The staff of Minnick Web Services has been building and maintaining Web sites for over 10 years. In that time, we've seen hundreds of trends, fads, and gimmicks come and go. The one thing that's remained constant is the fundamental definition of a "good" Web site. A good Web site is an effective Web site—one that does what its supposed to do.

In this free newsletter, we'll explain how to find out if your Web site is effective, and we'll provide you with some advice for how to make it more effective. Some of the specific topics that we'll cover include:

• Types of Web sites
• Planning a Web site
• Information architecture
• Designing for accessibility
• When to use new technologies
• XML, databases, and content management
• Site promotion
• Search engines
• Web site maintenance
• Web site analysis
• Effective e-commerce Web sites

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Archived Issues:

1. WHAT IS AN "EFFECTIVE WEB SITE"?
2. MEASURING YOUR SITE'S EFFECTIVENESS
3. THE 'CAN-SPAM ACT OF 2003'
4. THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE
5. THE PROMISES WEB DEVELOPMENT FIRMS SHOULD MAKE TO EVERY CLIENT
6. TEN TIPS FOR BETTER SEARCHING
7. HOW TO GET LISTED ON SEARCH ENGINES
8. WORLD USABILITY DAY
9. RETHINKING ONLINE PROOFING
10. WEB VIDEO UPDATE AND PRIMER
11. DIGITAL VIDEO, PART II: COMPRESSION
12. DIGITAL VIDEO, PART II: STREAMING MEDIA
13. UNDERSTANDING WEB STATS
14. CELEBRATING 10 YEARS AND MEDIA 2.0!
15. MINNICK WEB SERVICES MOVES INTO NEW OFFICE HEADQUARTERS
16. INTERNETEVOLUTION.COM ADDS CHRIS MINNICK AS AN EXPERT CONTRIBUTOR
17. MWS SWITCHES TO GREEN HOSTING
18. WELCOME BACK TO THE MINNICK WEB SERVICES NEWSLETTER!