This is an audit on my new site taht I am designing. It can be found here.
Because the site is new, some pages are missing and content is patchy.
| ACCOUNTABILITY | Determine what the site is about and who is responsible for it |
| [Y] | Identity | [Can a visitor tell in five seconds or less what the site is about?] | ||
| [Y] | Ownership | [Is it clear who owns the site?] | ||
| [Y] | Authorship | [Who is responsible for informational content? Are their credentials provided?] | ||
| [Y] | Attribution | [Are sources cited where appropriate?] | ||
| RELIABILITY | Check for accuracy and credibility -- the Trust Test |
| [N] | Freshness | [Is a last date of update clearly visible?] |
| [Y] | Style | [Is the writing style appropriate for the content and the audience?] |
| [Y] | Usage | [Are spelling and grammar correct throughout?] |
| [N] | Contact | [Are contact e-mail addresses current and easy to find?] |
| READABILITY | Content that is hard to read won't be read |
| [Y] | Colors | [Do text and background colors contrast sharply?] |
| [Y] | Layout | [Short paragraphs, short line lengths, plenty of white space?] |
| [Y] | Fonts | [Do font style and size make text easy to read?] |
| [Y] | Graphics | [Do graphics draw attention to the content? Do graphics match content?] |
| MICROCONTENT | The deity is in the details |
| [Y] | Titles | [Do page titles accurately describe the content?] |
| [Y] | Headlines | [Do they generate interest in the content?] |
| [Y] | Keywords | [Will a search engine spider know what the site is about?] |
| [Y] | Links | [Is link text concise and descriptive? Do the links enhance content or interfere?] |
| [N] | Captions | [Are they informative and concise?] |
| MAINTENANCE | Don't overlook the fine details -- your visitors won't |
| [Y] | Speed | [Will visitors stay long enough for pages to download?] | |||
| [N] | Currency | [Are copyright dates current? Any outdated time references?] | |||
| [N] | Validity | [Do all links still point to active pages?] | |||
| [N] | Search | [Does your site show up where it should in search engines?] | |||
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