If you not only own your website but also develop and maintain it yourself then you should understand how hard it is if there weren't some already developed tools and web resources to help you with your work. Here I've listed some of my favourite development resource sites and should be yours too for your developing moments. If you don't have them all bookmarked yet, DO IT NOW!
Typetester is a website which allows you to test out fonts to see how they compare to to each other. This will allow you to test the font live and choose the one you want to use on your site.
This is the resource for ultimate cross-browser compatibility building. BrowserShots allows you to take screenshots of your website so you can see what it looks like through various browsers and operating systems.
Run your site through W3C validator and it'll tell you if your HTML and Javascript codes are well structured. Good for building clean and proper codes.
View Like Us complements BrowserShots very well. This web tool allows you to quickly test your website viewport in various resolution sizes including Wii and iPhone screen resolutions.
If you're just starting to build new sites, the best thing to have to fluff up your site is dummy text. Use the Lorem Ipsum generator to create various length of text to fill in those pages.
If you're not designing your own site and have no resources to hire somebody to do so then you should check out Shaboopie as they have a large selection for free vector logos to use.
Just like the excuse you have above, if you have no time to draw and you need great icons, just go to Icon Archive. They have a huge selection of free icons and the site is so easy to navigate.
Best Web Frameworks is one of my favourites. Just select the web language you're using and check popular frameworks and compatibility.
If you ever need to edit any images but don't have Photoshop handy, or Photoshop at all then you should use Pixlr. It is practically a tamed version of Photoshop online.
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