How To Test Your Website

Did you know that your website might look one way in Internet Explorer and another way in Firefox? It can look different in Safari than it does in Chrome. It might have a whole different look in Opera. Did you even know there were so many web browsers? And I haven’t mentioned more than a handful – there are many, many others.

Two Sites, Browsera and Browsershots both allow you to compare the way your site looks in each browser without having to install each browser on your computer. You type in the URL of your site, select the browsers you wish to check and the sites bring up a view of your site within each browser. You’ll immediately note the defects in your site.

In my tests a surprising number of sites have errors in some browsers and not in others. You should definitely test your site and see what you find.

Browsera offers a 30 day free trial and paid plans after the trial expires. Browsershots is free, but you can pay for priority processing. Unless you’re making lots of changes to your site, you should be able to run the test for free under one of these plans.

Run your site through one of these sites and make sure everything looks the way it’s supposed to look. A broken site makes a terrible first impression. Don’t let a technical glitch result in the loss of a potential client.

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