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February Media Release from Infoessentials.com

Canberra - 3 February 2007 - Infoessentials is back, refreshed and faster than ever.

Infoessentials.com is being relaunched today after a complete rebuild.


It still focuses on providing fast access to quality information for Australian professionals.

What is new:

By infoess5 at 1 Feb 2007 - 9:44pm | | read more

More detailed site tour

The story of infoessentials
While practicing as a lawyer in the mid nineties the same two questions kept arising from lawyers:

  • What are the best Australian legal sites? and
  • Can I have a copy of your links page?

Access to the best sites fast is still the motivation behind this site.

By infoess5 at 28 Jan 2007 - 8:57pm | read more

The 30 second site tour

Here are 3 reasons to use infoessentials regularly. Infoessentials.com:

  • has quality, useful, handpicked sites,
  • is easy and fast to use. The site is logically organised, user-friendly and fast-loading, and
  • is current, with an Australian focus and is created by professionals for professionals (and anyone else that wants to use it).

To use the site:

By Anonymous at 28 Jan 2007 - 7:56pm | read more

6. Headfirst into feedback

Headfirst Step 6. Feedback

Your site

It is worth repeating the main criteria for the success of any site should be (at least):

  • does it do what you want?
  • does it do what your audience want?
  • is it for the right price?, and
  • how easily maintained is it?
By Anonymous at 15 Jan 2007 - 10:44pm | read more

5. Headfirst into tips and useful resources

5. Headfirst into tips and useful resources

This is additional to those resources in previous pages.

Content, speed and usability matter

  • A fast content driven site is an excellent site,
  • People tend to come back for usable content, and
  • Fast is fast to use (not just fast to load).
By Anonymous at 15 Jan 2007 - 10:38pm | read more

4. Headfirst into testing, usability and promotion

4. Headfirst into testing, usability and promotion

Testing

If you want your website to work well, then testing helps make sure it all works in accordance with your wishes. It is worth testing the technology and testing the way the site works from a user's point of view.

Getting friends (of different user levels) to test the site can provide useful feedback on making the site function better.

Below are some useful links to test your site:

By Anonymous at 15 Jan 2007 - 10:29pm | read more

3. Headfirst into site technology, hosting and uploading your site

3. Headfirst into site technology, hosting and uploading your site

Site technology (tools to build your site and tools to run your site)

By Anonymous at 15 Jan 2007 - 10:18pm | read more

2. Headfirst into the concept and name of the site

2. Headfirst into the concept and name of the site

Site concept and planning

A site that is not planned is usually terrible to use. A site that is well thought out is likely to maximise repeat site usage through attractive features and minimise the loss of visitors due to impatience.

Who is the page for? What will they find attractive and useful? How much time do you have to build the site and maintain it, how often? Is it a core part of your business?

By Anonymous at 15 Jan 2007 - 10:03pm | read more

1. Introduction, headfirst into building a website

1. Introduction - Head First into building a web site

What this guide does

Head first is a quick guide to how to build a website.

You'll have to make your own assessment of the usefulness of this guide and all of this is at your own risk.

By Anonymous at 15 Jan 2007 - 9:45pm | read more