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It's All About Clicks Leading To Clicks

Sometimes the web strikes me as magical. I mean... it's amazing, and, it's opened up so many possibilities to me and my life... it's really expanded not only my knowledge and horizons, but also ... just my basic way of thinking. And, for the better!

Some web developers avoid linking to other sites, because, they feel they'll best be able to keep the visitor from surfing away, if links are kept to a minimal. I must admit, when I first started, this was actually my approach. Well, if you've looked through this site, you've probably discovered that it's no longer my way of doing things.

The web (people forget this) is supposed to be fun also! And, people return to sites that are enjoyable. And, they link to sites that are enjoyable. And talk about these same sites. On my sites, I like to include links to quality resources, and, you know, if your content is high quality, people will come back. And, if you update your content frequently, people will come back big time.

So, that having been said, since you're interested in web development, here are a few sites that have really helped me. Big thanks goes out to them.

About Basic Web Design ...

World Wide Web Consortium : this is as official as official gets in the wonderful world of html.

Web Development Primer : get the basics down!

Web Monkey Web Development Resources : comprehensive web resource.

JavaScript Primer : with Javascript a web designer has access to quite a bag of tricks including drop down menus pop-ups and much more.

Cascading Style Sheets : I wouldn't dream of developing a site without CSS these days.

Open Source Web Design : great web resource with templates, information, and inspiration.

More Open Source Web Design : another great resource with xhtml templates etc.

Well Styled : very cool gizmo to help with color schemes and stir the visual imagination.

Color Gallery : learn how to combine web colors for desired emotional effect

Colors That Sell : very interesting exploration about the psychological power of web color schemes: particularly in respect to sales conversion.

Color Contrast and Dimension : nice Flash tutorial about web color.

WebWord : way cool blog from mainly concerning web usability masterminded by webmaster John S. Rhodes. A good resource for staying current, and, you know, the web is changing all the time. Sometimes it can be quite difficult to keep up, and, resources like this help a lot.

Bravenet Html + Css Tutorials : Another good resource which provides a solid overview of hypertext and cascading style sheets.

Some Other Web Aspects

About RSS and Feeds: The Feedster site really breaks it down about what's going on with RSS (Really Simple Syndication.) This is a good intro.

Voyeur Web : How to find out what people are web-searching for. You can learn a lot using this approach: particularly when deciding what project to develop. If you're anything like me, you're always developing at least one : ).

What Is Web 2.0? : This gets a little deep at points, but, it will give an understanding of where the web is at right now and how it got to that point.

Differences Between XHTML and HTML : Something that web developers should understand.

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About .htaccess : You may want to skip this one : ) It's very important, but, if I didn't need to know the info, I definitely would skip ...

All About IP Addresses : Great resource to learn about, you guessed it, IP addresses. : )

Apache : All kinds of info about the Apache server.

CodeZoo : This one will make your head hurt. Guaranteed. : )

All About WordPress : This one will help you blog-it-up WP style.

Secure Your Linux Server : You guys know that Linux rocks.

301 Redirects : Sometimes you need to do them. I try to avoid them.

Static and Dynamic URLs :

SEO

Seo Scoop : this search engine optimization blog will keep you pretty well informed.

Seo Refugee : Skitz and company stay pretty busy on this fairly new seo forum. I'm fairly active over there, and, I also stay current and ask some questions and have a good time. Very good vibe.

Seo Chat : well established seo forum where I first started learning this complex and controversial science.

SEO Moz : Home of Randfish, and, hey, he was even featured in the Dec. 19, 2005 Newsweek.

EkStreme.com : Ekstreme is a very helpful guy, and, here you have access to all of his free tools, which include a backlink analyzer and a keyword extractor.

Webmaster Eyes : Nifty little tool that lets you see PR of all outbound links on an html page.

Cool Seo Tool : That's what it's called, and, it sure is pretty cool. With this gizmo you can check out how many people are pointing at you.

phpBB2

phpBB.com : phpBB2 is a wildly popular forum software that I love. And, this site is pretty much where I learned how to use and code phpBB2.

phpBB hacks : Another favorite spot. They'll give you the roadmap to chop your code up good and proper, but, be sure to back everything up first... including the database!

Windows Vista

Windows Vista Babble : Windows Vista is the latest, forth coming version of Microsoft's operating system. If you're like me, you're pretty curious and anxious to see what Vista offers. This is the spot to stay current.

Just Some Fun Stuff

Atom Films : This is where I first saw Star Wars Gangsta Rap. And, I never quite thought of the web in the same way after that. One of the best.

Sceenz New York City Streaming Video : one-of-a-kind website where you can take a peek at streaming video from downtown Manhattan. This is an absolute hoot! Trust me on this one.

Girl's Guide To Geek Guys : This is pretty amusing. : )