Richard Waller website design and creation, Goring-by-Sea, Sussex, UK

RICHARD WALLER WEBSITE EVALUATION

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Entrance Tunnel
Compulsory Music/video
Scrolling Text
Frames on Homepage
Frames generally
Complex Forms
Adverts and Pop-ups
Flashing things
Compulsory plug-ins
Large images
Unnecessary images
Required images
Images as links
Unsized images
Useless ALT= tags
Fussy backgrounds
Unnecessary Javascript
Browser Warnings
640 display problems
Broken Links
Under Construction
Text as images
Inconsistent Styles
Centred Text
Deep Pages

1. Good First Impression
Simple address URL
See title immediately
Content in eight seconds
Attractive

2. Friendly Image
Key info above the fold
Easy to read
Images are useful
Images to have ALT=
640-display friendly
Printer friendly
Technically Sound

3. Easy Navigation
Clear structure
Clear text links
Consistent
Search Tool and Sitemap

4. Useful Content
Clear Objective
Clear target audience
Clear target area
Quality content
Organisation of content
Regularly updated
Useful links

5. Appropriate for Audience
Appropriate style and tone
Access for disabled
Easy order-processing

6. Clear Contact Information
Branding on every page
Contact on every page
Name, address, phone

7. Good for Search Engines
Good META statements
Clear text with keywords
Clear text links

0-10 not very good 11-20 about average 21-31 pretty good

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Richard Waller
Website Creation, Training and Consultancy
50 Sea Lane, Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex BN12 4PY
Phone: 01903-248782 - Fax: 01903-248782
Contact Us Homepage: http://www.waller.co.uk

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