DIY Usability Testing When You Have No Time and No Budget
summary
Eight practical steps for low‑budget qualitative usability testing that fit into a day and use prototypes, paper sketches or an existing site, with a live demo on lexmed.com showing how misplaced labels hide “make appointment.” Tests run with 5–10 users, use phone/laptop recording and a quiet note‑taker, and recruit coworkers, friends or coffee patrons. Use heatmaps like Crazy Egg to confirm patterns, prioritize fixes by repeated failures, and follow the 8 steps to produce a simple findings list or quick report stakeholders can act on.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction to usability testing
- 1:05Build a prototype to test
- 2:28Define clear test tasks
- 3:10Recruit real users wisely
- 4:37Set up a realistic test space
- 6:42Prepare simple test equipment
- 8:07Record sessions for analysis
- 9:51Conduct the test session
- 13:42Analyze findings and report
- 15:35Live usability test demo
- 25:00Q&A and key takeaways
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