We took a look at 5 online sales myths, earlier this week, which can hurt the user experience and thus your conversion rates. Today we’ve got 5 more myths to debunk that should help you create a better user experience and get more sales. E-mail Marketing is DeadYes, there are 50,000 unread e-mails i
Testing is incredibly important to the user experience. It’s not a one-off exercise but rather a constant process that should inform future development cycles. Testing is, however, often a costly exercise and small companies often can’t afford to do as much testing as they’d like. So here are some u
If you’re thinking of freelancing or if you are freelancing; you’ll probably have come across sites like 99Designs and Freelancer.com. The former’s business model works on running design competitions and while the latter does have some paying freelance work; it also runs design competitions. Is this
The Interaction Design Foundation is looking for a Video Editor. The position is freelance or volunteer.We can offer you:To help design the future of design education.To work with the best designers in the world – from both industry and academia – and help them share their knowledge.To help lower th
LinkedIn is the world’s largest career focused social networking site. Used correctly, you can dramatically enhance your prospects of landing a better UX role. It might take a little while to get this right but once you have – an hour a week might make all the difference to your long-term plans.What
We’ve all heard that maxim; “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” It’s attributed to Benjamin Franklin who would never have heard of user research but it’s surely as true for user research as it was in his day. Author/Copyright holder: Jason Rogers. Copyright terms and licence: CC BY 2.
Welcome back! We’re continuing our series of awesome UX practices that began on Tuesday; if you missed the earlier parts – you can always go back and find them under the UX Daily section of the Interaction Design Foundation’s website. Today we’re picking up where we left off with user testing:Determ
Benchmarking is beginning to get more attention as part of UX research strategies. However, we’ve found that many places conduct benchmarking as an exercise almost for its’ own sake with no deeper understanding of why they should benchmark. So let’s take a look at why benchmarking may be a good idea
Google recently update their search algorithm to focus on user experience for mobile users. This is a significant step forward, though to date – there’s no equivalent focus on the user experience for desktop users (and perhaps there should be). With this change in mind, what are the key lessons for
Yesterday, we started our short series of best practice tips that will help you get more from your UX projects. Today we continue where we left off yesterday – looking at project meetings and then we’ll take a look at some other ideas too.Protect People in MeetingsAuthor/Copyright holder: Alan Levin
The key word for web designers in the last few years has been “responsive”. The idea is simple, design websites once that automatically work on all screen sizes and devices. It’s a time saving ideal and makes it easier for businesses to maintain a presence online without investing in a completely mo
There’s no denying that mobile internet access is here to stay. While the predictions of the demise of desktops and laptops appear to have been overly optimistic/pessimistic (depending on your point of view) it’s clear that roughly half of the world is going to do its shopping, gaming, etc. on smart
Yesterday, we took a look at some of the practical steps that you can take to localize your website or application to improve the user experience. Today, we’re going to take a look beyond the website itself and ask; how can we improve the user experience via localization to further enhance the retur
We think 2015 will be the year when the idea of “Mobile UX” disappears. Responsive design will be near mandatory and that designers are going to consider screen scalablity and usability as part of every project that they work on. However, it’s still 2014 and we think there are a range of things that
At IxDF, time is one of the commodities we value dearly—your time—hence why we combine the highest quality with a strong emphasis on content. That way, you get the “best of” the material out there but still with much attention focussed on the “side-streets” to topics we know you will find thought pr
Many years ago, I worked as a salesman in a call center. One of the techniques we used to use to persuade slightly reticent prospects to become clients was called the “lost sale close”. It worked something like this:The Lost Sale CloseLet’s say I’d just spent 30 minutes on the phone with a really go
Welcome back to our brief series on calculating the ROI of your UX work. In the previous parts of this series, you can find them under the UX Daily tab on our website, we’ve looked at methods of reporting increased profitability – today we’re going to look at a cost reduction measure.Support Costs P
Today, we’re going to look at some key considerations before you take your basic ROI calculations and share them with the business.ROI is a Political Hot IssueIf you want to deliver your ROI calculations the most important consideration is; “What else has happened in the company that might have cont
There’s no debate that the Internet offers one of the most powerful and flexible sales channels on earth. In order to capture and retain customers (users) we need to do more than create a great user experience from a usage perspective; we also need to show our customers that they can trust us. But h
We’re excited to present an ultra-short guide through IxDF’s online learning community – the structure that underpins your learning, your professional growth and your career advancement. Our course structure is very straightforward. It’s just like a scaffold as a course continuously builds new level
AI is replacing jobs everywhere, yet design jobs are booming with a projected 45% job growth. With design skills, you can create products and services people love. More love means more impact and greater salary potential.
At IxDF, we help you from your first course to your next job, all in one place.