Comments on: The Portable Conversion Analyst

By: Property Management Software

Property Management Software — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:24:05 +0000

This is a great reference list. Something to keep bookmarked for a never-ending todo list of optimization. =)

By: Gunjan

Gunjan — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:50:54 +0000

I would also include

A Complete Guide To Search Engine Optimization – Deepak Bansal

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By: web design

web design — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:20:07 +0000

thank you, thank you, thank you, and thank you.

By: John

John — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:59:19 +0000

Great list – of course since I could never spend the time to read even a tenth of it, a reasonable alternative would be to hire a company that already has that wisdom under its collective belt….. hmmmm

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The Alkemist» Blog Archive » Weekly Web Roundup — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:02:57 +0000

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By: Barry Harrison

Barry Harrison — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:55:31 +0000

Great list; may I add Letting Go of the Words, by Ginny Redish

By: Lia Barrad

Lia Barrad — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:49:18 +0000

thank you, thank you, thank you, and thank you.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:27:34 +0000

A second list of more advanced books would be fantastic.

By: Bryan Eisenberg

Bryan Eisenberg — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:49:04 +0000

These are all great suggestions. Like I said, this list is far from exhaustive. Thanks you for adding to it. Should we create a second list for the more advanced books?

I just got Neuro Web Design and plan to read it this week.

By: Mr. Yap

Mr. Yap — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:45:21 +0000

May I suggest Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click? by Susan Weinschenk.

By: Dylan Lewis

Dylan Lewis — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:57:41 +0000

Great list!

However, how can we have Envisioning Information in the list and not Beautiful Evidence? BE has the 6 principles for analysis that detail how to communicate analysis well. Check it out – it will replace Envisioning Information on your shelf and in the list.

What about Drucker’s “Flawless consulting”?

What about Koomey’s “Turning Numbers into Knowledge” – amazing set of essays that get at the heart of analysis.

What about Dan Roam’s “Back of the Napkin” – I use sketches more than anything to communicate complexity, simply.

And there should probably be a fiction section in this list – Pattern Recognition, Brother X, Cryptonomicon…and others.

So many books that should be included, but these seem to be lacking from the list.

By: Better Lifestyle

Better Lifestyle — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:02:47 +0000

Great list! Thank you so much. I’ve taken a look at your list of Usability and Information Architecture. I’ve got a lot to read now!

By: Julian Alison

Julian Alison — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:22:16 +0000

Just as a note: I am almost finished reading “Call to action” (by the 2 great brothers) and I can WARMLY recommend this book! It is written so both beginner marketers AND hardcore marketers can have benefit from this very well written and easy to understand book! (and no I am not on commission

By: Jupiter, Florida

Jupiter, Florida — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:00:45 +0000

Nice book list. I’ve been looking at web design books for a while, and I read “Don’t make me think”, but I’ve not dived into the usability books other than that.

By: Geno Prussakov

Geno Prussakov — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:48:47 +0000

I’d also add “Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy” by Martin Lindstrom to that “Marketing, Branding, Selling” section.

By: Michael Helbling

Michael Helbling — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:46:09 +0000

This list is great. I would like to see a book or two on this list that address multichannel integration, such as “Multichannel Marketing” by Akin Arikan AND “Multichannel Forensics” by Kevin Hillstrom.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:29:00 +0000

Great list.

I would also include “Common Sense Direct Marketing” by Drayton Bird. One of my bibles!

-Andrew