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Evaluating websites

  • 19-09-2006 10:54AM
    #1
    Genghis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,374 ✭✭✭


    I am tasked with reviewing about 20 sports club websites, with a view to producing a report that compares them against each other, details what they do, and helps to identify "best practice" - the idea being that this "best practice" can be used to improve my clients site.

    Does anyone have any links to 'standard' web evaluation / scoring criteria that I can use as benchmarks?

    Also, what are the best online 'tools' for assessing search ratings, word density, etc, etc.

    Are there any other useful tips anyone can offer?


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  • #2
    Rollo Tamasi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭Rollo Tamasi


    the google toolbar can show you the Page Rank of the websites
    also run them thru a html validator to determine if the code is cosher
    you should test the speed at which they download to the browser too


  • #3
    mneylon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,742 ✭✭✭mneylon


    The firefox webmaster toolbar probably has all the necessary tests you need

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  • #4
    Goodshape
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    A few Firefox extensions might help, such as :

    HTML Validator. Displays a small icon in the bottom right of the browser window which lets you know if the HTML validates or not. Also displays a list of errors and warnings when you 'View Page Source'.

    and/or

    Webmaster Toolbar. Does lots of useful things.


  • #5
    Bob the Builder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Bob the Builder


    blacknight wrote:
    The firefox webmaster toolbar probably has all the necessary tests you need
    Well, it has all the main tools!

    Google will help you with Sitemaps, or "Google Webmaster Tools"

    Do a search for SEO tools on google, websites will have analysers which will be very good.. just a matter of finding them websites!

    Good Luck!


  • #6
    mneylon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,742 ✭✭✭mneylon


    nevf wrote:
    Google will help you with Sitemaps, or "Google Webmaster Tools"

    While that may help you to improve your site's SEO I don't see how that will help to evaluate it..

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  • #7
    vito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 70 ✭✭vito


    Perhaps what you are looking for is usabilibity scorecards?

    All the tools mentioned above are great if you are evaluating the technical issues but from what I read you are looking at evaluating the websites from a user perspective?

    You could try a google search to look for comparative analysis.


  • #8
    Genghis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,374 ✭✭✭Genghis


    Absolutely right Vito. The Usability stuff is the 'must have', the the technical stuff is 'nice to add on'.

    Will do search for Usability scorecards. Thanks.


  • #9
    regi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,282 ✭✭✭regi


    http://www.seochat.com/seo-tools/ has a lot of handy tools for this kind of work - good luck with it!


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