Date post: | 30-Jun-2015 |
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Reviewing Your Own Website
Presented by Rob Waite
Empowerment Your developer is just too busy To save money Confidence in site performance Check YOUR OWN content Understanding of Site Build Generally inquisitive
Why Review your own Website?
Site Load Speeds Code Quality & Standard Compliance Content Quality (typos & readability) On-Site Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Off-Site SEO Cross Browser Compatibility Responsiveness (Device Compatibility) Accessibility
What are we testing for?
Generally:
◦ Good House-Keeping◦ Task-Mastering◦ User Experience◦ Monitor Progress
But Primarily:
◦ SEO
Why are we testing for these things?
Overview of the Tools…and there are quite a few!
Where to Start good house-keeping
…your content, the basics and benefits of “right-click”
Other Simple Checks good house-
keeping…4 further checks to keep Search Engine ‘bots happy
1. Check that the non-www redirects to the www…or vice versa:http://hostpipe.co.uk should redirect to http://www.hostpipe.co.uk
2. Check for a sitemap.xml – http://www.hostpipe.co.uk/sitemap.xml
3. Check for a robots.txt file – http://www.Hostpipe.co.uk/robots.txt
4. Custom 404 error page – http://www.Hostpipe.co.uk/arey2q6q4gq56u
W3C Validator good house-keeping
http://validator.w3.org/
Benefits of the W3C Validator:
• It’s Free• It quickly highlights issues• Standards Compliance means:
• Accessible• Cross-browser compatible• Improved performance• Future-proof• Error free
TOP TIP – add a link to the W3C validator in your website footer
Wave Accessibility good house-
keepinghttp://wave.webaim.org/
“In the World Wide Web, accessibility means having equal access to web-based information and services regardless of physical or developmental abilities or
impairments.”
This accounts for 20% of your potential audience
Applies to:
• Readability• Contrast• Navigation• Font Size & Colour• Element Descriptions• Well Organised & Error Free Code
Nibbler task mastering
http://nibbler.silktide.com/
Benefits of Nibbler:• Check 5 pages for free• Covers on-site and off-site SEO• Checks for Google Analytics• Checks for <title>, <headings>,
<meta>, Facebook, Twitter & Google+
Woorank task mastering
http://www.woorank.com/en/review/hostpipe.co.uk
• Similar to Nibbler, but it’s a bit more technical• The SEO section is probably the most important• Operates a strong “freemium” model
SortSite task mastering
http://try.powermapper.com/Demo/SortSite
• Errors• Accessibility• Usability• Privacy
• Search Engine Friendliness• Web Standards Compliance• Cross Browser Compatibility• Pro Version - All Pages of Your
Site
Tests Include:
Site Speed Testing user experience
“you only have 7 seconds to grab someone’s attention”
A faster loading site:
• Is more user friendly• Is more search engine
friendly• BUT Requires an
experienced web developer!!
Cross Browser Testing user
experience
https://spoon.net/browsers
http://browsershots.org/
Pingdom monitor progress
https://www.pingdom.com/free/
• FREE version allows you to add one website• Monitor its “uptime”• Receive an SMS if your site is down for a period of time
Google Analytics monitor progress
http://www.google.co.uk/analytics/
Top Tip: Google Analytics can help to get your website indexed.If you add a new web page to your website and navigate to it, the new page will be added to GoogleBot’s crawl list (provided Google Analytics is installed correctly on your website).
Summary nearly finished!
Generally:
◦ Good House-Keeping◦ Task-Mastering◦ User Experience◦ Monitor Progress
But Primarily:
◦ SEO
Thank you for your time, I look forward to answering any questions you might have.
Any Questions?
Email: [email protected]: http://www.hostpipe.co.ukTwitter: @hostpipe