Recommended Books

Here is a list of books that you may find useful in building, maintaining, and promoting your site. If you know of a great book that’s not listed here, please let me know.

Business

• Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin
• Craft, Inc.: Turn Your Creative Hobby into a Business by Meg Mateo Ilasco
• Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin
• Meatball Sundae: Is Your Marketing out of Sync? by Seth Godin
• The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp
• The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin
• The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber
• The Boss of You: Everything A Woman Needs to Know to Start, Run, and Maintain Her Own Business by Emira Mears
• I’d Rather Be In The Studio by Alyson Stanfield

Web Design

• Learning Web Design: A Beginner’s Guide to HTML, Graphics, and Beyond by Jennifer Niederst
• Creating Web Sites: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald
• Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug
• Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual by David Sawyer McFarland

HTML/CSS

• Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML by Elisabeth Freeman
• Sams Teach Yourself HTML & XHTML in 24 Hours by Dick Oliver
• CSS: The Missing Manual by David Sawyer McFarland
• CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions by Andy Budd

E-commerce

• Zen Cart: Building an Online Store the Zen Way by Kerry Watson; Matthew Therrien
• Building Online Stores With Oscommerce: Beginner Edition by David Mercer

Graphic Design

• Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manual by Barbara Brundage
• Color Index: Over 1100 Color Combinations, CMYK and RGB Formulas by Jim Krause
• Photoshop CS2 Bible by Laurie Ulrich Fuller

Blogging

• What No One Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting: Real-Life Advice from 101 People Who Successfully Leverage the Power of the Blogosphere by Ted Demopoulos
• No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog by Margaret Mason
• Publish and Prosper: Blogging for Your Business by DL Byron
• WordPress Complete: set up, customize, and market your blog by Hasin Hayder

Audio/Video

• Podcast Solutions: The Complete Guide to Podcasting by Michael Geoghegan
• Digital Video for Dummies by Keith Underdahl
• Final Cut Pro for Dummies by Helmut Kobler
• Final Cut Express 4: Visual QuickStart Guide by Lisa Brenneis
• 50 Fast Final Cut Express Techniques by Tim Meehan
• Final Cut Express Editing Workshop by Tom Wolsky
• Teach Yourself Adobe Premiere Pro in 24 Hours
• Adobe Premiere for Dummies by Keith Underdahl