Usability

Writing for the Web: Watch Your "We" Count

It's hard listening to someone boast. Not only does boasting lack credibility, it's downright boring. Yet so many websites are…

14 years ago

User Testing of Websites: Leave Your Agenda at Home

I recently reviewed some videos of user testing sessions. I was shocked to see the moderator repeatedly break one of…

14 years ago

Persuasive Web Design, Part 15: Give Reasons for Requests

We're much more likely to comply with a request if we're told why we're being asked. And the good part…

15 years ago

Persuasive Web Design, Part 14: Cognitive Dissonance

Ben Franklin once asked a favor of a political opponent: He asked to borrow a rare and valuable book.Franklin's opponent…

15 years ago

Persuasive Web Design, Part 13: Fostering Commitment Via Written Public Statements

Persuading customers to take action is one thing. Creating loyal fans — turning customers into committed advocates for our products…

15 years ago

Persuasive Web Design, Part 12: Over-Estimation of Big, Unlikely Events

We tend to over-estimate the likelihood that big events will happen to us. And, it follows, we tend to over-prepare…

15 years ago

Persuasive Web Design, Part 11: Three Levels of Trust

In a 2006 study*, Elizabeth Sillence suggested that there are actually three levels of trust. According to this model, the…

15 years ago

Persuasive Web Design, Part 10: Using Images of Common People

Months ago, I wrote a post on the importance of looking and acting like your target group. I suggested that…

15 years ago

The Usability Mindset, Part 4: "Self-Explanatory" is Not Good Enough

The crux of this post is so simple that I wrestled with whether it was too obvious to be a…

15 years ago

The Usability of Date Fields

Back in the good old days, when writing a check, you could format the date however you liked. For ultimate…

15 years ago

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