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:: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 ::

Quite often Chris Ridings says what I don't have the nerve to say or do. He just did did it again, and tossed in some of the British humor I'm still getting used to since so many moderators and admins at Cre8asiteForums are from that jolly country.

I've SO wanted to do exactly what he did here in >>> An open letter to Vanessa Lintner of SeekerCenter.net

And, Chris has this to say about Cre8asiteForums in his review of Search Engine Forums

The Good

Cre8asite Forums
http://www.cre8asiteforums.com/

If SearchGuild is my first home, cre8asiteforums is my second home. Cre8asiteforums has a openness to a wide variety of viewpoints. There are some extremely good experts o­n cre8asiteforums and o­nly the occassional red herring post. Cre8asiteforums is a pioneer of the use multiple resources attitude that has extended itself across the majority of the forums now.

I've been jazzed over the word "pioneer" ever since I read that last night. And grateful I have the support of expert moderators and technical people who make things work there.

Cre8asiteForums is one of the select few forums to be re-visited by SearchKing's Bob Massa of Google PageRank lawsuit fame and fury. See the thread What would you pay for a link from a PR7 or a PR8?

The "spam police" dug their grave. If it smells and looks like a bunch of tattle tailers, it's bound to lack integrity and objective scrutiny.

Here's a great find for web teams >>> Content? Or Dis-content? A Content Requirements Plan (CRP) helps Web designers take a leadership role. (Thanks Bill!)

"In spite of the quaint simile tossed around in the ‘90s, we realize now that the Internet isn’t a big, online library, although there are many libraries within it. The book/library paradigm is white-haired, wrinkled, and about a hundred years out of date. Twentieth century broadcasting and 21st century Internet publishing have accelerated the convergence of communications, design, and functionality to a nexus where, as McLuhan observed, the message and the medium are becoming indistinguishable."

I'm taking a survey on surveys. Results are interesting!

I know you think you can't afford usability testing, or user testing, or any type of paid reviews/evaluations for your website(s). But I invite you to see Site-Report.com. There are packages and other selections possible. The reviews are thorough, gone over by a team of experienced professionals who have their own businessess and partnered with Site-Report (such as myself) and for affordable prices you get answers. You get solutions. You learn why things aren't working. You're told how to make improvements for both rank and user satisfaction. Sales and traffic will show the results. Any investment you make (and Site-Report, like I said, is quite affordable), is going to pay off for you in the future. If you even THINK you can't afford to try Site-Report services, I suggest contacting James Saunders, the owner, and chat with him about options. He, and the rest of his team (myself included) truly want to help your web venture succeed.

I liked this:

"Imagine that you can enjoy every person, every material possession, every event in your life as a magical experience that continues to unfold." -- Don Miguel Ruiz, "The Four Agreements" (book)

Ok. I'll work on that.

:: posted by Kim Krause Berg on 9/09/2003 12:05:48 PM

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