com had to offer you in 2009. Hope you enjoy this trip back down memory lane!
Grab a Social Network Badge
Looking for some buttons to help promote your existence on the various social networks out there? Try looking around at MySocialButtons.com. These square badges would look great on any web site or blog.
Embed Your YouTube Playlist into Your Web Site
Thanks to relist.tv, you can now deliver a nice flash playlist player for your YouTube videos. How does it work? Well, after visiting relist.tv, you just fill out the options and then grab the code to copy and paste into your site’s design.
What is Your Bounce Rate?
Why is your bounce rate an important thing to keep an eye on, and better yet what the heck is your web site bounce rate? I will answer those questions and let you know the best ways to lower your bounce rate and get people staying on your web site a little ‘bit longer.
25 Most Popular Twitter Plugins for WordPress
Using Twitter in combination with your WordPress powered blog? There are tons of tools and plugins you can take advantage of to make that mix of micro-blogging, and regular blogging mix into a presentation anybody (and I am sure everybody) will enjoy.
Look Back at Great Web Hosting Scripts
On the Lunarpages blog this month we have been discussing some of the greatest scripts out there that you can install on just about any web hosting plan Lunarpages offers to you. For those who might have missed it, here is a roundup of all the third-party script reviews we did over the month of November.
Embed Google News into Your Web Site
Google is always coming out with some of the coolest web site enhancements around. One new tool they are providing for free, for any webmaster out there to use is the NewsShow Wizard. What does it do? It allows you to embed your own Google News widget into your web site on any topic you might have in mind.
How to Save a Trace Route to a .txt File
When it comes to running a trace route, some people become confused on how you get that trace route from your command prompt window to your uber-friendly support team. The easiest method would be to save the trace route as a .txt file, so you could copy the data, and paste it in your e-mail or help desk ticket.

60+ Links to Help You Learn CSS Web Design
I have had many people ask me what resources do I learn from, when it comes to being a modern day webmaster. Now, there are many resources out there – but here are 60 of the best links (taken from my own bookmarks to your browser) to assist you in mastering the art of CSS in web design.
Free Background Images
In need of a new background pattern? One new resource I stumbled upon this morning that would be perfect for your needs is Pattern8. From this site, you can download, rate and review tons of tiled background images.
Home Grown Marketing Strategies
Where does customer service fit into the grand scheme of things, when it comes to planning a good marketing strategy? Mention marketing to anybody, and they start thinking about sales, offers and deals. While, they too are important, having a good customer service relationship also plays a key role.
Happy New Year!
Thank you all for visiting Lunartics in 2009, and I promise 2010 will have even more great web hosting blog posts, marketing tips, script tutorials, designer guides and more.
It has been my goal since day one to make this a resource both Lunarpages clients and the general public-at-large could get a lot out of, and I hope to continue that goal throughout 2010 and beyond. Remember to come back, visit daily, subscribe to the RSS feed!
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Original post by Mitch