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These articles our based on our own opinions, work experience and knowledge of industry standards.

Unmoderated, Remote Usability Testing: Good or Evil? (Published by UXmatters.com on 1/18/2010)
Recently, there has been a surge in the number of tools that are available for conducting unmoderated, remote usability testing—and this surge is changing the usability industry. Whether we want to or not, it forces us to take a closer look at the benefits and drawbacks of unmoderated testing and decide whether we should incorporate it into our usability toolbox...

Unsolicited RFPs: Just Say, No! (Published by UXmatters.com on 4/13/2009)
Imagine that you're sitting at your desk, and you receive an email message from someone you don't know who is sending you a Request for Proposal (RFP). You don't even have any contacts at their company. What do you do? Like so many other independent UX consultants, when I first started consulting, I would jump at the opportunity to bid on work for new prospective clients...

PDF Prototypes: Mistakenly Disregarded and Underutilized (Published by BoxesandArrows.com on 8/06/2007)
Creating a clickable PDF to prototype a new design is not a new concept, but it is a valuable tool that is often overlooked and underutilized. While working over the years with other designers, information architects and usability professionals, Ive noticed that many of my colleagues believe the same fallacies about the limitations of PDFs. Contrary to popular belief, you can do more than just create links and interactive forms with PDFs...

Why Usability is Key to Success Online
On the Internet it's survival of the easiest. Now more than ever, a web site's success is dependent upon how usable it is. The main reason why usability is vital online is because usability has a direct impact on the potential revenue your web site can produce...

Is Your Homepage Doing What It Should?
The homepage is the most important page on a web site, yet it's content is often neglected or even worse, non-existent. There are a few reasons why the homepage is vital to the overall success of a website...