Importance of Analyzing User Behavior

Filed Under (Usability) by Husein Yuseinov on 27-03-2009

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usabilityIn the Internet world, if you want to make a mark and succeed in your business, it is imperative that you get the perspective of those who will visit your site. Your success or failure depends on how they react to the information provided on the website. Hence getting to know what goes on in users minds before planning to set up a website is very important. Web usability is the term that has been coined for the approach that makes a website easy to use for an end-user. The average user surfing the web page should not require any training and should be able to intuitively follow the instructions. The main aim of usability is to present the information on a website in a clear and concise manner, to provide users with obvious choices instead of misleading them, to remove ambiguity, and to place the most important things at the right place. You can visit http://www.upassoc.org/ for more usability resources and community discussions.

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Pop up windows – Effective or irritating

Filed Under (Usability) by Husein Yuseinov on 26-03-2009

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usabilityA couple of years ago, pop-up windows were all the rage in cyberspace marketing. It seemed that every time one opened a web page they’d be bombarded with offers for this or that. It had gotten to the place where surfing the cyberspace was almost like playing a computer game; when the ads would pop-up one would try and close them out before another one came. This is precisely why we have seen the decline in the use of pop-up windows on the Net today; surfers simply don’t even view the pop-ups anymore. They close the windows out before even reading the ad. Very often, a surfer will even leave your website whenever there are too many pop-up ads. They only don’t require the hassle of shutting those windows when trying to get the information that your web site has to offer. This information, while useful, is not as useful as the surfers time. Studies have shown up however, that even with these set backs, pop-up windows is till now an effective method of IM.

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Online paid surveys

Filed Under (Monetization) by Husein Yuseinov on 26-03-2009

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MonetizationThe ways by which people can make money online are countless. However, if you do not have the right skills or knowledge, your options seem to become limited. If you somehow feel that you will not be able to make money online because you think you don’t have much to offer, you probably haven’t come across paid survey sites.

For many reasons, paid survey sites are very popular among those who want to make money online. Apart from paid surveys being a worthwhile endeavor, it does not require any start up costs or initial capitalization. Also, it does not require you to have any technical skills or knowledge. All you need to make money online out of paid surveys are knowledge about yourself, your own lifestyle, as well as your preferences and opinions. Of course, you would also be required to have a computer with connection to Internet and an email address.

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