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" Blade offers free website ratings based on industry standards developed by the experts of several universities such as Stanford University"

The rating system below has been developed based on extentisive research conducted by leading Universities such as Stanford University (2003) and Consumer WebWatch (part of Consumers Union - the non-profit group that publishes Consumer Reports)

Take this quick "Yes" or "No" quiz and we will send you your website rating within 24 hrs (business days) free of charge.

Content
Do you have typographical errors on your site?
Do you have grammatical errors on your site?
Have you considered your target market and translated your site for those markets?
Have you indicated on your site the last date of revision?
Layout
Have you carefully researched your site's color combination for psychological and cultural adaptations?
Do you have pages still under construction on your site?
Are the colors used on your site accurate (safe) and unchanged on other computers?
Is your text in another color than Black or Gray?
Is your text on a colored background?
Is your text on a patterned background?
Functionality
Do all the links on your site work?
Is your navigation consistent throughout all your pages?
If you have a search mechanism on your site, is it fully functional?
Do you offer more than one navigation option to your visitors - for example, navigation bar and search engine or navigation and grand tour ("Next" button at bottom of page)?
e-Commerce
If your site offers products or services, can a visitor purchase this directly from your site?
If yes, is your payment solution a secured and verifiable one?
And do you state that your payment solution is secured and verifiable at check out?
Marketing
Do you have cross-selling techniques in place on your site?
Do you have a viral marketing program in place on your site?
Does your company have its own domain name (www.yoursite.com)
Are you using someone else's domain such as www.theircompany.your company.com (or www.theircompany.com/yourcompany)?
If you have a flash intro, does it display the core business of your company?
Does your site take long to upload and become visible in browser (more than 30 seconds)?
Legitimacy
Do you offer a visitor feedback option on your site?
Is there a way of verifying the legitimacy of your company? not just a phone number but also a physical address?
Does your website state who the webmaster is?
Do you tell your visitors that their email address is kept private and will not be sold (spam)?
Can your information be supported for accuracy upon request?
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