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Category: Web Usability and Testing
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Back in the early 2000s, I spent a significant amount of time in web usability consulting. What the heck’s that?!?! The process involved live testing of how users interact with a website. Clients included everyone from small business owners and publicly traded corporations to the United States Air Force. The overall experience was a huge…
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It was 2002, and my friend Mike roped me in to helping with a unique project. The project was for the Official International Queen Fan Club website. Mike volunteered to redesign and rebuild their entire website. He also volunteered my services. Taking such a project is not something I normally do, but I decided to…
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The same challenges of choice also play out on the user’s side of the spectrum. When users come to a web site they’re frequently faced with so many choices they don’t know where to start or finish.
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Some people might be thinking “this is newbie advice,” To which I’d ask the question, “are you optimizing your web site graphics?” A quickly most of the web sites would quickly show that web site owners aren’t optimizing their image.
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Make sure you put your information before any advertising on your web site. You’ll have happier users and most likely make more money.
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Most people assume the more users you have the better your usability testing results. Ironically most usability problems can be identified with a fairly small group of users.
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When it comes to web usability testing you can never start too early. Starting early helps you identify positive and negative aspects of your web site before spending the time and money on redesigning or creating a new web site.
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In web design and web usability it is often important to know what elements on your web page attract the most attention.
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Is it more important to make money with your web site or try to make your web site as usable as possible?
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Even though high speed connections are hear to stay, it’s still tremendously beneficial to create web sites that load quickly. I have yet to receive a complaint about a web site that loaded too quickly.