{"id":14616,"date":"2018-07-21T17:14:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T15:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agconsult.com\/en\/?p=14616"},"modified":"2018-07-21T17:14:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-21T15:14:00","slug":"website-usability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agconsult.com\/en\/usability-blog\/website-usability\/","title":{"rendered":"Website usability"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div  class=\"Block BlogIntro\">\n        <div class=\"wysiwyg BlogIntro-Text\">\n            <p>The goal of website usability? Pushing your website revenue sky high.<br \/>\nMore people who find what they\u2019re looking for fast. More requests for quotes. More leads.<br \/>\nGood web usability also results in fewer costs. Fewer customer service calls, for example.<br \/>\nIn short: good web usability gets you happier users who\u2019ll visit your site more often.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<section  class=\"Block Text Text--spaceTop100 Text--spaceBottom100\">\n    <div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n        <h2>Methods to improve website usability<\/h2>\n<h3>Usability tests with eye tracking<\/h3>\n<p>How does your target audience\u00a0experience\u00a0your website, intranet or app? Which features do they find useful? Where do they get stuck? What do they understand? What don\u2019t they understand? Where are they looking at? What are they ignoring?<\/p>\n<p>And most importantly:\u00a0why\u00a0is that?<\/p>\n<p>User testing reveals the answers to all of these questions. And our report will give you\u00a0specific solutions to tackle every pain point.<\/p>\n<p>We can test\u00a0at any location. On\u00a0any device. Whether it\u2019s a\u00a0prototype, a finished product\u00a0or something in between.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agconsult.com\/en\/ux-services\/user-research-agency\/user-testing-agency\/\">Find out more about how we do user testing<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Usability audit<\/h3>\n<p>Our experts take a close look at your website, intranet or app. Without mercy, they pinpoint the weak spots. Of course, they also tell you how to fix these pain points.<\/p>\n<p>Expert usability research is the\u00a0fastest and cheapest way\u00a0to improve your\u00a0website,\u00a0intranet\u00a0or\u00a0app. Even if you only have mock-ups, wireframes or a design proposal, we can already do expert usability research.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agconsult.com\/en\/ux-services\/user-research-agency\/usability-review\/\">More about our usability audit<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Online surveys and top task research<\/h3>\n<p>Surveys are a great way to get valuable input from your visitors fast.<\/p>\n<p>If you ask the right questions, that is. Unfortunately, this is where most surveys go wrong.<\/p>\n<p>We ask your visitors the right questions at the right time. That\u2019s why some of our surveys have a response rate of over 50%. Our surveys reveal your visitors\u2019\u00a0top tasks, needs, and irritations. Like this, we can map the\u00a0top tasks, expectations, and frustrations of your target audience in a detailed way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agconsult.com\/en\/ux-services\/user-research-agency\/top-task-survey\/\">More about top task research<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Competitor analysis<\/h3>\n<p>Chances are, you are not the only one doing what you are doing online. Why reinvent the wheel? Or worse: copy your competitor\u2019s bad ideas?<\/p>\n<p>With our competitor analysis, you get a clear view of the\u00a0best practices in your field.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>You\u2019re convinced the usability of your website is a mess?<\/h2>\n<p>Don\u2019t panic. These things happen.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s something you have to fix.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how we can help.<\/p>\n<p>First off: we are not developers. We won\u2019t actually build your new website.<\/p>\n<p>So what will we do?<\/p>\n<p>We will design a strategy, structure, and concept. All based on user research.<\/p>\n<p>What you get from us, is a\u00a0prototype and specifications.\u00a0think of it as the blueprint for your website. With that blueprint, every web design and development agency can start building your website.<\/p>\n<p>Why separate the concept and development phase?<\/p>\n<p>Would you ask your contractor to draw the plans for your new house? Or ask your architect to build the walls?<\/p>\n<p>Didn\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agconsult.com\/en\/ux-services\/ux-design-agency\/\">Check out our approach to web strategy and ux design<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"Block Text Text--spaceTop100 Text--spaceBottom100\">\n    <div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n        <h2>Improve your knowledge about web usability<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agconsult.com\/en\/courses\/course-usability-ux\/\">In-house course on website usability<\/a><br \/>\nThis workshop will teach you all the fundamental principles you need to know to make your website more user-friendly. We discuss every aspect of a website. Dozens of examples and cases show you the impact of these tips.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agconsult.com\/en\/courses\/course-user-testing\/\">In-house user testing workshop<\/a><br \/>\nWhen it comes to usability, it\u2019s all about the user. There\u2019s so much more to usability than just applying rules and best practices. This workshop shows you the methods you can use to get the answers. And how you can use this information to improve your website usability.<\/li>\n<li>In-house writing for the web course<br \/>\nWhat does writing have to do with web usability? A lot! Because in the end, it is your content that convinces your visitor. And this is where websites often fail. 3 out of 4 problems on websites have to do with copy. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to know how to write clear and convincing copy for your website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"Block Text Text--spaceTop100 Text--spaceBottom100\">\n    <div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n        <h2>What is website usability?<\/h2>\n<p>Usability\u00a0means user-friendliness.\u00a0The easier it is to use an object, the more it\u2019s actually being used.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s also true for your\u00a0website.<\/p>\n<p>At AGConsult we have a\u00a0broader definition\u00a0of usability. It\u2019s not just about something you can use. it\u2019s also about the experience, the\u00a0persuasiveness and\u00a0how easy it is to understand.\u00a0These are all aspects that motivate someone to become a customer, or not.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, it are the visitors that make your website successful. If you don\u2019t meet the needs and expectations of your visitors, they will leave immediately.<\/p>\n<p>A user-friendly website results in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More happy visitors<\/li>\n<li>More visitors turned customers<\/li>\n<li>Fewer offline costs because of better online services<\/li>\n<li>Website usability boosts your efficiency and lowers your\u00a0costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Should I focus on web usability or ranking in Google?<\/h2>\n<p>In an attempt to grow their revenue, a lot of website owners invest in attracting more visitors. Indeed, when you focus on SEO, SEA and SEM, you will get more visitors.<\/p>\n<p>But if these visitors land on a non-user-friendly website, these additional visitors won\u2019t be of any use. Yes, they\u2019re on your website, but they are\u00a0leaving without becoming a customer.<\/p>\n<p>How does that help your bottom line?<\/p>\n<p>The goal of usability is to convince your visitors to become customers.\u00a0If you want to maximize\u00a0this\u00a0conversion, you have to\u00a0invest in usability.<\/p>\n<p>How reliable is an expert usability review?<br \/>\nSometimes people think that our expert reviews are based on opinions. This couldn\u2019t be further from the truth.<\/p>\n<p>The advice we give in our expert review is based on our experience. And that experience is based on constant user research: surveys, logfile analysis, A\/B testing, and user testing.<\/p>\n<p>If we\u2019re convinced there\u2019s something seriously wrong with your website and we know how to fix it, we\u2019ll tell you.<\/p>\n<p>When in doubt, we suggest testing.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The goal of website usability? 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