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How to Test Your Site Usability with Five Second Test and Twitter

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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):

SEOSmarty homepage

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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