Comments on: Bargain Basement Usability Testing

By: Nathaielbolton

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By: Jennifer Mahler

Jennifer Mahler — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:00:22 +0000

Usability is the bottom line to every website. Without testing the website is just a big random mess. Testing, testing, testing should be the goal of every company. Shame, Shame! To those creative design firms that outsource their web design work to others countries to save a buck. You are only adding to the mess of poorly designed websites.

~Jennifer Mahler

By: Deep

Deep — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:40:32 +0000

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By: Jay Owen

Jay Owen — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:05:08 +0000

I have seen some interesting services online that offer usability testing with real users at very affordable prices – they may be worth looking into for some projects as well.

By: Daniel Aloy

Daniel Aloy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:26:50 +0000

Usability is something I've wondered about when visiting some websites, like: who the heck designed this mess? Items that should be logical and well-placed are in need of time-wasting hide 'n seek discovery? Why waste my time?

By: Daniel Aloy

Daniel Aloy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:26:00 +0000

By: para

para — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:26:18 +0000

thanks

By: colleteD

colleteD — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:29:41 +0000

Thanks for the article. This really is an eye opener to me.

By: sven

sven — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:25:57 +0000

This is a great article. I am myself one of those who gives importance to usability.

By: harrypotter19801

harrypotter19801 — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:58:25 +0000

Great article. I'm building my own desktop app and usability is going to be a really key factor in my success or failure, particularly because my app will have very limited user interface.
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By: harrypotter19801

harrypotter19801 — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:58:00 +0000

By: colleteD

colleteD — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:40:51 +0000

Nice Article. Learned a lot.

By: angel

angel — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:39:17 +0000

Well this article is very informative.
Very nice!!!

By: angel

angel — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:39:00 +0000

Well this article is very informative. Very nice!!!

By: Waller

Waller — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:09:26 +0000

Many thanks for a really useful and interesting article.

By: Stu Collett

Stu Collett — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:00:10 +0000

Nice article.

Thanks Paul.

By: Stu Collett

Stu Collett — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Nice article. Thanks Paul.

By: Rick Alston

Rick Alston — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:04:44 +0000

I think usabilty testing is a must for every product to launch,be it a commercial product or just a website, in the long run, benefit will still goes for the producer and the consumers as well.
Thanks for sharing this great article.

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By: Rick Alston

Rick Alston — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:04:00 +0000

I think usabilty testing is a must for every product to launch,be it a commercial product or just a website, in the long run, benefit will still goes for the producer and the consumers as well. Thanks for sharing this great article.Tiffany Inspired

By: Mike Anderson

Mike Anderson — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:50:03 +0000

Thanks for this post

By: robertwilli123

robertwilli123 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:09:58 +0000

It is unwise to test with users who have radically different experiences of the web. You should also be aware of any accessibility needs your audience have that could affect how they use your site. A good example of this is a website aimed at the elderly.

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By: robertwilli123

robertwilli123 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:09:00 +0000

By: biku

biku — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:48:33 +0000

Nice article, interesting!

By: Joy of My Window Treatment Pro

Joy of My Window Treatment Pro — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:11:17 +0000

One example of company who doesn't do user testing before a certain product is release s EA sports look at all their games.

By: Joy of My Window Treatment Pro

Joy of My Window Treatment Pro — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:11:00 +0000

One example of company who doesn't do user testing before a certain product is release s EA sports look at all their games.

By: John Gallagher

John Gallagher — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:11:51 +0000

Paul

Great article. I'm building my own desktop app and usability is going to be a really key factor in my success or failure, particularly because my app will have very limited user interface.

I heard Paul Buchheit, the author of GMail and creator of FriendFeed tell an audience in a presentation that you should aim for 100 happy users. He was talking more about the feature set of the product than usability testing, but I find it interesting that if you have 100 people who are happy with the product, this means you have most bases covered, as people just aren't that different from one another.

Thanks again for a really useful article on testing - I'll certainly be applying this stuff to the usability testing for my app.

By: John Gallagher

John Gallagher — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:11:00 +0000

PaulGreat article. I'm building my own desktop app and usability is going to be a really key factor in my success or failure, particularly because my app will have very limited user interface.I heard Paul Buchheit, the author of GMail and creator of FriendFeed tell an audience in a presentation that you should aim for 100 happy users. He was talking more about the feature set of the product than usability testing, but I find it interesting that if you have 100 people who are happy with the product, this means you have most bases covered, as people just aren't that different from one another.Thanks again for a really useful article on testing – I'll certainly be applying this stuff to the usability testing for my app.

By: Chris Peterson

Chris Peterson — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:26:31 +0000

A great write up Paul, I am really looking forward to your book.

I have yet to run into many clients who think a usability test is worthwhile. The budget is usually not big enough for it and most often they are resistant because the web designer is “supposed to know” how a site should be built. I find this is the biggest hurdle, in a way you have to admit that you don't know what the site needs.

By: Chris Peterson

Chris Peterson — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:26:00 +0000

A great write up Paul, I am really looking forward to your book.I have yet to run into many clients who think a usability test is worthwhile. The budget is usually not big enough for it and most often they are resistant because the web designer is “supposed to know” how a site should be built. I find this is the biggest hurdle, in a way you have to admit that you don't know what the site needs.

By: Paul Pennel

Paul Pennel — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:06:48 +0000

Thank you for continuing to push how important usability is.

I love the podcast.