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10 usability related websites waiting for your guest post

Paul Olyslager — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:34:49 +0000

Since a few weeks now I'm thinking of sending some of my soon-to-be-finished articles to other blogs, hopefully to be published as guest posts. Because my main interest lies in user-centered design, I went through my bookmarks looking for websites which seemed to fit my articles. The result is a list of websites, interested in contributions from other people, all writing about user-centered design.

10 usability related websites waiting for your guest post is a post from Paul Olyslager. Visit my blog for more articles and reviews about web design, user experience (ux) and interface (ui), web usability and online applications.
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5 quick and easy ways to improve your website’s usability

Paul Olyslager — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:53:20 +0000

The ultimate goal of usability tests is to obtain the necessary information which will give you the possibility to make an interface so simple and intuitive in use that people can work with it without thinking. People who navigate through your application shouldn't be spending too much time figuring out the different functionalities of it. In this article I show you how to discover the most prominent interface problems of your website by following five simple tips. Remember: getting to know the problem is only half the work, you still need to interpret the results, make the improvements and test again.

5 quick and easy ways to improve your website’s usability is a post from Paul Olyslager. Visit my blog for more articles and reviews about web design, user experience (ux) and interface (ui), web usability and online applications.
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User testing and thirteen ways of selling a book

Paul Olyslager — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:45:30 +0000

It is commonly known that user testing (and evalutation) should start throughout the early stages of development of a website. It is cost-effective when these tests are conducted in the right point of development but that doesn't mean you should stop testing once the website goes online.

User testing and thirteen ways of selling a book is a post from Paul Olyslager. Visit my blog for more articles and reviews about web design, user experience (ux) and interface (ui), web usability and online applications.
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Fading navigation on the Google homepage

Paul Olyslager — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:31:09 +0000

As you may well be aware of, testing and optimizing your webpages is incredibly important to ensure a good usability and performance. Google certainly is not an exception and is testing some new features, trying to improve the interface to a more efficient, simpler and intuitive search experience. Wonder how they did it?

Fading navigation on the Google homepage is a post from Paul Olyslager. Visit my blog for more articles and reviews about web design, user experience (ux) and interface (ui), web usability and online applications.
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How to avoid comment spam?

Paul Olyslager — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:12:54 +0000

I'm sure you've seen them before, these mindbreaking questions you need to answer or impossible images to decipher just to comment on an article. After 5 tries the horrible thing finally agrees to what you've typed down. As a webmaster you don't want to spend too much time desciding whether the comment was made by a automated bot or not. As a visitor you don't want to spend your time by solving a stupid question in order to contribute to a an article. In this article I'll show you some of the most common solutions to reduce comment spam.

How to avoid comment spam? is a post from Paul Olyslager. Visit my blog for more articles and reviews about web design, user experience (ux) and interface (ui), web usability and online applications.
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How to market your website with a confirmation email?

Paul Olyslager — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:18:52 +0000

If you ever made an online purchase or subscribed yourself to a website you surely received a confirmation mail afterwards. Of all these emails you've received, how many times did you read information other than the obvious (your purchased books, the thank you note for subscribing)? All I see is a missed marketing opportunity because these emails are a powerful tool towards your visitors.

How to market your website with a confirmation email? is a post from Paul Olyslager. Visit my blog for more articles and reviews about web design, user experience (ux) and interface (ui), web usability and online applications.
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How to increase traffic while donating a good cause?

Paul Olyslager — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:59:25 +0000

In my efforts to become a good citizen I've been donating small amounts of money to good causes now and then, but due to the worldwide economical problems this has been cut down to a minimum. That's why I came up with the following idea.

How to increase traffic while donating a good cause? is a post from Paul Olyslager. Visit my blog for more articles and reviews about web design, user experience (ux) and interface (ui), web usability and online applications.
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Why do passwords appear as dots in a form?

Paul Olyslager — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:52:50 +0000

When I want to subscribe myself for a newsletter, website, online application or want to sign in, I need to put in my password. This is the easiest way to protect websites/applications and it works, but what I really don't understand is why a password need to appear as dots in the textfield.

Why do passwords appear as dots in a form? is a post from Paul Olyslager. Visit my blog for more articles and reviews about web design, user experience (ux) and interface (ui), web usability and online applications.
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