A recent video posted onto the Google Webmaster Central Youtube Channel and highlighted by Search Engine Land shows Matt Cutts setting out how Google determines page speed. Within the video, Matt Cutts explains that around 1 out of 100 searches carried out on Google are affected by slow page speed and this amounts to roughly […]
It has been a busy couple of months here at WebDepend. We’ve been working hard testing ecommerce sites, testing websites in brand new browsers including IE9 and Firefox 4 plus testing a variety of digital projects for a well known operator in the leisure industry. But as you can tell, that’s not the subject of […]
Continuing our blog series on areas typically covered within a website audit, we’re auditing accessibility to make sure that all users can browse, understand and fully use your website. This post is the 4th in the series, we focused on functionality the first time around, then checked our browser compatibility before going onto uncover usability […]
The third post in our blog series covering each aspect of auditing a typical website. We’re tackling usability and how to uncover issues surrounding how people actually use your website. In the last post we were breaking down browser compatibility and our first post in the series focused on functionality. An unusable website or one […]
We continue our blog series to delve into each aspect of what a thorough website audit covers. This time we are breaking down the subject of browser compatibility and how that can greatly affect your website. The first post in this series focused on functionality, expressing how users hate errors and will abandon purchases if […]
A thorough audit of any website covers numerous aspects. In this blog series we will take a look at each in turn and to start us off let’s audit some functionality. Website Functionality The functionality of a website is how it works or how it functions. A website’s functionality can be straightforward and simple, you […]
Just in case you hadn’t noticed or were trying to avoid it, the buildup to Christmas is in full swing. Trees and decorations are going up in the high street, Christmas advertising is on the telly and most things will start to be accompanied with a sprig of holly, a dusting of fake snow and […]
I review and test a fair number of newly launched websites. Whilst these sites have generally undergone testing before they launched, I am often asked to review sites to give them the once over even though they are already live. Strictly speaking, all the testing should be been done before launch but agencies and freelance […]
If you are managing web projects then you will know that maintaining a high level of quality throughout the website you are producing is hard to do. There are so many things that can go wrong, and will if they are given the chance – from small typos and grammar mistakes in the copy to […]
Graphic design agencies are busy companies and there is generally a lot going on in terms of pitching for and winning work, carrying out that work, effectively account managing and directing demanding clients plus remembering to bill for everything you do. When completing web projects, it is necessary to fully test website developments before launch […]
