Objective:

The objective of any checklist is to minimize errors through continued check points. This is one of the most often used quality tool. The objective of website design checklist is no different. This is a quality tool that check errors, design fault, technical mistakes etc. The list below enlists some of the key items that should be apart of website design checklist.

Checklist for a Website Design:

Before we analyse the factors that goes into your website development process, a primary factor that should be taken care of through the entire development process of your website design is Search Engine Friendliness of your website. The following topics should be compliant to your search engine marketing goals.

Page Layout

• Keep it simple
• Pleasing to target audience
• Consistent site header/logo
• Page title includes company or organisation information along with contact details
• Use of white space between content and images
• Quick downloading speed

Multimedia and Graphics

• Use of relevant graphics/video/audio
• Captions and downloading time has to be indicated
• Links to download for media plug ins have to be provided

Content Presentation

• Use of headings, sub headings, bullets, links and  references
• Content ha to be broken into paragraphs for easy reading
• Maintain consistency in font type, colour and size
• Content has to be updated regularly

Colour

• Consistent
• Good contrast between text and background

Navigation

• Clear and Consistent
• Purpose of the website should be known to the user within the first glimpse

Browser Compatibility

• Runs on popular and latest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari  etc

Functionality

• All hyperlinks (internal and external) and forms need to function and give no java script errors.

Conclusion

Quality being the key focus at W3Commerce we believe in creating awareness amongst consumers. This checklist on website design will provide you with an overall perspective on features of a quality website. For more details and further understanding please contact our free CONSULTING SERVICES.

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