Man, it feels good to engage with an audience. Those who have never exposed themselves to public speaking are missing a wonderful exhilaration, something of a cross between a rock star and a professor. Every time I grab my Atek presenter's remote, firmly clenched in my right hand in a Bob Dole-esque pose, a wonderful rush of energy comes over me, as I know that I'm going to be delivering some truly valuable content to an eager audience.
It was just like I described on Thursday morning when Marcel Skacel, of XenoWize, LLC, joined me in front of an audience of 32 participants in the SCORE Chicago Web Design That Works workshop. We had a very dynamic dialogue with the audience, as both presenters and audience simultaneously shared their best practices around web design, hosting and eCommerce. Because there were a number of requests for additional resources in the web design space, I prepared a SCORE Chicago Web Design That Works resource list for attendees and blog readers alike to find sites devoted to a variety of the web design, marketing and sales services that they seek. Because it can be dynamic, I have plans to add links that I discover or that are sent to me.
If you know of an invaluable site for advice on web design, marketing or sales, throw it on here as a comment and I'll incorporate it into the list.