Any Good Webmaster Book Suggestions?

[athens]

I'm interested in using my years of Corp. IT experience to start my own business helping small to medium sized businesses with websites, hosting, programming etc...

Does anyone have a recommendation of any good books that helped them get started with their web business?

[athens]

Ok then, does anyone have a good resource on the net that they used to help them get started in their web business?

[httpwebwitch]

webmasterworld.com
sitepoint.com
#*$!.com (wow- that tripped the swear filter? that's hilarious lol... sticky me if you want to know what site that is... rhymes with "a fist afart")
w3.org
php.net

that should be all you need

good luck!

this post might get nixed for posting URLs

[zooloo]

webmasterworld.com is the best SEO resource I know.

Brett's "Successful Site in 12 Months with Google Alone" [webmasterworld.com...] is worth the subscription (Although you don't have to subscribe)

Other than that come here and read a lot.

zoo

[athens]

Awesome, glad I found this site.

Thanks guys...

[httpwebwitch]

when buying your manuals, you can't go wrong with the O'Reilly series... they are expensive but not moreso than most other tech manuals.

If you're learning a new technology, grab the Wiley "Bible" for it (Wiley is the publisher of the series with the ubiquitous black-and-yellow covers). They are an excellent introductory series, but tend not to have the longevity of an definitive O'Reilly on your desk.

If you prefer structured learning, the IWA [iwanet.org] lists a few training programs, many of which can be done by correspondence. I ordered one in 2001 which was just one big 800+ page book about the WWW. (though it was an IWA approved credit, I never bothered taking the exam or getting their certification)

[edited by: httpwebwitch at 7:26 am (utc) on Mar. 6, 2005]

[edit_g]

Zeldman - designing with web standards. That book has saved me more time and effort than I could ever repay.