Heuristic Analysis

There are lots of automated tests you can run a site, but none of them work well for analyzing your sites primary objective. This is something that needs to be done by a person. A person can also pick on a lot more in regards to problems with a site. This is why you should always at least get a heuristic analysis before you spend dollar one on marketing.

A great place to get one is at Best Web Image. Low cost, high quality, and easy ROI. Usability and Design Analysis – Every site should get this!

Accessibility, Markup, and Usability

• Card Sorting – Basic instructions on how to conduct a card sorting analysis
• Color Blind Web Page Filter – Your site colors are a little different for some
• Flicker Rate Test for GIF Images -Blinking screens can be a little irritating
• Pingdom Tools – Tests your sites load speed
• Semantic Data Extractor – Good code produces a clear outline of your site
• TAW – Accessibility Tester
• Usability and Design Analysis – Every site should get this!
• Use Cases – Making sure your path is clear
• W3C Markup Validation Service – Checks for HTML errors
• W3C CSS Validation Service – Checks style sheets for errors
• Web Page Analyzer – Gives you a whole bunch of information about your site. It’s mostly geared for speeding things up.

Layout Testers

• Browsershots – Test to see what your site looks like with different browsers
  It’s slow but does many types of browsers and versions
• IE NetRender – Test your layout in different IE versions
  Very fast but only does IE. It also cuts off the screen below the fold

SEO Tools

• Meta Tag Analyzer
• Keyword Ranking
• Link Popularity
• Search Engine Saturation
• Keyword Suggestion
• PageRank Check