This may seem obvious to some of you, but you might be surprised at how many people never load their page in any browser other than the WYSIWYG browser that comes with their Web editor. They are then painfully surprised at how the page looks in the many browsers out there. But there is an easy way to prevent this - test your pages on your hard drive, before you even upload them to the Web.
Previewing can solve problems before your page is live
By Jennifer Kyrnin, About.com GuideJanuary 1, 2008
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I couldn’t agree more! Personally I think that, if you’re building a site that is in any way commerscial (even if it’s as a freebie or for a group / charity) you should aslo deploy it to a test web server and get someone else that you trust to do some thorough testing and link checking in multiple browsers.
There’s nothing worse than having a nice new site that’s not working properly. Test test test!
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Do people really not test in browsers?
GS: Short answer, yes…
Longer answer, I suspect that many people only test in the one browser they prefer, and often only after the page has gone live.
Ironically, I often see this lack of testing in more experienced Web developers. Why? I think it’s because we’ve done these things many times before, and it’s easy to forget that one new element can disastrously affect old styles we’re used to.