714 is compiled by our managing partner Richard Kauffman from his research on various topics related to creating websites that meet communications goals.The information presented is organized by topic. Each topic includes links to tools, tutorials, reviews, or articles written by some of the most knowledgable people in the field. We hope you find the resources helpful and welcome your feedback.

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2008 September 6 • resources, tools

QuarkBase

tool: QuarkBase is a free online tool to find complete information about a website.
[credit: Sizlopedia]

2008 September 5 • resources, tools

13 Free and Cheap Website Monitoring Services

list: Mashable, the popular social networking news site, recently had a post titled ‘13 Free and Cheap Website Monitoring Services‘.
[credit: Site24x7 Blogs]

2008 August 24 • business

Really bad advice from the WSJ

article: 'How to Create a Successful Web Site For Nothing (or Almost Nothing)' is the title, and, well...it's awful. No wonder so many small and medium sized business have no clue how to leverage the web to their benefit.
[credit: D. Keith Robinson]

2008 August 17 • e-mail, resources

Email Standards Project

website: Working with email client developers and the design community to improve web standards support and accessibility in email. The project was formed out of frustration with the inconsistent rendering of HTML emails in major email clients.
[credit: WebAppers]

2008 August 17 • code, e-mail

Designer's Guide to HTML Email

article: Useful tips on templates, testing, rendering issues, image blocking, and email client discrepancies.
[credit: SitePoint.com]

2008 August 4 • writing

Improve your Grammar and Punctuation

article: 40+ Tips to Improve your Grammar and Punctuation.
[credit: swissmiss]

2008 July 20 • resources

Free Stock Image Sites

resource: List of 25 free Stock Image resource sites.
[credit: Speckyboy]

2008 July 20 • seo

WordPress SEO

article: Targeted for WordPress users, this is an excellent overview of basic SEO principles for any website owner.
[credit: Yoast]

2008 July 20 • ia, process

What are Wireframes

article: Appropriately titled The what, when and why of wireframes.
[credit: peterpixel writings]

2008 June 15 • resources, seo

SEO Cheat Sheet

resource: "From website SEOmoz today, a nice resource for optimizing websites for Search Engines. The Web Developer's SEO cheatsheet is an excellent reminder/checklist for any web developer who wants to maximize their SEO."
[credit: ETC.]