Stef Miller, Marketer at User Testing
The 7 Most Common Usability Issues
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Stef Miller - User Testing - @supahstef
Stef Miller is a marketer at UserTesting, where she spends most of her
time connecting people with content. Miller has worked for global
corporations and teeny tiny studios, and believes that true happiness
comes from collaborating with creative people to make awesome
things happen.
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Beware of Multi Level
Lesson one
Multi Level Navs
• Poorly organized information
• Hover tunnels = early collapsing
• Inconsistent triggers
Multi Level Navs
• Don’t rely on the back button
• Labels help
• Remember context
Links should look like
Lesson two
Navigating  through  a  site  shouldn’t  be  a  
process  of  trial  and  error.  
Links
Links
• Difficult to discern what is or is not a link
• Missing click history
• Inconsistent link styling in the same view
More payment options
Lesson three
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Payment options
• Optimize existing checkout flows
• Implement a virtual wallet
• Don’t forget trust
Not all icons are
Lesson four
Drag or expand?
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Icons
• Consider context
• Use tooltips
• Try your designs out with real users
Consistency is one of the most powerful
usability principles: when things always
behave the same, users don’t have to
worry about what will happen. Instead,
they know what will happen based on
earlier experience. ”
“
Jakob Nielsen

User Advocate and principal of the Nielsen Norman Group
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Social security matters
Lesson five
So  does  copy!
Social privacy matters
Lesson five
Social privacy
• Be transparent
• Make your privacy policy accessible
• Look for serendipitous moments of interaction
Advertising lacks
Lesson six
Advertising
• Consistent copy and images
• Continue the conversation from ad to landing
page
• Keep the messages simple
• Work with marketing or advertising teams
Categorization is
Lesson seven
There’s  no  perfect  way  to  categorize  pages  
or  products  (but  there’s  a  right  way  to  do  it).
Categorization
Focus on building intuitive experiences
A mental model is what the user believes
about the system at hand. ”
“
Jakob Nielsen

User Advocate and principal of the Nielsen Norman Group
• Learn from your users
• Improve mental models
• Add cross-references
• Solve for your primary audience(s)
• Make sure your search works
Categorization
What next?
Multi-­‐level	
  navs	
  aren’t	
  user	
  friendly	
  
Mega  menus  and  clickable  menus  help  create  a  
better  experience  for  your  users.  
Links	
  should	
  look	
  like	
  links    
Tried  and  true  link  conventions  from  the  early  
days  of  the  web  are  still  the  most  effective  ways  
to  format  your  links.  
Consider	
  more	
  payment	
  options  
Virtual  wallet  services  are  a  great  way  to  make  
checking  out  easier  and  more  secure.  
Not	
  all	
  icons	
  are	
  universal	
  
Test  users  for  comprehension  and  use  tool  tips  
to  describe  your  most  important  icons.  
Social	
  privacy	
  concerns	
  	
  
Always  be  transparent  with  how  you'll  be  using  
your  user  information.  
Ads	
  should	
  be	
  consistent	
  with	
  
landing	
  pages    
Maintain  the  theme  from  your  ads  to  your  
landing  pages  and  continue  the  conversation  
that  brought  users  to  your  page.  
There’s	
  no	
  perfect	
  way	
  to	
  categorize	
  
pages	
  or	
  products    
Test  your  internal  search  and  use  card  sorting  to  
find  the  categories  that  work  best  for  your  
customers.
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The 7 Most Common Usability Issues