Web Design Basics

Understanding Web Design - A cleverly written article from A List Apart explaining the basics of web design and more importantly, what makes great web design. Topics covered range from architecture to beauty.

Human-to-Human Design - Author Sharon Lee explains the best way to connect with viewers of your webpage from the view of a user. The article is separated into intuitive sections ranging from respect to enchantment.

HTML Tutorial - Easy to follow tutorial to get started using HTML to build web pages. Page also includes example code for usage of basic to advanced HTML. References, quizzes, and selected readings are also included making this one of the best websites to answer HTML questions.

Blogging Resources

Ready To Start Blogging? - Is a page from TechSoup that uses a friendly, laid-back tone to explain where to begin and what to do. The article is written especially for nonprofit organizations, but could be used by anyone wanting to know more about blogging, how to start, and how to maintain a personal or business blog.

Blogging Tips - A great resource for bloggers of any experience level. Web page contains articles to help improve and maintain blogs from several authors. A special bonus putting this page ahead of some similar web sites is there is a place to post questions for the authors to answer.

Resources For Finding Blog Content - An article from Lorelle on WordPress specializing in resources for finding blog content separated into helpful categories ranging from breaking news to top search results. The list is exhaustive so there is probably something there for everyone not matter what the interest is.

Web Writing Tips

Writing Well For The Web - Great reference for writing in a style that is appropriate for the web as well as mistakes to avoid. Also contains a helpful section of links for writing and editing from other web pages.

Web Writing Tips - Described as a web toolkit, Rutgers outlines some basic web writing considerations that can be helpful for blogs and web pages. It is short and sweet, making it easy to navigate.

Tips for Writing for Journalistic and News Blogs - Great for journalistic writing for the web and even on paper. Explains the importance of active verb headings and good link structure, although it is written especially for journalism, it is also helpful for web pages in general.