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Jakob Nielsen Quotes: To design an easy-to-use interface, pay attention to what users do, not what they say. Self-reported claims are unreliable, as are user speculations about future behavior.
         

To design an easy-to-use interface, pay attention to what users do, not what they say. Self-reported claims are unreliable, as are user speculations about future behavior.


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Usability rules the web. Simply stated, if the customer can't find a product, then he or she will not buy it.



On the Web, all advantages are temporary, and you must keep innovating to stay ahead

On the Web, all advantages are temporary, and you must keep innovating to stay ahead



A bad website is like a grumpy salesperson.

A bad website is like a grumpy salesperson.



A general principle for all user interface design is to go through all of your design elements and remove them one at a time.

A general principle for all user interface design is to go through all of your design elements and remove them one at a time.



Designers are not users.

Designers are not users.



The more users' expectations prove right, the more they will feel in control of the system and the more they will like it.

The more users' expectations prove right, the more they will feel in control of the system and the more they will like it.



Ultimately, users visit your website for its content. Everything else is just the backdrop.

Ultimately, users visit your website for its content. Everything else is just the backdrop.



Clear content, simple navigation and answers to customer questions have the biggest impact on business value. Advanced technology matters much less.

Clear content, simple navigation and answers to customer questions have the biggest impact on business value. Advanced technology matters much less.



Three Tips: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify.

Three Tips: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify.





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