Why to Test Websites

Whether you are a seasoned professional designer, or have chosen to use a simple WYSIWIG HTML editor, you will need test websites and run extensive website design testing to ensure that your customers can see and interact with the website as you do. By this, we mean that sometimes sites do not appear correctly on web explorers such as Opera or Firefox, or their dimensions do not work with various screen sizes. Testing is vital because without it, you could potentially be losing customers if they see that you haven’t even put the effort into making your site look its best.

How do I Test Websites?

There are many tools and programs available that can help you to test your website for compatibility with web explorers. You might be surprised how many different browsers  that people commonly use. There are three or four very prominent programs, but there are up to 70 used across the world. It is important to make your website compatible with as many of those as possible, especially if you sell or trade worldwide.

Some of the testing programs that you can use are online applications and their costs vary very widely. It is well worth doing your research and reading reviews on each of these programs, before you go ahead and pay for a service.

Can I Test for Mobile Compatibility?

Yes, some applications will be able to check this for you. To have a mobile compatible or mobile version of your web presence is very key in this day and age.  We’ve helped companies test mobile websites and apps with consumers with a great degree of success.  More and more people surf the net while they are out on the road and if they find another site offering the same as yours and theirs works better on their mobile, then you could potentially be losing a lot of business.

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