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• Crown Industries, Inc.   Pipe and Drape Equipment For Trade Shows - aluminum uprights, horizontal drape supports, bases and drapes. Tel. 1-800-GO-CROWN
• Levitt Industrial Textile   Levitt Industrial Textile is a major distributor of VELCRO® brand Hook and Loop Fasteners , and VELCLOTH(tm) Display Loop fabric. Tel. 1-800-548-0097
• Store Supply Warehouse   Display equipment like grid wall and acessories, mannequins & mannequin alternatives,
• Art-Phyl Creations/HookStore   Lots of useful display equipment, particular in plastics so are lightweight and easily transportable

Business Bits & Pieces:

• Creative Leisure News   Published by Mike Hartnett, This e-newletter is a wealth of "what's happening in the crafts industry". Most if not all of the articles are available "free" after a period of time (maybe a month)
            Wheat considers CLN "required" reading - every article, every word, every time - even if you think its about the chains, you still need to know "what is happening out there".
• Marketing Edge For Designers   Discover the Tools, Stratgies and Resources needed to conquer the web
• Marketing Edge For Retailers   Discover the Tools, Stratgies and Resources needed to conquer the web
•   Shop-A-Tron   Creates a partnership between suppliers and independent retailers to satisfy the needs and desires of consumers to obtain the products they desire.
• Small Business Notes Includes a number of references to specific crafts business and a myriad of small business "things you should know about" An excellent place to get an overview of many aspects of small business, but don't take everything at face value, your circumstances may require you to "shade" the information. Here is a line to the site map where you will see many many topics that should be of interest.

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Castro, Elizabeth - Cookwood Press
Cookwood Press is the business name for Elizabeth Castro, who writes computer books with clear, concise information (and lots of pictures of Barcelona). Her books are published by Peachpit Press, the leading publisher of web and design books, based in Berkeley, California.
      I am an unabashed, unashamed fan of this lady. Her books are worth their price many times over, and should be required reading for anyone using the web. For those of you who "know me" I consider her books to be among those you have to "read until your head stops aching".

• Creating a Web Page in HTML: Visual QuickProject Guide By Elizabeth Castro         ISBN: 032127847X         Peach Pit Press
  ISBN: 032127847X	Inspired by a friend of the author because all she wanted was the basics and none of the theory, none of the what if's. It leads her through the process of creating a beautiful, but simply constructed web site--following all the current standards--but it doesn't explain every last detail. It won't overwhelm... and you will be able to use it to get your basic site created.

• HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML & CSS: 5th Ed. By Elizabeth Castro.         ISBN: 0321130073         Peach Pit Press

  ISBN: 0321130073

  A clear, concise guide to learning HTML, XHTML, and CSS. Hundreds of thousands of people, from the most novice beginner to the most professional designer use this book to help create their Web pages. Beginners are comfortable with the direct and friendly style and the step-by-step instructions. Illustrations accompany almost every topic and show how the code actually looks in a browser. Experts love how easy it is to quickly find the information. Topics are covered completely but without fluff, demonstrated with a real-life example, and an excellent index.

• Publishing a Blog with Blogger: Visual QuickProject Guide By Elizabeth Castro         ISBN: 0321321235         Peach Pit Press

  ISBN: 0321321235

  A blog is a clever combination of database and Web site that lets you focus on writing while a computer program, in this case Blogger, dates and archives your entries and then automatically generates a Web site that not only contains what you’ve written that day, but also contains links to all your previous entries. The blog you’ll create in this book is a simple, online journal, complete with photographs and links. The project covers all the basic techniques, you’ll be able to use what you learn to create all sorts of other blogs.

• Adam Poselli's 2005 Color Forecast
• Adam Poselli's Color Archives ·
• Color Marketing Group -Forecasting ·
• Pantone Search · Follow links or search for "color trend".
• Web Page Color Picker ·

Complex Weavers · CW An Organization for Weavers & Weaving Professionals with sometimess less than mainstream interests

Copyright Office · U.S.

• U.S. Copyright Office ·
  The source for actual USA law" (if anyone has links for other countries, let me know)
• U.S. Copyright Forms ·
  Copyright Office application forms are available in PDF format and are best viewed with the latest, free Adobe Acrobat Reader program. Fill-in versions may be completed online and then printed. To save forms, you must use the full version of Adobe Acrobat.
• U.S. Copyright Search ·
  Search Copyright Records: Registrations and Documents Search copyright information by selecting one of the three databases below, which contain records of registrations and ownership documents since 1978.

• Sylvia Landman's Copyright for Quilters & Crafters ·
  Sylvia writes about many aspects of business and is always worth reading.
• Sources for More Copyright info ·
  This page is one of single best of Fiber/Needle Art related links I have EVERY found
• Embroidery Software Coalition ·
  This is an excellent site for basic copyright information and be sure to take a look at their links to
• Intellectual Property Cases ·

CREF · Craft Emergency Relief   The mission of CERF is to strengthen and sustain the careers of craft artists across the United States. CERF is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization and is the only one of its kind in the United States. CERF accomplishes its mission through direct financial and educational assistance to craft artists, including emergency relief assistance, business development support, and resources and referrals on topics such as health, safety, and insurance. CERF also advocates, engages in research and backs policy that supports craft artists' careers.

Creative Leisure News   Published by Mike Hartnett, This e-newletter is a wealth of "what's happening in the crafts industry". Most if not all of the articles are available "free" after a period of time (maybe a month)
          I consider CLN "required" reading - every article, every word, every time - even if you think its about the chains, you still need to know "what is happening out there".

Crown Industries, Inc.   Pipe and Drape Equipment For Trade Shows - aluminum uprights, horizontal drape supports, bases and drapes. Tel. 1-800-GO-CROWN

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Nolo Legal and Business Books, Forms and Software In addition to selling many reasonably priced books on a wide range of business topics, this site features many informative articles. They also offer a number of downloadable "boilerplate" agreements for sale.

• Getting Permission: How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off
  by Attorney Richard Stim ISBN: 1-4133-0074-X A comprehensive, up-to-the-minute book on securing the use of copyrighted images, text, music and more.
• Your Crafts Business: A Legal Guide
  by Attorney Richard Stim ISBN: 0-87337-838-5
  If you create and sell craftwork, this book is your all-in-one resource to understanding intellectual-property laws and business basics.

• Levitt Industrial Textile   Levitt Industrial Textile is a major distributor of VELCRO® brand Hook and Loop Fasteners , and VELCLOTH(tm) Display Loop fabric. Tel. 1-800-548-0097
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• Marketing Edge For Designers   Discover the Tools, Stratgies and Resources needed to conquer the web
• Marketing Edge For Retailers   Discover the Tools, Stratgies and Resources needed to conquer the web
• Merchant Accounts (Accepting Credit Cards)
  Discover Card Merchant Services
  
• Mid-Atlantic Needlework Retailer's Association · MANRA
  MANRA is the network of your independently owned local yarn, needlework, and framing shops located throughout the Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Baltimore Maryland region. Each shop has its own personality and welcomes your visit.
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• NQA · The National Quilting Association NQA has certification programs for quilt teachers and judges. A Master's Guild has been established to recognize outstanding quilting achievement. A Grant and Scholarship program was implemented to give monetary assistance to individuals or groups studying or researching the field of quiltmaking, and many more programs described in their website.

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• Pantone Search ·
  Pantone usually has information about current Color Trends "linked" from its search page. There are alots of interesting things about color within the sites.
• Publish Your Patterns: How to Write, Print and Market Your Design
  Chock-full of specific company-contact information such as editors, publishers, distributors, suppliers, trade and consumer shows, and networking opportunities.           If you've ever dreamed of your own pattern business, this book will tell you what's involved. If your're about to start one, it will help get you off on the right foot. And if you already have one up and running, it will give you lots of ideas and proven techniques for increasing sales and profitability.           Nancy Restuccia       ISBN: 0-9714501-3-7       US$19.95      
• Professional Organizations These are organizations dedicated, for the most part to specific skills. Some appear to be "consumer groups" but may have "professional Development programs" (i.e., CGOA) Visit their websites and see what they have to offer you as a design professional

  • AQS · American Quilters' Society AQS is a dynamic membership organization with goals firmly set in future growth of the American quilting community. With members from all states and territories of the United States, and 80 foreign countries, AQS has established itself as a voice within the quilting community.
  • AKD · The Association of Knitwear Designers In 2006, the Professional Knitwear Designers Guild reorganized and emerged AKD. AKD is dedicated to the promotion and accreditation of its professional members. AKD seeks to be the leading source of qualified professionals in all fields of the knitwear design industry and to provide appropriate member support to assist its members in remaining qualified and up-to-date according to industry needs..
  • CHA · Craft & Hobby Association - Designer Council
    In early 2004, the two most successful organizations serving the craft and hobby industry, the Hobby Industry Association (HIA) and the Association of Crafts & Creative Industries (ACCI), joined together to form the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA).
          In 2006, SCD, The society for Creative Designers, merged into CHA as part of its Designer Council. Together as CHA, the new Association forms a single more dynamic and powerful force to drive the craft industry into the future.
          CHA's vision, simply stated, is to create a vibrant industry with an exciting image, an expanding customer base and successful members. The goal is to stimulate the sales growth of the craft and hobby industry worldwide by creating consumer demand, helping members succeed and leading the industry.
  • CREF · Craft Emergency Relief   The mission of CERF is to strengthen and sustain the careers of craft artists across the United States. CERF is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization and is the only one of its kind in the United States. CERF accomplishes its mission through direct financial and educational assistance to craft artists, including emergency relief assistance, business development support, and resources and referrals on topics such as health, safety, and insurance. CERF also advocates, engages in research and backs policy that supports craft artists' careers.
  • CGOA · Crochet Guild Of America CGOA is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to preserving and advancing the art of crochet. CGOA offers a Professional Development program to its qualified members.
  • HGA · Handweavers Guild Of America HGA, founded in 1969 to inspire creativity and encourage excellence in the fiber arts, the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc., brings together weavers, spinners, dyers, basketmakers, fiber artists and educators. HGA provides educational programs, inclding Certificate of Excellence programs for weaving, spinning, dyeing, and basketry.
  • IMQA · International Machine Quilters Association IMQA is a for-profit corporation of longarm and shortarm machine quilters worldwide. The goal of the IMQA is to further the professional development of machine quilters and the profession of machine quilting which utilize a hand guided machine operated by the use of a track system or via a suspended frame (not a hand held frame) worldwide.
  • MDQP · Mason Dixon Quilt Professionals supports, promotes, and encourages quality professional quilt services, goods and programs and acts as a resource for members to market their talents.
  • NQA · The National Quilting Association NQA has certification programs for quilt teachers and judges. A Master's Guild has been established to recognize outstanding quilting achievement. A Grant and Scholarship program was implemented to give monetary assistance to individuals or groups studying or researching the field of quiltmaking, and many more programs described in their website.
  • NETA · National Embroidery Teachers Association NETA The National Embroidery Teachers Association is an organization open to all teachers, active or retired, and to prospective teachers of embroidery and other textile arts.
  • PACC · Professional Association of Custom Clothiers PACC is a nationwide, not-for-profit organization of sewing professionals, designers and educators working in home-based and commercial settings.
  • QPN · Quilt Professionals Network QPN is a network of quilt professionals meeting to share new and up to date information. QPN offers the opportunity to communicate with Teachers, Lecturers, Designers and Judges.
  • SAQA Studio Art Quilt Associates
    (SAQA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development and documentation. Founded in 1989 by an initial group of 50 artists, SAQA now boasts over 1,000 members: artists, teachers, collectors, gallery owners, museum curators and corporate sponsors. SAQA defines an art quilt as a contemporary artwork exploring and expressing aesthetic concerns common to the whole range of visual arts: painting, printmaking, photography, graphic design, assemblage and sculpture, which retains, through materials or technique, a clear relationship to the folk art quilt from which it descends.
  • SCD ·Society of Craft Designers SCD, founded in 1975, was a professional organization for those who believe that quality craft design is the basis of a strong and viable craft industry. It is the only membership organization exclusively serving those who design for the consumer craft industry. The Society of Craft Designers (SCD)promotes the professional excellence of its members through educational opportunities and forums for career growth within the craft design industry. In 2006, SCD merged with the Designer Council of the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA)
  • SDA ·Surface Design Association Surface design is the coloring, patterning, structuring, and transformation of fabric, fiber, and other materials. Through its activities, SDA promotes contemporary textiles from the perspectives of education, studio practices, technical development, marketing, and critical thinking.
  • TKGA · The Knitting Guild of America
    TKGA, while primarily a hobby group, has many programs for the advancement of its members.
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• Quilt Professionals Network · QPN
  Our Network of Professionals meets together to share new and up to date information. We offer the opportunity to communicate with Teachers, Lecturers, Designers and Judges. Our members include many published and accomplished Quilt Professionals.
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• Retail Event Managment
  Retail Events are open to the public. Many require registration or admission fees. Events are sponsored by either trade groups, or special interest organizations or for-profit entities.

  • AQS · American Quilters' Society AQS, The American Quilter's Society currently offers two quilt shows and contests annually.
  • Bead & Button · _
  
  
  • CATS Consumer Arts & Teaching Show primarily counted thread and other needlearts
  
  
  • CGOA Crochet Guild Of America CGOA & TKGA jointly sponsor two national events annually
  
  
  • HGA-Convergence · Handweavers Guild Of America
    Convergence is the biennial, conference for everyone who loves and works in fiber.
  
  
  
  • ICHF · International Craft & Hobby Fairs Ltd
  
  
  • BeadShows Intergalactic Bead Shows sponsors 30+ show around the US - primarily retail but some have "wholesale days"
  
  
  • Mancuso's Quilt Festivals · also sponsors Scrapbook, Antique, & Books events
  
  
  • NQA ·The National Quilting Association The National Quilting Association
  
  
  • Quilts Inc · Spring & Fall International Quilt Festivals
  
  
  • Round Bobbin ·
    Consumer show sponsored by the Sewing Dealers Trade Association.
  
  
  • TKGA · The Knitting Guild Of America
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• Software for Designers Links
• Store Supplies & Fixtures
• Store Supply Warehouse   Display equipment like grid wall and acessories, mannequins & mannequin alternatives,
• Art-Phyl Creations/HookStore   Lots of useful display equipment, particular in plastics so are lightweight and easily transportable

Self-Publishing

• Publish Your Patterns: How to Write, Print and Market Your Design
  Chock-full of specific company-contact information such as editors, publishers, distributors, suppliers, trade and consumer shows, and networking opportunities.           If you've ever dreamed of your own pattern business, this book will tell you what's involved. If your're about to start one, it will help get you off on the right foot. And if you already have one up and running, it will give you lots of ideas and proven techniques for increasing sales and profitability.           Nancy Restuccia       ISBN: 0-9714501-3-7       US$19.95      
• Sewing
  
  
  • ASG · American Sewing Guild
    Welcomes members of all skill levels and from many different walks of life for the purpose of learning new skills, networking with others who share an interest in sewing.
  
  
  • HSA · Home Sewing Association
    The Home Sewing Association (is a not-for-profit organization that represents members from every facet of the sewing industry. Our goal is to Get People Sewing!
  
  
  • PACC · Professional Association of Custom Clothiers
    The Home Sewing Association (is a not-for-profit organization that represents members from every facet of the sewing industry. Our goal is to Get People Sewing!
  
  
  • SEA · Sewing Educators Alliance
    Created by the Sewing & Vacuum Dealers Trade Association, SEA was created for the sewing educator as a mentoring and support group, encouraging the sharing and teaching of sewing.
  
  
• Simply Quilts Episode Listings
  
• Studio Art Quilt Associates SAQA
  Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development and documentation. Founded in 1989 by an initial group of 50 artists, SAQA now boasts over 1,000 members: artists, teachers, collectors, gallery owners, museum curators and corporate sponsors. SAQA defines an art quilt as a contemporary artwork exploring and expressing aesthetic concerns common to the whole range of visual arts: painting, printmaking, photography, graphic design, assemblage and sculpture, which retains, through materials or technique, a clear relationship to the folk art quilt from which it descends.
• Surface Design Association SDA
  Surface design is the coloring, patterning, structuring, and transformation of fabric, fiber, and other materials. Through its activities, SDA promotes contemporary textiles from the perspectives of education, studio practices, technical development, marketing, and critical thinking.
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  • CHA · Craft & Hobby Association (now merged into CHA)organization formed through the merger of ACCI & HIA in 2004)
  
  
  • HIA · Hobby Industry of America (now merged into CHA)
  
  
  • HSA · Home Sewing Association
  
  
  • NENA · New England Needlework Association
  
  
  • INRG · International Needleart Retailers Guild
  
  
  • MANRA · Mid-Atlantic Needlework Retailer's Association
    MANRA is the network of your independently owned local yarn, needlework, and framing shops located throughout the Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Baltimore Maryland region. Each shop has its own personality and welcomes your visit.
  
  
  • NMI · Needleworks Market Inc
  
  
  • SDTA · Sewing Dealers Trade Associaton
  
  
  • TNNA · The National NeedleArts Association
  
  
  Trade Events Trade Events are not open to the public and may require you to establish your professional credentials for admission, be sure to visit each show's information pages to determine if you are qualified to attend. You may also wish to determine in advance of attending if the terms for the show are "Cash & Carry", Orders Only, or both, Events may be sponsored by trade associations, or special interest groups, or for-profit entities. - Caveat Lector
  
  
  
  • ACCI · Association of Craft & Creative Industries (now merged into CHA)
  
  
  • Bead & Button ·
    Although primarily a retail event, B&B does "advertise" that a "wholesale" badge is avialable.
  
  
  • CHA · Craft & Hobby Association (now merged into CHA)organization formed through the merger of ACCI & HIA in 2004)
  
  
  • HIA · Hobby Industry of America (now merged into CHA)
  
  
  • HSA · Home Sewing Association
  
  
  
  • ICHF · International Craft & Hobby Fairs Ltd
  
  
  • NENA · New England Needlework Association
  
  
  • Offinger · Management Company
  
  
  • NMI · Needleworks Market Inc
  
  
  • QUILTS Inc · Spring & Fall International Quilt Markets
  
  
  • SDTA · Sewing Dealers Trade Associaton
  
  
  • TNNA · The National NeedleArts Association
  
  
  Trade Magazines Trade Magazines offer a variety of resources to the Designing Author. Many are offered free, some are not. Each generally "features" a particular niche in the craft & hobby world. - Caveat Lector
  
  
  
  • Crafts Report · established in 1975, THE CRAFTS REPORT is the premier business magazine for the crafts professional. Published monthly, TCR provides information on: marketing, growing your craft business, time management, studio safety, retail relationships, artist/retailer profiles, industry news and more.
  
  
  
  • Needlework Retailer · The Needlework Retailer is the only trade magazine devoted entirely to the counted cross stitch and needlework industry. Published by Yarn Tree 6 times a year and distributed free to retail stores in the US that sell needlework. Subscriptions are available to others related to the industry in the United States. Sorry, subscriptions are not available to consumers.
  
  
  • Quilting Professional™ · This trade publication keeps independent quilting dealers, longarm machine quilters, distributors, OEMs and educators up to date regarding all that is new within the industry. Quilting Professional™ demonstrates to retailers the value of diversifying into the quilting market. More retailers selling quilting products means more demand for quilting systems and supplies. Quilting Professional™ works closely with the industry to establish educational and promotional programs to help this market segment reach its potential — increasing sales and profits for all.
  
  
  
  • Sewing & Embroidery Professional · This trade publication is a unique, one-of-a-kind magazine that is dedicated to the home sewing, embroidery, quilting, notions and accessories dealer. Embroidery articles keep independent embroidery dealers, distributors, OEMs and educators better informed and increases awareness of all dealers, showing the value of diversifying into embroidery equipment, supplies and accessories. Current information concerning educational and promotional programs will help this market segment reach its highest potential in sales and profits. Embroidery suppliers and manufacturers can tap into this unlimited new market to increase sales. An additional benefit of both magazines includes bonus distribution to industry and company conventions, trade shows and educational meetings.
  
  
  • Sunshine Artist · The monthly magazine for art festival & craft show exhibitors, promoters, buyers.
  
  
  
  • Yarn Market News · Introduced at June 2005 TNNA, this magazine plans to publish 5 times annually and will be dedicated to "Yarn"
  
  

  Trade Show Booth Equipment & Supplies
  Caveat Emptor: No warranty or recommendation is given or implied. Some of these are companies with whom we have done business, others are not.

  • Crown Industries, Inc.   Pipe and Drape Equipment For Trade Shows - aluminum uprights, horizontal drape supports, bases and drapes. Tel. 1-800-GO-CROWN
  • Levitt Industrial Textile   Levitt Industrial Textile is a major distributor of VELCRO® brand Hook and Loop Fasteners , and VELCLOTH(tm) Display Loop fabric. Tel. 1-800-548-0097
  • Store Supply Warehouse   Display equipment like grid wall and acessories, mannequins & mannequin alternatives,
  • Art-Phyl Creations/HookStore   Lots of useful display equipment, particular in plastics so are lightweight and easily transportable
  • P.T. Bag   PT Bag Co. is a company that can provide many sorts of plastic bags, polyethylene or polypropylene, for you and your company. Tel. 1-800-448-5891

• Textile Dictonary/Encyclopedia This is a primarily meant, I think, for "the trade" but has a wealth of information in it dictionary.
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Web Design & Development

Web Hosting: : Think of your web host as the landlord for the store or office or "studio apartment" you rent to "live" on the web. There are *many* types of domain hosting offers. Be very careful of the kind you select. NEVER allow your use of a domain name to be tied to your use of a particular hosting service. ALWAYS register your domain name SEPARATELY from any account related to your hosting.     We use our own server and others. You can find *many* by simply googling "web hosting" - be sure the one you select can provide the services you need at a cost effective price

• YARNandTHREAD.net We are small, slowing developing Hosting service dedicated to the serving the needs of the Independent Design Community by creating unique offerings "tailored" to suit todays entrepenurial Artisans.

  While we can easily offer hosting packagings for the most sophisticated users, we are primarily concerned with helping you to get up, running, and with with enough expertise to continue to maintain your web presence in the most economical possible manner.



• Hostgater.Com is one of many that may meet the needs of those are more independent of any need for support from the ISP that addresses the unqiue needs of the Art & Crafts community.
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Handy Reference Books

HTML in Plain English By By Sandra E. Eddy         ISBN: 1558285113         MIS:Press division of Henry Holt

ISBN: 1558285113

This book is very handy quick reference that I "use all the time" because it was designed to help all levels of Web page developers to quickly find the tags of special characters they need. The core of the book includes an A-Z tag reference section which includes the name of the tag and its previous names, a description of the tag, its syntax, notes and cautions, related tags, samples of code, and the type of tag. In addition to coverage of general-purpose tags it provides information on frames, special characters, tables, forms, multimedia elements, and browser extensions.

Creating a Web Page in HTML: Visual QuickProject Guide By Elizabeth Castro         ISBN: 032127847X         Peach Pit Press
ISBN: 032127847X	Inspired by a friend of the author because all she wanted was the basics and none of the theory, none of the what if's. It leads her through the process of creating a beautiful, but simply constructed web site--following all the current standards--but it doesn't explain every last detail. It won't overwhelm... and you will be able to use it to get your basic site created.

• HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML & CSS: 5th Ed. By Elizabeth Castro.         ISBN: 0321130073         Peach Pit Press

  ISBN: 0321130073

  A clear, concise guide to learning HTML, XHTML, and CSS. Hundreds of thousands of people, from the most novice beginner to the most professional designer use this book to help create their Web pages. Beginners are comfortable with the direct and friendly style and the step-by-step instructions. Illustrations accompany almost every topic and show how the code actually looks in a browser. Experts love how easy it is to quickly find the information. Topics are covered completely but without fluff, demonstrated with a real-life example, and an excellent index.

• Publishing a Blog with Blogger: Visual QuickProject Guide By Elizabeth Castro         ISBN: 0321321235         Peach Pit Press

  ISBN: 0321321235

  A blog is a clever combination of database and Web site that lets you focus on writing while a computer program, in this case Blogger, dates and archives your entries and then automatically generates a Web site that not only contains what you’ve written that day, but also contains links to all your previous entries. The blog you’ll create in this book is a simple, online journal, complete with photographs and links. The project covers all the basic techniques, you’ll be able to use what you learn to create all sorts of other blogs.

• Word Press Blogging Software ·
WordPress is a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. What a mouthful. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time. More simply, WordPress is what you use when you want to work with your blogging software, not fight it.
Comment: We have spent a LOT of time reseraching Blogs and Blogging software. We believe that dispite is 'learning curve' - WordPress offers the best tool and so are pleased to include its availability in our hosting packages.

• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)   As recommended by Tink Boord-Dill
  "SEO is a VERY important element of internet success. It is also an incredibly complicated issue, especially when done correctly and ethically. There is much mis-information out there, and finding worthwhile, reliable help can be difficult. Fortunately, there is a series of FREE online classes which can help with this." ... quote Tink Boord-Dill

• Search Engine Optimization Techniques   By J Bailey GNC Web Creations
  	The step by step E-book of Search Engine Optimization Technqiue is well worth the price even if you are planning on taking the FREE classes and a MUST HAVE if you aren't going to take the classes. ... quote Tink Boord-Dill

Domain Name Registration/Registrars: A domain name registrar should be an ICANN approved company. Registering your domain name is much like registering your busines name with your state or Infernal Revenue. It is always a good idea to have your Registrar be a different, unrelated company than your web host.

Below are two of the MANY companies who provide Domain Name Registration services. They happen to be the two we use. Why use two different companies? becuase they offer different services - some we need and some we don't
    You can find *many* by simply googling "domain name registrar" - be sure the one you select can provide the services you need at a cost effective price


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• Web Page Color Picker ·