10 Best Practices For a Better Website
Reposted from The SMB Research Blog…
Have you read enough pieces yet on what makes a great website?
You have probably seen quite a few articles and posts addressing this. We here at SMB Research know we have seen a lot of material. (SMB Research includes at least one fairly good article on SMB Research’s Top 20 Favorite Reads of 2010.)
Many of these articles seem to take a cookie-cutter approach: it should go without saying at this point that a website needs to have good navigation, and that a website needs a “Call to Action”.
We think there are a number of other critical website features and best practices that get too little attention.
SMB Research’s Top 20 Favorite Reads of 2010
What was the best SMB or technology-related piece you read this past year?
When we at SMB Research started talking a few weeks ago about what we thought were some of the most interesting and valuable articles from 2010, we realized that once again this year there has been a great deal of very good (however you define this) research and writing. If you struggle to find the time to read to read everything that deserves your attention, we share your pain.
To help you out, SMB Research decided to take a look back at some of what has been written and published this past year, and to identify some of our favorite reads.
SMB Research’s Top 20 Favorite Reads, 2010:
Virtual Server Backup Software Buyer’s Guide (Sneak Preview)
Over on my alter-ego, The SMB Research Blog (re-posted with my own permission…)
Data Center Infrastructure Group (DCIG, www.dciginc.com), and SMB Research are nearing completion on the DCIG Virtual Server Backup Software Buyer’s Guide.
While you will have to wait just awhile longer, we don’t mind giving you a sneak peek at some of the great learnings you can expect to get from the finished product.
An Introduction to Supply Chain Management from ASU
If you are new to the world of supply chain management, there is no dearth of sources and resources for you to tap into to learn what supply chain management is, and what it means for you. There are also no dearth of sources to find out where these resources are. Read more »
The New Complexity Management
I have had a working assumption for awhile – we all have one or a few of these, don’t we? Something to keep the mental gears oiled and in good working order when our minds are not otherwise actively or productively engaged?
One of my working assumptions – stay with me on this – is that we are increasingly over-estimating our collective intelligence, and over-designing our world, our processes, our gadgets – our things – as a result. Read more »
Sizing up Small-to-Medium Business (SMB)
What is the difference between a “small” business, and a “small-to-medium” business? (caution: shameless self-promotion). Read my commentary over at the SMB Research Blog.
Do I Know You? Identity Authentication in the Real and Digital Worlds
I had occasion recently to sit down to talk with Reliable Identities‘ Wes Kussmaul, accomplished entrepreneur, author, and prolific Internet tinkerer. Wes experienced early success founding the Delphi Internet service. (Some of the more seasoned among you may remember Delphi as being one of the early online services, along with CompuServe, Prodigy, and AOL.)
These days, Wes is talking about another frontier – identity authentication. It is interesting to think that we are as inattentive to establishing and authenticating everyone ‘s digital identity as we are focused on proving and authenticating people’s identities in the real world. Read more »
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