Re: UKNM: Half of UK sites are "broken"

[Lee Rickler]

I originally said:

>>When quoting for a job, a major proportion would/ should/ does cover 

>>browser testing, code optimisation, platform compatibility, link testing 

>>etc.


and then David Bentley replied:

>Indeed - but historically in the UK the need to win business has

>conveniently 'allowed' agencies to strike that bit from the budget to be

>more competitive - and the clients don't know better.


Agreed .. but there are 2 angles to this, and this in effect would depend 

on how well you know your client:


1, To show that you care about your work/ clients image your heart and 

soul should be put into the work. This would include, and be "client 

aware", basic content/ structure awareness.


2, If a client sees in a budget that you are going to put some effort 

into the project, and not just slap together their art directors wishes, 

then surely this should show for something.


On an average site, (approx 100 pages), I suspect that it wouldn't take 

more than an hour to spell check and another hour on the finished site to 

link check on a _very_ slow machine.


I run a site, djindex.com, that has approx 500 pages, over 1,000 elements 

in total. Recently I did a spell and link check on the whole project at 

once and it took 10 minutes.


>>It really isn't that hard to maintain a site, (quality Project manager 

>>anyone?), especially with the tools available today.

>It is all about money most of the time - no budget; no QA.


That's my problem .... I'm a <new term>Wippy</new term>. In a sense it 

means that I have a hippy attitude to my web work. Passion for the 

project is, in my mind, more important than finance.


     Cheers,


     Lee


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