The Register of Accredited Internet Developers (RAID)
Over the past few years, the web development marketplace has become
more competitive with almost every company in existence having
some form of online presence. To meet this demand, the number
of companies and individuals offering web development services
has also increased but to date there has been no independent
method of quality assessment or guide to skill specialisms.
RAID has been developed to fill this gap. It is a searchable
database of Internet Developers who have been independently
assessed to ensure the quality of their work. In order
to be included on the Register, each developer must
submit three examples of their work, each of which is
then assessed against the rigorous RAID scoring system.
This scoring system has been developed over a period of
two years by independent internet professionals and is
designed to provide a benchmark for each type of web
development process.
Each website submitted by a developer is individually
assessed against the same set of defined criteria,
providing a fair and consistent assessment of quality;
and once accepted on to the Register, a developer’s
details can be found by potential customers using
the RAID search facility.
The criteria covered by the RAID scoring system are many
and varied and include:
- Can the developer demonstrate an
ability to project a suitable image for a client company?
- Are the pages coded to a professional
standard, and if applicable, are they easy to
update and maintain?
- Does the descriptive content need any special
consideration such as keyword quantity and relevancy?
(The client usually provides content but a developer
should be able to advise in this area).
- Are the sites easy to navigate through in a
consistent and intuitive manner?
- Are the sites accessible to all popular browser software?
- Does the developer show an understanding of
the requirements of performing well in search engines?
- Can the developer provide opportunities to
interact with clients’ customers?
- Do the sites contain all features that are
required by law, such as Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement?
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