Surely you have some suggestions, lets hear them. Here are a few off the top of my head:
Competitive analysis, analytics, ask client for existing research Find where users hang online and read what they are saying, search twitter for references ... Stakeholder interviews Survey people in my database or with a pop-up on existing site (survey can included visuals .. does not have to be all verbal) Go to Starbucks and trade coffee for opinions or to observe as they attempt a task (or man on the street interviews) Post questions on related industry/product message board, or other social media Online card sort, 5 second test, amazon turk Friends and family user testing And the most useful method: Convince them to make time for testing up front to save time and money in the long run! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43514 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
