World Wide Web: Building, Managing and Promoting Your Site

Assembled by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD

(The library includes a related, comprehensive set of subtopics in All About Computers, Internet & Web.)

Suggested Previous Reading

If you don't know anything about computers or the Internet, it may benefit you to review the following sections before reading more about the Web.
Planning and Buying a Small Computer System (including information for nonprofits)
Software for Small Computer Systems (including general and nonprofit-specific information)
Learning About Small Computer Systems
Basic, Technical Support and Maintenance of Small Computer Systems
Computer and Network Security
Getting Connected to the Internet
Internet (including information for nonprofits, free ISPS, etc.)
Intranets (Computer Networks Internal to the Organization)

Sections of This Topic Include:

Basics About the Web
About Browsers
Naming Your Website
Designing and Evaluating a Website
Designing Your Website for Any Browser
Designing Website for Accessibility to Readers With Disabilities
If You Hire Someone to Design Your Website
Promoting Your Website (including using counters)
Using Search Engines

Nonprofits (additional information for)
General Resources


Basics About the Web

Introduction to the Web
World Wide Web Frequently Asked Questions
About browsers

About Browsers

Browsing the Internet: An Introduction
Surf the Web: Web BrowsersB About Browsers and Their Features

Naming Your Website

What's in a Name?
The Name Game

also see "Naming Your Organization, Product or Service"

Designing and Evaluating a Website

Why Websites Fail
Website Usability
Style Guide for Web Design
Creating Killer Websites
Yale Style Guide
Resources for Evaluating a Website
Information Architecture and Corporate Strategy: The Tail Wags the Dog
Site for site builders
Web Developers Virtual Library

Designing Your Website for Any Browser

Designing a Website for Any Browser
Browser Check
Viewable With Any Browser: Accessible Site Design Guide

Designing Website for Accessibility for Readers with Disabilities

Checklist of Checkpoints for Web Content Accessiblity Guidelines
The Accessiblity of Disabilities Site
W3C Accessibility Initiative
Bobby, for evaluating web-site accessibility for disabled

If You Have Someone Design Your Website

Hate the Webmaster? He, too, Can Be Replaced
hiring a website designer
How to Hire a Web Designer

Also see:

Getting a Consultant

Promoting a Website

Promoting Your Site.com -Free information and resources to help you promote your site!
26 Ways to Promote Your Site
Search engine watch
The Pros And Cons Of Pay Per Click Marketing
5 Rules For Effective Email Newsletters

Installing a Counter of the Number of Hits to Your Site

FastCounter
Creating a Counter (and links to free counters)

Also see:

E-Commerce (doing business on the Internet / Web)
Advertising and Promotion
Marketing
Selling Online
Telecommunications Laws

Using Search Engines

See "Tips for Searching on the World Wide Web" Learn How to SEO
How to Choose and Use Top Search Engines and Directories

Additional Information for Nonprofits

Nonprofit FAQ on Internet use
Coyote Communications
Gilbert Center (newsletters, articles, courses, including about technology)

General Resources

Note that resources are listed throughout the above topics referenced from this page. Thanks to www.accessmagazine.com for many of the following links.
Microsoft Bcentral
Webmaster Resources
Elated Web Toolbox
Mycomputer.com
123Webmaster.com
Small Business Web site Development


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Recommended Books

General (For-Profit and Nonprofit)

Nonprofit-Specific


General (For-Profit and Nonprofit)

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Nonprofit-Specific

Book Cover The Accidental Techie: Supporting, Managing, and Maximizing Your Nonprofit's Technology
by Carter McNamara, published by Authenticity Consulting, LLC. This hands-on guide walks you through five projects that, when completed, will give you a comprehensive and usable support system, including for 1) conducting a technology inventory, 2) assessing and supporting staff, 3) assessing and buying technology, 4) protecting your organization from disasters and data loss, and 5) managing your role. Includes ready-to-use templates, worksheets and sample policies, and also 135 resources on topics such as funding, discussion groups, application service providers, web site development, donor management software, and a security policy checklist. Also explains steps for creating a database that gives you the reports you need. Includes a glossary of terms every techie should know.


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