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Web Resources
Building a website (or even having one built for you) can be confusing. The links below are intended for potential or current website owners who would like to understand the web development process better. Updated monthly.
- Planning
- Clear Website Goals 7/26/2007
- Website Goals, Part II
- Home Page Goals 1/30/2006
- Simple Website Planning
- How to Make a Website
- Web Marketing 101 10/15/2007
- Working with Web Development Vendors
- Website Redesigns 3/19/2007
- Writing
- Introduction to Writing Copy for the Web
- Writing Online: Best Practices
- How Users Read on the Web 10/1/1997 - still good!
- Headlines are Critical Content
- Writing Email Newsletters: Best Practices
- How to Communicate Effectively Online (PDF)
- Creating Unique Valuable Content 5/9/2007
- Reviving Anorexic Web Writing 7/31/2007
- Who Needs Headlines? 5/29/2007
- The "About Us" Page 8/4/2006
- The "Contact Us" Page 8/18/2006
- Google Search: Guidelines, Words & Link Schemes"The Importance of Words"
- Use Old Words for Search Engine Findability 8/28/2006
- Email Marketing 3/27/2007
- Dangers of Spamming
- Design, Development, Usabiility
- Poor Website Design a Deal Breaker for Small Business Customers 6/23/2010
- 4 Basic Web Design Rules
- Current Style in Web Design still good
- 10 Ways to Upset Your Site Visitors 6/12/2007
- Up-To-Date Web Browser Usage from the w3c
- Web Analytics
- Social Media & Email
- Welcome to The Facebook Era
- An Introduction to Facebook Activism PDF
- What's in an Opt-In? 1/21/2010
- Overviews
- RSS in Plain English video 4/23/2007
- Wikis in Plain English video 5/29/2007
- Social Bookmarking in Plain English video: Del.icio.us 8/27/2007
- Social Networking in Plain English video: LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace 6/27/2007
- Zombies in Plain English video 10/23/2007
- Web Logs (blogs) vs. Message Boards 4/24/2004
