A selection of links I've come across which are related to Office Live or Small Business. Don't forget - if you want to get updates to this list click on the RSS feed link at the bottom of this page.
URL Notes 10 things Customers Want on Your Website A neat little article on the top ten things that people expect to see. Written by Monte Enbysk, a senior editor at Microsoft Office Live. (The article actually lists them all as number 1[in IE6 browser] but I aint going to quibble) 7 pages every business Web site must have Another take on what essential pages you must have on your business site for it to become successful! Check it out... Advanced Design Features Introduction to some of the advanced design stuff Bing Bong Merrily On High! As a Christmas Present to yourself .... why not index your site with Microsoft's new search engine Bing. At least you won't get "Google Eyed" about it ... (and the jokes get worse... I promise) Change the look of your Web site by editing the cascading style sheet For more advanced users who understand css and html. Close encounters of the customer kind How to use the 'contact manager' for all your business contacts e-book-social-media-for-small-business An updated e-book on how social networking tools can generate new business and capture the hearts and minds of new customers. Frequently Asked Questions All about signing up and some useful stuff about Domains Great FREE small applications for your site The apps inclue: A simple guestbook application A FAQ business application for managing your FAQ A built-in blogging application for Office Live An easy to way to create an image gallery Layout a better web page Getting the right layout for you home page can make a real difference to how your customers react to the information you are presenting. Managing your small business finances A whole bunch of short videos supporting Visa business. Great if you're in need of some financial help or strategies. I'm not plugging this as I dont do finances (being a charity web developer helps .... ) - I will accept donations though :-) No it's not Wikipedia - It's Offipedia (my name for it...) A familiar format! Dedicated to Office Live stuff. Office Live Colorizer - Custom Colors for OLSB Fantastic utility to take all the hard work out of designing your color swatch for your site. Office Live getting started video From the guys at Microsoft. It takes a bit of while to load but has lots of good visual stuff on setting up the web site - just incase you dont like to read the manuals! Office Live Skills A simply BRILLIANT little site which has just about everything you need to know to get started with Office Live. Put it on your favourites as soon as you can. Office Live Small Business Community Here you can find ask and even answer those burning questions you have about Small Business and Workspace. If you want to get "feedback" on your site there is also a whole section devoted to that. There are a bunch of regulars on there who will always respond to a question. Note IE6 users may have problems trying to post a reply - there is a bug in the reply screen script. Office Live Small Business Glossary Its a small list of terms - but its a start. Office Live Support Knowledge Base "OLSKB" entries A set of KB entries written by the microsoft guys covering a wide variety of topic related to OLSB Office Online File Converters and Viewers Need your customers to see your presentations and spreadsheets? Here are all the viewers and converters you need for Office 2003 and 2007. Ramp up those customers Article with some pointers on how to draw those customers into your business and keep them! (I wish....) Secure Sockets Layer how to tun on and off If you need extra security on your information you have in your Business Applications this will show you how to enable or disable SSL The biggest finance mistakes Susan Schreter is a Seattle-area investment banker and venture-funding expert serving startup entrepreneurs and fast-growth company executives. Here are her top 6 mistakes to avoid. TWEET TWEET - 8 twitter tips Joel Comm says: "Twitter is like a huge cocktail party happening around you, with all kinds of people chattering about all things business and personal. But at this party you can hear what everybody is saying — without having to race around to listen to all the conversations". I'll have a very 'dry martini' thanks ... Windows Live Help If you need help with the Windows Live products (mail, spaces, skydrive etc) check this out WOW - All you wanted to know about B...iness but were afraid to ask! Great Site - lots and lots of info on Business (US) based though. There is an Answer source, Community, Knowledge source, Tools and Resources - phew I'm almost in information overload here - but its all good. Subscribe to feed