If You're Curious About These Questions...
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- Have you ever wondered why the most successful websites are those that require the absolute least amount of thinking from their users?
- Did you know that almost no one actually 'reads' your website, and what is the hidden behavior they use to navigate instead?
- What's the secret to uncovering your website’s biggest usability flaws using only a few hours and almost zero budget?
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Key Takeaways from Don't Make Me Think, Revisited
- Discover why users prefer 'satisficing' over rationally analyzing websites, choosing to quickly click the first appealing option instead of reading directions.
- Learn how to design your website like a highway billboard by using visual hierarchies, short paragraphs, and highlighted keywords to help visitors scan for information.
- Understand that website visitors don't mind making multiple clicks as long as each choice is completely mindless and clearly leads them closer to their goal.
- Master site navigation by consistently including four essential elements: a search bar, a 'You are here' indicator, a clickable home logo, and a utilities section.
- Find out why embracing established web conventions, rather than trying to creatively reinvent the wheel, is the secret to allowing users to navigate your site effortlessly.
Don't Make Me Think, Revisited — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: Rather than learn how systems work, we prefer to tinker and figure things out ourselves as we go.
Chapter 3: Make it simple for users to scan your site for key messages and crucial information.
Chapter 4: Because navigation sits at the core of every website, it must be clear, simple, and always consistent.
Chapter 5: Conventions leverage what visitors already know to help them navigate your site with greater ease.
Chapter 6: Your homepage must make a strong first impression and clearly communicate exactly what your site is about.
Chapter 7: Don’t depend on friends or coworkers to judge your website. Test, test, and test again.
Chapter 8: Observe people navigating your site to learn where and how they struggle to understand features and functions.
Chapter 9: Testing need not be resource-heavy or time-consuming to yield genuinely useful insights.
Chapter 10: Ensure your site’s mobile version loads fast and prioritizes most in-demand features.
Don't Make Me Think, Revisited Summary & Overview
Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited (2014) describes the basic principles governing behavior online and explains how you can build a website that delivers a great user experience. Also included is a simple guide to help you test a website at each stage of its development.
Who Should Listen to Don't Make Me Think, Revisited?
- Anyone working at a small company with a web presence
- Web designers, developers and web project managers
- Anyone who wants to persuade their boss to take usability seriously
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