[Hidden-tech] user testing for an ecommerce site

[Alexandra Martines]

Hi Simon,

Anthony Paul does a great talk on Organizing Your First Website Usability
Test. It looks like it wasn't recorded at the two conferences I went to
where he presented it, but you can find his slides here:
http://www.slideshare.net/anthonydpaul/organizing-your-first-website-usability-test

He recommends Try My UI as a testing platform, since it lets you control
how the site is mocked up and which pages are accessible, as well as
recording audio and offering "prompts" for tasks users should try. Doing
these things remote is useful since you don't have to get your volunteers
all to one place. https://www.trymyui.com/

My experience is limited - I've been a tester for a beta product all of
once, and when I did so I just used QuickTime to record a screencapture and
narrated my thoughts as I moved around the application.

Hope that helps!
Alex



On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 11:59 AM Simon Alciere <alciere at simonstamp.com>
wrote:

> Dear Hidden Tech,
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> Our new ecommerce website needs to be tested before it goes live.
> I've heard that the way to do it is with half a dozen paid volunters. They
> use the site to make a purchase, talking out loud while they do it. We
> videotape.
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> Does anyone have experience with this?
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> Best Regards,
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> Simon
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