tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34060655137354402822024-03-13T05:06:35.094+01:00WebHelWebmaster Helenahoeve
<a href="http://www.helenahoeve.nl/index.htm">www.helenahoeve.nl</a>Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-47922091580665287702013-01-01T12:21:00.001+01:002013-01-01T12:28:53.940+01:00Yearly statistics 2012
The website of the Helenahoeve is that stable, and there isn't that much new to tell, that the site didn't change much the last year. May be that's the reason the number of visitors is 11% lower than in 2011. See the graph below.
Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-85137676410487923162012-01-01T10:21:00.002+01:002012-01-01T10:23:49.044+01:00Yearly StatisticsIt's amazing, the number of unique visitors was growing spectucalar last year. Plus 40% compared with 2010. See the following graph:
The average number of unique visitors per day for 2011 is: 393Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-3612287199055805932011-07-12T23:43:00.008+02:002011-07-14T23:30:28.370+02:00Troubles with the Google Plus One buttonAs always external content on your website is difficult to embed. This even applies for Google's Plus One button.
Invalid HTML code
The initial problem is that it is not valid HTML code. The g:plusone tag isn't a valid tag. The alternative is to use a div tag with the class g-plusone. That's better.
Invalid Javascript code
The second problem was with the Javascript code. For the Dutch website IHans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-77443982700031256002011-06-08T22:39:00.004+02:002011-06-19T21:11:47.086+02:00W3Fools - Bad value for attribute name on element metaSince early June 2011 the validator of validator.w3.org works different with respect to meta and link tags. Before june 2011 almost all attributes where possible as an attribute. For example www.helenahoeve.nl uses:
name="language" content="nl"
name="WGS84" content="51.347669, N, 3.67498, E"
name="ICBM" content="51.347669, 3.67498"
name="DC.title" content="Boerderijcamping de Helenahoeve"
Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-91351582085428099542011-05-26T17:56:00.002+02:002011-05-26T19:09:22.356+02:00Usability Award 2011In 2010 the helenahoeve was a candidate for the Usability Award. This year there are 50 nominees, in 5 categories. This time I check the sites with ZOMDirs Website Quality at a Glance.
The results for the categorie "E-commerce" are:
http://www.sunweb.nl/ 4 stars
http://www.vd.nl/ 4 stars
http://www.zalando.nl/ 4 stars
http://www.mycom.nl 3 stars
http://neckermann.nl/ 3 Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-91969311692934220732011-05-09T14:51:00.004+02:002011-05-10T23:02:05.133+02:00Hey LipperheyThis year lipperhey.com celebrates her birthday with a free account for one month. I have tested Lipperhey with the website www.helenahoeve.nl and learned the following:
As Lipperhey user you are allowed to export a rtf report and a csv-file. This way all necessary information is available even if your account is stopped. That's great;
Lipperhey analyses all your webpages, allthough Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-19243693196262903702011-01-01T10:03:00.002+01:002011-01-02T21:11:57.260+01:00Yearly StatisticsThe number of visits at the website www.helenahoeve.nl is growing every year. See this graph:
The average number of visits per day was 279 for 2010.Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-15878289999875614722010-11-08T12:51:00.000+01:002010-11-08T12:51:20.321+01:00Upgrading a great websiteLast year I was at the award ceremony of the Usability Awards 2010. For the website www.helenahoeve.nl there was a honorable mention. During this ceremony I learned some things to improve the website.
This is what I have done:
Changed the font from serif to sans-serif.
This change has some impact. The top menu was too large now, so
I had to remove a menu item in the top menu.
Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-90752060262342380442010-10-06T20:20:00.001+02:002010-10-07T22:13:24.747+02:00The Belgian Usability Awards 2010For the Belgian Usability Awards 2010 are the following sites nominated:
www.uitinvlaamsbrabant.be
www.kdg.be
www.newpharma.be
www.mobistar.be
www.toerismevlaamsbrabant.be
www.agsob.be
www.middelkerke.be
www.kriskras.be
www.connections.be
www.sibelga.be
The scores according to the Dutch Web Guidelines are:
www.uitinvlaamsbrabant.be 38 points;
www.kdg.be 37 points;
www.newpharma.beHans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-11530714008014222412010-06-28T11:57:00.000+02:002010-06-28T11:57:00.905+02:00Click Through RateBased on Google Webmaster Tools for the period 26 May - 24 June 2010 the Helenahoeve got the following Click Through Ratings:
minicampings zeeuws vlaanderen 57%
cadzand haaientanden 48%
boerencamping zeeuws vlaanderen 43%
boerencampings zeeuws vlaanderen 43%
haaientanden zoeken 43%
campings in zeeuws vlaanderen 40%
molka spel 38%
campingsHans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-21374462318125569842010-06-28T11:52:00.000+02:002010-06-28T11:52:27.490+02:00Top 20 of search terms usedThe top 20 (actual 22 due to some ties) of used search terms based on Google Webmaster Tools for the period 26 May - 24 June are:
trampoline
haaientanden
boerencamping zeeland
jeu de boules
camping zeeuws vlaanderen
campings zeeuws vlaanderen
dolfinarium
boerderijcamping
havenfeesten terneuzen
boerderijcamping zeeland
goedkoop kamperen
kleine kinderen
speurtocht
struisvogelboerderij
Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-72450572113071987532010-06-28T11:37:00.001+02:002010-06-28T12:08:29.607+02:00Search terms which appear at position 1, 2, 3Based on Google Webmaster Tools for the period 26 May - 24 June 2010 there where 894 search terms used. 282 of these search terms have an average ranking of 10 or less. I will show you the 77 search terms with an average ranking of 3 or less:
haaientanden zeeland 1
grasmaaier race bergharen 1
gemiddelde neerslag nederland 1
haaientanden zoeken 1
westerschelde strand 1
haaientanden zoeken Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-33319488161576127882010-06-17T22:41:00.002+02:002010-06-17T22:43:30.941+02:00Trends and VisitsGoogle Trends gives an overview of the search terms used. Camping related search terms have a strong relation with the season. In the winter nobody cares about the website. However in July a lot of people are searching for a camping.
When you take a look at our visits, you see that we follow this trend.
So I decided that in the summertime I keep the site as is, and make structural Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-20925778703854736332010-06-14T21:15:00.001+02:002010-06-14T21:16:01.750+02:00Global Traffic RankDiscovered a new tool for measuring the popularity of a website thewebinfo.com. What is the most popular site of my favorite list of test sites:
bol.com 3121
funda.nl 3301
helenahoeve.nl 3347391
nu.nl 579
philips.nl 124369
postbus51.nl 183339
rabobank.nl 1999
vrom.nl 148059
wehkamp.nl 6154
wnf.nl 174260
These Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-41198687093270862752010-06-06T18:09:00.002+02:002010-06-07T09:42:10.579+02:00GWT Speed AnalysisAccording to Google Webmaster Tools, the last three months, the site www.helenahoeve.nl was FAST.
See also this graph.Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-60524150649522038352010-05-30T22:39:00.004+02:002010-05-30T22:45:31.237+02:00SlideShare presentation: Over de website Helenahoeve.nlCheck out this Dutch SlideShare Presentation, created for the Usability Award 2010:
Over de website Helenahoeve.nl
The website www.helenahoeve.nl was not nominated for the Usability Award 2010, however we got an honorable mention. See also the photos of the ceremony.Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-64638550260521436032010-05-25T23:15:00.001+02:002010-05-25T23:17:17.165+02:00Photo's Usability Award 2010This year I was invited to visit the award ceremony for the Dutch Usability Awards because the website www.helenahoeve.nl received a honorable mention! The reason? Well see this blog, and the Dutch website overdewebsite.helenahoeve.nl
Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-60990497061325699062010-04-26T23:16:00.001+02:002010-04-26T23:19:55.283+02:00The usability testOkay, what to test when you want to test the usability? The ease of use? Okay, lets try.
www.bol.com
Lets buy a book ("priemgetallen").
Search for priemgetallen
The first result is the right one
Click on "In winkelwagentje"
Click on "Bestellen"
Login or create an account
Create an account
Fill in the form
First error made, filled in name instead of given name
Got a question about the present Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-36916193751235946092010-04-26T21:10:00.002+02:002010-05-25T23:35:48.394+02:00The Design testTesting the design is subjective, however there are some methods which helps.
The small screen test
The first one, is the small screen test. This test is easy to do and I will tell you the result now.
From the following sites, only the Helenahoeve has a seperate design for small screens.
www.bol.com
www.ditzo.nl
www.eduhub.nl
www.hotels.nl
www.nos.nl
www.helenahoeve.nl
The grayscale test
How Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-32003683424949917232010-04-26T16:08:00.001+02:002010-04-26T16:09:10.253+02:00Content testThis is the most difficult test. For each site I have to know what I expect. Okay, lets give it a try.
www.bol.com
Bol.com is working hard at several disiplines. Second hand books, toys, you name it and they sell it.
What information do they have about the new Nintendo DS XL or alternatively the Nintendo DSi? Founded very quickly, however it was not directly clear to me that the XL also Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-42957575780175443252010-04-25T20:31:00.000+02:002010-04-25T20:31:21.042+02:00Navigation testWhat should I test when I want to test navigation?
I want to go to the homepage within one click;
I want to browse to the contact page and the privacy page;
I want to go to the sitemap within one click;
I want to use the backbutton;
I want to find a specific item.
The test sites are the sites nominated for the usability award 2010 and of course www.helenahoeve.nl
To the homepage with one Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-68132747909397569062010-04-15T23:02:00.003+02:002010-04-15T23:11:53.894+02:00Candidates Usability Award 2010The candidates for the usability awards 2010 are:
www.bol.com
www.ditzo.nl
www.eduhub.nl
www.hotels.nl
www.nos.nl
The scores for the webguidelines are:www.bol.com 36 points;
www.ditzo.nl 28 points;
www.eduhub.nl 40 points;
www.hotels.nl 40 points;
www.nos.nl 42 points.
The validation results of these sites are:www.bol.com Not valid, 111 errors;
www.ditzo.nl Not valid, 390 errors;
www.eduhub.nl Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-60947590695461167022010-04-12T22:53:00.007+02:002010-04-13T07:41:55.730+02:00How fast is fast enoughNow speed is relevant for your score in Google, people are thinking about the necessary speed. On Seochat they state the following:
If your website's average loading time is below 9.82 seconds, your website is loading VERY fast as compared to the average websites ranking in Google at Position 1. You do not need to improve in this case.
Sorry, but even according to the old formula you are Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-66097756644130093112010-03-15T14:06:00.000+01:002010-03-15T14:06:11.488+01:00More candidates for the usability award 2010At the website usabilityaward.wikispaces.com you will find some extra websites who are probably in the race for the usability award 2010.
At this moment, only www.helenahoeve.nl has a score of 42 (or more) according to the Web Guidelines Test. So I will not test these sites.Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406065513735440282.post-83142653112358090632010-03-15T09:57:00.011+01:002010-03-15T14:48:14.210+01:00Candidates for the Dutch Usability Award 2010At the site frankwatching.com there are 40 websites mentioned as candidate for the Dutch usability award 2010. To test the usability of these sites I decide to check the webguidelines score for these sites. In an earlier test the Helenahoeve got 42 points. I will mention the sites here with 42 points or more:
www.alkmaar.nl 45 points;
www.infomil.nl 43 points;
www.assen.nl&Hans van der Graafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098490853002608891noreply@blogger.com0