Resource Directory

The following web sites provide useful information and tools related to web site accessibility, usability, search engine optimization and marketing.

We also recommend a number of great books on our Recommended reading list. Our tools of the trade section includes tools to assist you improve your web site. There are a list of directories for helping with link building. Finally, check out our wide range of articles on improving your website's ranking within the search engines and conversion rate.

Accessibility

• Dive Into Accessibility - This book answers two questions. The first question is, Why should I make my web site more accessible? If you do not have a web site, this book is not for you. The second question is "How can I make my web site more accessible?"
• Cynthia Says - validate your site against the section 508 standards and WCAG guidelines.
• Site-Valet - Another validation tool for checking your web site's accessibility.
• Accessify - excellent resource for Accessibility information

Web Design Forums

• Cre8asiteForums - an excellent forum that covers all aspects of web site development and marketing.

Search Engine Resources

• Search Engine News and the Unfair Advantage Book
• HitsLink - Visitor Hits Tracking
• Search Engine Spider Emulator - see how the search engines see your web site
• Overture Keyword Suggestion Tool - find keywords using Overture
• Wordtracker Keyword Suggestion Tool - free alternative to finding keywords
• Google Adwords Keyword Suggestion Tool find keywords using Google
• Looksmart Keyword Suggestion Tool
• Search Engine Readiness Doctor - find out how well optimised your web pages are
• Keyword Density Analyser - check that you have the optimal keyword density
• Search Engine Resources - links to other useful search engine resources
• KeywordMax - track your PPC campaigns

Ecommerce Regulations (UK)

• The Data Protection Act 1998 - official site of the Information Commissioner in the UK
• The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 (pdf) - the Department of Trade and Industries official site for the Distance Selling act
• The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 (pdf) - the official site for the Ecommerce Directive

Web Design

• World Wide Web Consortium - official site of the WWW Consortium.
• Browser Cam - find out how your web pages look in a range of browser.
• Faking Markup in CSS
• CSS Layout templates - interesting page layout examples using Cascaded Style Sheets
• WebSite Tips - CSS - an excellent resource for all things CSS!
• AListApart - advice and tutorials on building lists with Cascaded Style Sheets