Comments on: Usability: Affordable Focus Groups http://www.NotesOnDesign.net/resources/usability/usability-affordable-focus-groups/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:59:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Hamill http://www.NotesOnDesign.net/resources/usability/usability-affordable-focus-groups/comment-page-1/#comment-176034 David Hamill Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:35:40 +0000 http://www.notesondesign.net/design/usability-affordable-focus-groups/#comment-176034 As MIke has said, stay clear of focus groups for this type of feedback. I'd recommend avoiding friends and family for tests though. They are too nice (unless they hate you). Instead try coffee shop testing. You basically take your laptop to a coffee shop with Wifi and ask the owners if you can put a little sign up oiffering to pay for people's coffee if they can spare some time with you. Give them your most important task (if you don't know what this is you're not ready for usability testing) and watch them while they try to complete it. As MIke has said, stay clear of focus groups for this type of feedback. I’d recommend avoiding friends and family for tests though. They are too nice (unless they hate you).

Instead try coffee shop testing. You basically take your laptop to a coffee shop with Wifi and ask the owners if you can put a little sign up oiffering to pay for people’s coffee if they can spare some time with you.

Give them your most important task (if you don’t know what this is you’re not ready for usability testing) and watch them while they try to complete it.

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