How to perform a website audit

How to perform a website audit

How to perform a website audit
OXOAK / Content and design

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How to perform a website audit

Sample navigation, copy, images, forms, search and mobile tasks. A successful response establishes reachability, not correct content or behaviour.

Putting planning and trade-offs into practice

Planning connects business goals to customer tasks and prioritised pages and functions. Separate confirmed needs, research hypotheses and future ideas.

Checking the result

Give near-term work inputs, an owner and an inspectable result before deciding the next step. Retain reasons for rejecting alternatives.

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