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A few days ago I tested this blog homepage with one handy tool I recommend trying: Five Second Test. That was both fun and useful. Now what I did:

• got a screenshot of the blog home page;
• filled in the form;
• uploaded the screenshot there;
• posted the generated link at Twitter and asked my dear followers to take part in the experiment.

The participants were offered to look at the picture for 5 seconds and list max. 5 things they remembered.

Here is the screenshot I posted (click for the full-sized version):

Now the results (that were fun): 25 Twitteres took part in the test.

Most often mentioned page elements:

• Top post title (mentioned 10 times);
• Color - “red” (mentioned 10 times); examples:
  • red head;
  • red & white color scheme;
  • red letters, etc.
•  Top post image (mentioned 9 times):
  • cursive writing;
  • frosted glass;
  • window with signature, etc.
• SEO smarty (mentioned 8 times);
• SEO consulting (mentioned 7 times);
• My photo (mentioned 7 times):
  • your portrait;
  • Ann Smarty’s face;
  • author’s photo, etc
• RSS (mentioned 6 times).

The funniest result:

1: Red in top
2: SEO Consultants Signature - Whats your tactic
3: Damn…

Conclusions:

• SEO association ended up the most popular after all (together with SEO smarty and SEO consulting it was mentioned 20 times);
• I do realize the test was taken by people who knew me (as they are my Twitter followers) and most probably had already seen my blog before the test.
• The test is a good way to look at your own site “from outside”; so try it!

P.S. Guess what the trick with the post image is!

Post image: Infinite Usability Loop!

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