OP, well done! Hugely useful article You had completed.
In additional to site evaluation section - might be useful to check pics, using on web page. If it are easy to detect in other sources - You have to beware of this project.
One more thing you might add to the first post: beware of phishing links. It is the no. 1 way in which people lose funds. Chances you lose your money through phishing are far larger than losing it to an exchange that goes bust or a wallet that goes corrupt.
Strongly agree, in my opinion - this is first thing You have to check! Always.