UserTesting.com Partners with UX Magazine for Usability Testing Contest

Nov. 18, 2011 - PRLog -- In an effort to increase Usability Testing Awareness and Discussion two Usability Industry Leaders are teaming up in a Usability Giveaway. Featured on UXMag.com's website is a giveaway with over $700 worth of User Testing.

User testing or Remote Usability Testing is the process of observing the honest reactions of everday people as they interact with and use a website or Mobile App and try to accomplish simple main functions. Often used during all stages of development User Testing provides valuable feedback as to what does and doesn't work at the most basic levels. Additionally it can be used to "fine tune" designs and process flow once the basics have been decided and created.

Steve Krug, author of the books "Don't make me think" and "Rocket Surgery Made Easy" says that "Anyone who’s ever watched a usability test knows that they work remarkably well. Sitting someone down and having them use what you’re building while you watch is the best way to ensure that it will actually be usable." as well as “I really do think that the web would be a lot better if everybody was conducting their own usability testing, We’d run into a lot fewer headaches. It inevitably produces great insights for everybody on the team."

UX Magazine was created to be a central, one-stop resource for everything related to user experience. Thier primary goal is to provide a steady stream of current, informative, and credible information about UX and related fields to enhance the professional and creative lives of UX practitioners and those exploring the field. Our content is driven and created by an impressive roster of experienced professionals who work in all areas of UX and cover the field from diverse angles and perspectives.

UX Magazine’s mission is to be the destination for people and companies looking to understand the value of experience-orientation, and to learn the tactics and strategies behind successful user and customer experiences.

UserTesting.com is a  “crowdsourcing” service that provides fast and cheap usability testing. They give you access to a large panel of users, on-demand. You get to “look over the shoulder” of these users while they perform common tasks on your website, to see and hear where they get confused and frustrated. This dramatically decreases the cost and hassle of user testing.

Some of the ways people use Usertesting.com services.

Find Out What Website Users Really Think
Ever wonder what your website users really think? Are your website designs easy to use and intuitive? Find out FAST with UserTesting.com as everyday people visit your website, following your directions, and see for themselves while recording their thoughts for you to hear.

Test Your Competitors Websites too
Ever wonder what users really think of your competitors websites? Conduct Usertesting.com tests on any website at any time. See the important things TOP websites are doing that customers love. Take that information and improve your website.  

Show your client how their current website really works
Ever have a client who needs a website change bad but you can’t convince them? Conduct UserTesting.com tests to show them what completely impartial people think of their existing websites. Nothing will make the impact like actually watching as a website visitor gets frustrated. Then follow up with the changes you propose based on the video.

Show your clients a before and after
Sometimes customers aren’t sure about the designs you propose or the finished product. Reassure them with actual Usability test videos of actual people using the websites. Nothing will make your point more clearly than actual impartial opinions and clear concise video.

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UserTesting.com is a “crowdsourcing” service that provides fast and cheap usability testing. They give you access to a large panel of users, on-demand. You get to “look over the shoulder” of these users while they perform common tasks on your website, to see and hear where they get confused and frustrated. This dramatically decreases the cost and hassle of user testing.