Are you in the process of having a web application developed for you by a software developer,maybe a reservations system,booking engine,e-commerc
e solution or any other application that will site on a web server for the public to interact with?
Then you will want it to be thoroughly tested for 100% functionality before it goes live on the net as there is nothing worse than making an application live only to find it breaks at the first hurdle and you have to take it off line while it’s fixed.
Just imagine this scenario,you have spent many months employing the services of a web designer who has created a site that meets your needs to perfection,at the same time you have been working with a software developer who has created the perfect application for selling your product online. In the latter stages the web site and the application have been integrated,next you have employed the services of an SEO company to drive visitors to your new web site or even invested in an online ad campaign such as that offered by the Google Adwords product. By now you have invested considerable time and money in your project.
Everything is in place,it’s time to go live with your webs site and application,your SEO company turns the traffic on,you set your Google Adwords live and you sit back in anticipation waiting for that first sale or lead but nothing happens. There is unknown to you,a glitch somewhere that prevents a user progressing through your site and this could go on for days as most Internet users won’t take the time to let you know about the problem,they will go and find a similar product elsewhere. This has not only prevented you from making sales,it has also damaged your on-line reputation which will be very hard to rebuild. And remember,it’s not the responsibility of your SEO company or Google to ensure your site works flawlessly,they will continue to send you traffic and so more users will see the problem,further damaging your reputation.
At SDSA Promotions we offer a testing service for your applications that are almost ready to go live. We will go through it with a fine tooth comb to find the glitches and any areas that might not be user friendly. On completion we will produce a report for you which details any faults found including screenshots that have the URL of the page that the fault was found on and,if possible suggestions as to where the fault might be in your application. We will also make suggestions when we find any areas that could be made more user friendly. We can also produce screen capture video that will clearly show the route that we have taken through your application which will show how a certain fault had been arrived at.
SDSA Promotions have years of experience working on the Internet,we have had many applications developed for us over the years,many are still working today. However during the course of all this development work,being involved at the grass roots level,we found that we were so involved that we sometimes missed glitches and the same can be said for the software developer,he is so involved in the writing of the code that sometimes things get overlooked. The first you know about a problem is when a user contacts you to tell you have a problem with your application that prevented them doing something,but this happens very rarely,often a user will just go and search for the product you offer and find it somewhere else which will have lost you a sale or a lead!
What we offer is an independent set of eyes coupled with our experience to systematically take your application to pieces looking for problems.
If you feel this is a service that could help smooth the way for your applications path to going live,please do get in touch.
Best regards
Dave Austin
01780 766151
dave@sdsa.co.uk
