Check Spelling and Grammar

Most web development programs have a built in spell checker, but it is a good idea to have a friend or co-worker double check your pages. Words like "their" and "there" will go through a spell checker, but may not be used properly.

Make Sure that each Page has Title and Description Meta Tags

You want to be sure that when people bookmark your site, there is a relevant title attached to it. The description meta tags are useful for search engine spiders.

Check for Broken Links on all Pages

Checking links is especially important if you have absolute URLs on your pages. An absolute URL is a link that specifies an exact location.

Example: http://www.concordnet.com.au/images/logo.jpg.

A relative location is one that is relative to the folder it is in.

Example: ..images/logo.jpg.

Regardless of how you specify a page's location, double-checking the links is important. Also, check for broken image links.

Make Sure that Pages Look Good in all Major Browsers

(Explorer and Netscape are key.)

Explorer and Netscape tend to interpret code differently. A table cell with a background colour could look perfect in Explorer, but may show up as colourless in Netscape because certain versions of Netscape will not recognize the background colour in a cell if it is empty.

Include a Feedback or Contact Link

It is almost guaranteed that you will not catch every error on your site the first time you upload it. Make it easy for visitors to notify you of any problems they encounter.