Today I’m answering a question from Anna Sabramowicz, an e-learning strategist. Anna would like to publish teardowns within her knowledge domain, and is asking for advice:
“Teardowns are obviously an excellent way to show domain expertise and market yourself. My question is, should I simply find things that are public on the web and do a teardown? Or should I be more formal and notify the owner, or ask for permission? Any lessons learned or things I should watch out for?”
Read moreHow do you organize your web app when you have multi-level navigation and tons of settings to manage? Here’s a good example to learn from. Today we’re doing a brief teardown of Tito, simple and powerful event management software that has become the industry standard lately.
Read moreUser experience mapping is a hands-on technique that helps you gain empathy with your users, highlight new opportunities, and unlock potential barriers. In this 60-minute webinar, UX coach and designer Andy Parker of We Are AFK will show you how to effectively run a user experience mapping session with your clients or colleagues.
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Read moreEven the most advanced, polished apps can have painful UX flaws. Today I’m doing a video teardown of MailChimp, powerful email marketing software that I use every day. We’ll walk through certain problems with lists and menus, and identify common rules for them. Watch the video below for details.
Read moreWe’re getting together again to review your websites! The previous webinar collected raving reviews, and plenty of websites were left untouched. So myself, Kurt Elster and Nick Disabato are going live again to tear down a few more sites. Watch this recording to hear actionable feedback that everyone can apply in their own business.
In 60 minutes of the webinar, we review a number of websites submitted by you. We give actionable recommendations on visual design, conversion rate optimization, copywriting, marketing, and product development.
Read moreEveryone has a website, but not every website is as effective as it could be. We’re here to help! For this webinar, I’m bringing in two awesome guests — Kurt Elster and Nick Disabato. The three of us join forces and provide actionable, constructive critique of your websites. Such critique will be useful for anyone watching, not just the website owner.
In 60 minutes of the webinar, we review a number of websites submitted by you. We give actionable recommendations on visual design, conversion rate optimization, copywriting, marketing, and product development.
Read moreBuilding a product, putting together a team, or promoting a personal consulting brand? This exercise will help you stay true to your values in the rush of everyday tasks. Today is the day when you’ll define your brand in simple human words.
Read moreWe face multiple challenges when designing workspaces. How do we keep it clean while making it functional enough? How do we decide which features are important?
Today I’m doing a video teardown of Bookagram, an iPhone app created by my friend Goran Blagus. It helps users quickly design printable photo books. Watch the video below to see how the app works, and how we can make it better.
Read moreSometimes SaaS founders end up in a very interesting situation. You have a cool feature in your web app, but users downright ignore it! It’s not that they can’t find this feature — they aren’t even looking for it.
Ouch! It hurts, because you invested your time into building this awesome, useful thing… And nobody cares for it. What can you do to prevent this from happening?
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