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16 Excellent websites I discovered in 2022 ( that are extremely useful ) :

 1. Scribe How

Screen recording extension that instantly converts any process into a guide.

93% less time spent documenting and sharing processes

🔗 https://t.co/dk5fk7zxmz
2. Writesonic

Your writing AI assistant.

The only AI writer in the world that can help you write SEO-optimized, long-form (up to 1500 words) blog posts, and articles in 15 seconds.

Explore Chatsonic - Like ChatGPT but with superpowers.

🔗 https://t.co/j8GX4jn07Q
3. Dotcomkings

Free resources to find gigs, side hustles, and platforms that can help you start a small business and make money online.

🔗 https://t.co/ceKDtabBBE
4. Quillbot

Using cutting-edge AI, QuillBot's paraphrasing tool assists millions of people in rewriting and improving any sentence, paragraph, or article.

🔗 https://t.co/MlKEgJYSvu
5. ColorHunt

Discover Color Hunt's newest hand-picked color palettes.

Get color inspiration for your design and art projects.

🔗 https://t.co/dMqF3WO1Q8
6. Otter AI

Otter makes real-time transcription meeting notes that are shareable, searchable, accessible, and secure using artificial intelligence.

It’s so accurate that it will track your meetings seamlessly.

🔗 https://t.co/pkQKQFXqI3
7. Temp Mail

Temp Mail provides temporary, secure, anonymous, free, disposable email addresses.

Forget about spam, advertising mailings, hacking, and attacking robots.

You can use this to create an account on some websites for one time.

🔗 https://t.co/o7mudtUsg4
8. World Time Buddy

An easy-to-use world clock, time zone converter, and online meeting planner.

It's one of the best online productivity tools for those who need access to international time.

🔗 https://t.co/jaomzZ10YX
9. Mixkit

Free assets for your next video project.

Awesome Stock Video Clips, Stock Music, Sound Effects & Video Templates.

All are available for free!

🔗 https://t.co/gPapRwX1IC
10. Marketing Examples

A collection of real-world marketing examples from successful businesses.

Want to improve your cold emailing, referrals, or SEO?

🔗 https://t.co/5N4ReKuY66
11. TinyWow

Tools to Help You Solve Your Files Issue.

Files are deleted 15 minutes after they are created.

🔗 https://t.co/XPFHl3AaUn
12. Make

Build and automate anything in one powerful visual platform, from tasks and workflows to apps and systems.

🔗 https://t.co/OAOxJjy0bh
13. Magic Eraser

Use artificial intelligence to remove unwanted elements from images in seconds.

Upload an image, mark the area that needs to be removed, and then download the corrected image.

🔗 https://t.co/3m6bm6V6aZ
14. AppSumo

Stop overpaying for software.

Discover, buy, and sell the digital products you need to start a business you're passionate about.

🔗 https://t.co/VzTDGvNSP8
15. Locofy

Locofy integrates seamlessly to go from Designs to Code to Deploy.

With Locofy you'll automatically get a live, responsive prototype that runs on code, without writing code.

🔗 https://t.co/VCpDAQDfY8
16. 12 Feet Wall

Prepend https://t.co/xBZgT16mGr to the URL of any paywalled page and get access to the link for free.

See the cached, unpaywalled version of the page.

🔗 https://t.co/ZGHPIDH2Sc
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1. Witeboard

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Go to "witeboard. com",

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After his death, the stream of blood was let out by Maya to form a pond called Rakta Kulya.

Narasimha,then,washed Sudarshan Chakra at a place called Chakra Tirtha.

Brahma is said to have performed Yagna and installed Shiva Linga here. Hence the place was called Antarvedi.


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