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Top 10 Free Usability Testing Tools
Usability testing can help you to understand the problems and desires of your users. With this knowledge, you can continuously improve your product. The goal is to offer a great user...

How to Successfully Test InVision Prototypes with Real People
Learn what the 5 most important settings to run successful and efficient user tests on your shiny new prototype built in InVision are.

6 Alternatives to Validately.com for UX Designers in 2020
Looking to switch from Validately to another user testing tool? Here are 6 alternatives to Validately offering efficient user testing while being easier to pay for than their competitor.

6 Less Expensive Alternatives to UserTesting.com for UX Designers in 2020
Looking to switch from UserTesting to another user testing tool? Here are 6 alternatives to UserTesting.

7 Step Guide to Guerrilla Usability Testing: DIY Usability Testing Method
In the field of User Experience and Product Development, research and planning rule the show. Neglecting either of them will backfire on you and your organization with high user abandonment...

Top 6 UsabilityHub Competitors for UX/UI Designers in 2020
Looking to switch from UsabilityHub to another user testing tool? Here are 6 alternatives to UsabilityHub to consider offering more than just running summative studies.

6 Best Loop11 Competitors for UX Designers in 2020
Looking to switch from Loop11 to another user testing tool? Here are 6 alternatives to Loop11.com among which you’ll definitely find the right one for you. Okay, you came here looking...

6 Best-Rated Lookback.io Alternatives for User Testing in 2020
Looking to switch from Lookback to another user testing tool? Here are 6 alternatives to Lookback.io to consider, helping you to make your user testing more efficient. Okay, you came...

New Feature: Dividing Your Test Instructions into Step-by-Step Tasks
We're happy to introduce a new feature for our  remote user testing platform Userbrain that allows you to divide your test instructions into step-by-step tasks.

Moderated vs. Unmoderated User Tests
The difference between moderated and unmoderated tests is that in the case of moderated tests you have to be present (on site, via Skype, etc.

What the «User Observation Lunch« is and why you need it
With us, the viewing together of test videos usually takes place at irregular intervals. In one week, for example, we spend a whole morning just looking at test videos, but in the...

Why you should watch your user test videos together with your team
Usability expert Jared Spool published a remarkable article in 2011 entitled “Fast Path to a Great UX - Increased Exposure Hours”.

5 Tips for User Test Scenarios
You don’t have to be a usability expert to improve your product through user testing. How many usability problems you’ll find in your tests depends primarily on your test scenario...

User Testing: How many people should you test with
Imagine that you have a porcelain store. One day a piercing scream rings through the shop, followed closely by that feared sound of things breaking on the floor. When you get to the...

The myth of the perfect user test participant
The only really big mistake you can make in user testing is not to start testing. However, this is something that often happens, when people wish to start their first tests and frantically...

The Irrational Fear of “Professional Testers”
Many product teams are concerned about testing with so-called “professional testers”. Professional testers are people who have already participated in several user tests before...

The ROI of User Testing: Why Improving Your Website’s Usability Is Always Worthwhile
The impact of investments in user experience projects is measurable in dollars and cents and can be directly linked to revenues.

The 5 Best Tips to do User Testing on a Small Budget
By definition, user testing (also referred to as usability testing) is the process through which the interface and functions of a website, app, product or service are tested by real...

3 Reasons Why Usability Testing Isn’t Part of Your Workflow
We believe the Web is about people. And that usability testing is the perfect way to understand these people and to improve your website based on their goals and needs, their feedback...

Everything You Need to Know About Proactive Usability Testing
Proactive Usability Testing - what it is, how it works, and why it would be smart to make it a habit.

How to Excite Stakeholders to Start Usability Testing
We asked our readers to tell us about their biggest challenges when it comes to usability testing and it seems like getting buy-in from internal and external stakeholders is one of...

Why Designers Should Do Usability Tests
We did a lot of usability tests in the past – for our own designs as well as for web sites and software designed by other people.

5 Simple Steps to DIY Usability Testing for Creators
Illustration by Juhan Sonin Usability testing can help you dramatically improve your website or app by watching people use it.

Why You Don’t Need To Test With Your Target Audience
Graphics designed by Freepik It’s hard to believe, but you don’t need representative users for user testing.