Quinn Interactive hosted a lively and engaging meetup for marketing professionals and website managers that focused on best practices for HTML forms and three tools for easily creating and editing them. The presentation/discussion format allowed for active exchange of ideas and feedback. There was also ample time for networking and socializing.
With no WiFi connection at the venue, Quinn engineers rigged an antenna out the nearby second floor office window in order to secure web connectivity. With connections assured, Dr. Fred Condo, Quinn's chief engineer, Dr. Fred in his millieu presented a brief overview of best practices for HTML forms that addressed coding and technical standards, usability, accessibility, logic and validation, and the impact of Ajax and user experience.
Phil Quinn, founder and CEO of Quinn Interactive, compared three tools to make building forms and gathering information easy and effective. The point of reference was for marketing professional and managers who do not have HTML experience but want to control and manage website content without relying on IT. Quinn discussed the value of hosted services versus server applications. With the focusing question: Why Use Form Management, he argued for ease of use, flexibility in changing content, timeliness in posting new or updated forms, and effective implementation to gather valuable information from site visitors. The discussion addressed phpForms, Formspring and WuFoo as three options for successful form management.
The next SF Bay Area Website Marketing and Management Meetup will focus on site analytics and how to leverage tool options for increasing knowledge of site visitors.
Both entries had some funny slogans, but both were lacking a bit in the“ design” portion of the t- shirt design contest. So I slaved over a hot PC the past few days and came up with some new designs of my own. The two guys who worked hard to get me some designs will each get a classic RescueMarriage t- shirt, or some swag to be determined later.