How to Check Broken Links on Your Website

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Imagine you’re on one of your favorite websites, reading an interesting post about new features in an image editing application.

You’re excited, because you’ve been looking for those features for a while. You select a link and find yourself on a page with a large “Page Not Found” message.

Not what you expected.

Face it, broken links on websites are frustrating for everyone.

People visiting a website get annoyed when they encounter a broken link on a page. They’re looking for helpful information and resources.

How can they trust your website when it points to broken links?

Website owners and content authors don’t like broken links. It takes time to discover, research, and fix a link that no longer works.

And search engines aren’t fans of broken links, either.

Without correct links, search engines can’t navigate your site and index your content. Continue reading How to Check Broken Links on Your Website

Refresh Detroit: Creating a More Usable and Accessible Experience

Attendees at Accessibility Summit 2016

I’ve been a Meetup.com event organizer for around 10 years.

During that time, I’ve managed events for five meetup groups. I estimate I hosted 400+ events in the past decade with the Meetup.com platform.

When Meetup.com first came out, I was ecstatic to have a unified event management tool.

It was free, over time they started charging low fees. Which I didn’t mind, because it offered what I needed for managing meetup events. Continue reading Refresh Detroit: Creating a More Usable and Accessible Experience

Enjoying the Holiday Break

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With the end of year holidays and warmer weather, I’m enjoying the holiday break with my family and friends. I hope you are, too! We have unexpectedly warm weather in southeast Michigan, with no snow on the ground. Temperatures in the mid-50’s (Farenheit) have people spending a lot of time outside. I’ve seen people bicycling… Continue reading Enjoying the Holiday Break