Usability testing goes hand in hand with accessibility and can be done formally or informally. Whichever approach is appropriate we believe testing should be done iteratively (little and often).

Informal testing

We encourage clients to show our mock-ups to colleagues and a small selection of target audience users to enable informal user testing throughout the development process.

We adopt a positive approach to making information accessible, rather than seeing it as a concession or compromise.

Many of our Clients require an affordable means to manage the content of their websites. Adobe Contribute enables us to provide an entry-level content management system for small websites.

Dreamweaver templates are a great way to maintain consistency across all pages of your website. Static HTML pages have for the most part in the past been edited on a page by page basis - until the advent of Adobe Dreamweaver.

At Platform3 we pride ourselves in the production of HTML/CSS pages which adhere strictly to web standards.

e-flyers

e-flyers provide a simple and effective visual way of communicating with your audiences, saving you money on print and distribution costs, and saving the planet with an environmentally friendly marketing tool.

Search engine optimisation is achieved through best practice in design and build of websites:

For two of our clients, Architecture Week and Creative Egremont, we developed a system that enabled the general public to SMS photographs and text directly to the clients' websites.

Podcasts can be used as regular announcements or to document and publicise one-off events. We can create RSS feeds for your podcast or simply provide you with a secure, fast way to upload and link to podcasts that you produce for your website. Podcast playback is not restricted to computer; they can be played on ipods and other mp3 players.

RSS news feeds are a simple and effective way of keeping loyal visitors to your site informed and up-to-date. They encourage visitors to return and are easier to maintain than a newsletter. RSS is an efficient, automated way of getting your organisation's news and content published and syndicated.