Q: What are the different types of website testing?
A: The range of website testing includes...
• Website Audits & Website Health Checks
• Website Usability Testing
• Cross Browser Testing
• Website Functional Testing
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Regression Testing
• Mobile Device Testing
• Mobile App Testing
• Tablet Testing
• Price and Cost Calculation Testing
• Manual Testing vs Automated Testing
More information can be found at https://www.targaweb.com/types-of-testing
Q: How can I learn more about your testing services?
A: A good place to start would be to visit https://www.targaweb.com/test and if you would like any more help, please feel free to email info@targaweb.com or call 01406 373511 during office hours (UK time)
Q: How much does it cost to test a website?
Q: What is the cost of testing a website?
A: There is no one size fits all solution to testing, because there are so many variations from size, complexity and what type and level of testing is needed. Therefore answering that question can be difficult and potentially inaccurate without some prior discussion and initial assessment. For a completely free initial consultation without any obligation, feel free to call 01406 373511 during office hours (UK time), or email Targa on info@targaweb.com
Q: What do your website audits include?
Q: What do your website audits consist of?
A: Our comprehensive website audits encompass over 380 assessments, and are designed to be flexible, allowing them to address all aspects and variations of bespoke websites. However, by their very nature, most bespoke websites have unique features which cannot be adequately tested with a one size fits all approach, so our audits and health checks can be as bespoke as your website requires.
Q: What is a website health check?
A: The purpose of a website health check is to identify problems which could include broken links, missing images, oversized images, poorly structured web pages, missing or poorly used HTML tags and meta-data, and other things which could impact user experience, page load time and SEO.
Q: What is confirmation testing?
A: Confirmation Testing involves going back and re-running previous test cases to make sure that the defects have been fixed, and Regression Testing will be carried out to ensure that no new problems have been created as a result of the fixes.
Q: What is cross browser testing?
A: To ensure optimal user experience and compatibility across different browsers and devices, comprehensive cross-browser testing is strongly advised. Browsers such as Chrome, Internet Explorer, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Safari are commonly used, and mobile phone manufacturers such as Apple, Samsung and Huawei also have their own operating systems and web browser platforms as well.
Q: What is regression testing?
A: Regression Testing (also sometimes referred to as sanity testing) is carried out to make sure that things which worked prior to coding updates still work as intended afterwards. Besides being carried out for new coding, Regression Testing in conjunction with Confirmation Testing should also apply when defects are fixed.
Q: What is the difference between manual testing and automated testing?
A: Whilst automated testing can save a lot of time, especially with Regression Testing, costs and effort are required to set up, run and maintain the tools used for automated testing. On the other hand, manual testing takes far less (sometimes no) set up time, and can therefore be carried out more quickly and cheaply. However, both manual testing and automated testing have their strengths and weaknesses, and in an ideal world should be used to complement each other.
Q: What is the difference between testing websites and apps on mobiles?
A: Testing a website on a smartphone is NOT the same as testing a mobile app on the same device. There are distinct testing processes due to the different characteristics and capabilities of apps compared to websites. Apps can make use of some of the features of the individual smartphone, such as location information, ID security and other information which may be used and stored in the user's profile.
Q: What is user acceptance testing (UAT)
A: For most web projects, business requirements should be clearly defined, documented and communicated to the development team and any other people who will be involved in its implementation and testing. However, before the new project goes live it will need to be tested to ensure that it meets the business requirements. So a level of testing called User Acceptance Testing needs to be carried out.
Q: What is website functional testing?
A: Functional testing aims to ensure that everything works as intended, under all conditions, and on all devices. Functional testing can include common features such as navigation menus, contact forms, cookie acceptance, etc., and it might include product search and comparison, promotional offers, order tracking and cancellation, and require the need to create an account, log in and make changes to the personal details, preferences, payment methods, etc., in a user’s profile.
Q: What is website usability testing?
A: Usability Testing is the process of testing a website from a users perspective, and reporting back to you based on user experience. In many cases your aim should be to make your website as user-friendly and as engaging as possible, on all platforms and devices, including mobile.
Q: Why should we test websites on mobile devices?
A: With more than 50% of internet users using their phones, it's essential to make sure that websites are responsive, and therefore mobile friendly. Instead of web pages shrinking down to the size of a narrow mobile phone screen, they should be designed to display in a way that is optimised for mobiles, both visually and in terms of images and data structure.
Q: Why should we test websites on tablets?
Q: Why should we test websites on iPads?
A: Although the number of users accessing websites on their tablets is now far lower than mobile users, testing on tablets shouldn’t be overlooked. Even though a tablet in landscape orientation is similar in proportion to the average laptop display, if the tablet is rotated to a portrait view, the taller, narrower aspect ratio can cause some web pages to display poorly. Also most laptops use mouse clicks and hover-over to make things happen, whereas tablet users navigate using finger scrolling and taps, with no hover capabilities.
Q: Do you offer audits for e-commerce websites?
A: Yes we offer audits for e-commerce websites.
Q: How can I download a Free Website Audit checklist?
A: Our FREE website audit checklist contains more than 135 visual and technical points to check on desktop, mobile and tablet. You can download it now from https://www.targaweb.com/audit-download
Q: What is a website audit?
A: The purpose of conducting a website audit is to identify opportunities for improvement and pinpoint areas that can be enhanced to optimise your website's performance, improve customer experience, and even boost search engine rankings.