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Ten user research techniques for the webPaul Gill, Torchbox@paulsimongill
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“I found what I was looking for quickly and without having to think”. - Anonymous participant from user testing
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0. Why do research?
* user centred-design* satisfy needs* content strategy* evidence-based decision making
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0.2 What do we need to know?
* context* language * needs * tasks
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* context
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* language
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The techniques
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1. Existing research
* Market research* Reports/studies from the sector
Good for:-* Audience overview* Domain knowledge
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Q2 How happy were you withPaul's talk on user research?
Ecstatic
Very ecstatic
Deliriously happy
I'd prefer not to say
NEXT
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2. Surveys
* On and offline* "Web intercepts"
Good for:-* Quant data on audience groups (age, location, etc.).* Lists of needs.* Recruiting users for later research.
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3. Analytics
* Popular content and landing/exit pages* Search terms (site and engines)* GTM.
Good for:-* Language* Current user needs/tasks
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4. Contextual inquiry
* Listening* Watching
Good for:-* Context* Language* Frustrations and opportunities
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5. Interviews
* Phone* Face-to-face
Good for:-* Best way of finding out detailed information about your users - context, language, * BUT: sample size
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"You kids don't know what you want. That's why you're still kids, 'cause you're stupid. Just tell me what's wrong with the freakin' show!" - The Simpsons: Season 8, Episode 14
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6. Focus groups
Good for:-* Gauging opinion.* Internal audiences* BUT: risk of the opinion of one.
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7. Card sorts
* Open* Closed* Online tools
Good for:-* Language* Information architecture
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8. User testing
* Face-to-face* Remote
Good for:-* Tasks.* Language.
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9. AB and multivariate testing
* Testing alternative layouts* Done on existing sites* Need traffic
Good for:-* Language.* Tasks.
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10.Personas
* Archetypes* Needs not stats* For designers, marketers, managers...* Settle arguments* Dimensions
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Your exercise
* Groups of 5 please.* Choose a site you're involved with* Choose the most important audience group* What is their context/motivation?* What are their goals (and tasks)?* What else would you like to know about them?
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ReferencesNeedotron (gov.uk's needs database), http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2011/09/19/introducing-the-needotron-working-out-the-shape-of-the-product/
Steve Krug - Don't Make Me Think (2005) http://www.sensible.com/dmmt.html
Mental model for choosing a film - http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/mental-models/blog/moviegoer_alignment_diagram/index.php
Surveys - Surveymonkey.com, http://www.workhappy.net/2009/05/using-google-docs-to-make-a-survey.html
Web intercepts - http://ethn.io
Google Tag Manager - http://www.google.com/tagmanager/
Lester Freamon from The Wire - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Freamon
Card sorts - http://www.optimalworkshop.com/optimalsort.htm, http://www.simplecardsort.com/
Remote usability testing - http://loop11.com, http://www.userlytics.com/sitepublic/, http://usabilla.com (lots more out there though)
AB testing using content experiments - http://support.google.com/analytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1745147
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Thanks for listening
Paul Gill, Torchbox@paulsimongill