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Usability: The basics, some tips & tools
In general, usability refers to how well users can learn and use a product (in this case a website) to achieve their goals and how satisfied they are with this. So usability is an important fact while building and maintaining a website. Despite this common knowledge among web-designers and web-masters, not all websites are living up to the standards of today.
Is this done on purpose? Just maybe when there is a tight budget and/or a deadline. But most of the time web-master make the most common mistake that the visitors know the website as well as he/she does. When you develop or maintain a website you know the website from top to bottom and inside out, and by this you can overlook things. What may be clear and easy to you could be a hard task for a first time visitor. Read More