Read ‘em… we have FIVE copies of Andy King’s Website Optimization for the winning! We’re celebrating our mother ship’s 8th blog birthday and our own five year birthday (something like that). Check out the book’s companion site.
About the book: “Years ago, an “optimized” website merely loaded fast and worked on most browsers. Today, websites need to do much more if businesses are to thrive: they need to attract, interact with, and persuade customers. Website Optimization offers the advice of leading experts in both online marketing and site performance techniques to help you maximize targeted traffic, rev-up responsiveness, and increase sales.”
How to win:
Link to www.csscollection.com and leave a comment / trackback here pointing to your link.
Post a comment with a website optimization tip.
Post a question about website optimization or web design in general.
Answer a reader question.
You have until July 15 (the book’s official release date) to do any of the four. Random.org will select the five winners.
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