Designing and maintaining a website can be a daunting task, especially if it's not your primary responsbility. We've worked with many organizations where taking care of the website was assigned to the most qualified person... the one who knew the most, seemingly, about "technolgy." Yet, your website may be your most public presentation of your organization, so the design and content should create the best "first impression" possible. 

We select articles to help you with your online presence and feature them on this page (note the links below). We change them frequently so visit often. If you find other resources that help you, please forward them to us so that we can include them here as well.

The resources below can help make your task of creating and maintaining your website easier and more productive. We've organized them into three sections: Design, Content and Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

Design
The Importance Of Sound Website Design & Search Spiders To Internet Marketers
The Surprising Truth About Ugly Websites
Is Your Web Site Missing These Crucial Conversion Factors?
How To Use Images, Graphics And Thumbnails To Promote Your Site
How to Choose Your Website Colors

Content
Content: The Key To Increased Website Traffic
25 Ways to Add Quality Content to Your Web Site
How to Keep Your Website Fresh with RSS Feeds
Seven Characteristics of a Great Webpage
Do You Need a Discussion Forum? Pros & Cons
Designing Websites That Appeal to the Senses 
How adjectives can kill your readability

Search Engine Optimization
Search Engine Optimization: Four Vital Steps For Optimizing Your Website
Search Engine Submission: Is It Still Necessary?
The Key to Finding Good Keywords
The Domain Name: Website Traffic and Search Engine Optimiziation (SEO)
The Importance of MetaTags Providing the Human Touch

Tools
Five Tools for Spying on Your Competition