Comments on: Redesign once, increment forever.

By: Shaon

Shaon — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:59:58 +0000

i think A/B testing is the single most useful tool in keeping web developers. Thanks for the Hidden feature section. It will really appreciable if u find more and post them

By: Mr. Keyword Ranking

Mr. Keyword Ranking — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:20:31 +0000

I have only recently become addicted to the joy that A/B testing can bring. On well-trafficked eCommerce sites the smallest changes can bring measureable returns. The key is make sure you can quantify the exact amount the change will bring, then start the process all over again.

By: eduStyle Blog || » Introducing Tweak of the Week

eduStyle Blog || » Introducing Tweak of the Week — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:10:43 +0000

[...] week I hinted over at .eduGuru that I was working on a new Friday Feature at eduStyle to help promote the concept of incremental [...]

By: wilhb81

wilhb81 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:26:22 +0000

Honestly, Nick. Sometimes, it’s better to have a redesign for one website, as it’s not only can give a brand new look for the readers, but it can help to boost up the readability as well!

By: rush land

rush land — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:34:59 +0000

wow, nice article. keep posting.don

By: Shawn Lindsey

Shawn Lindsey — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:55:37 +0000

This is a great blog post.

We use the Google Tools ALL the time with our clients. I mean we personally are known for changing our site around ALL the time, we like to give at least 2 redesigns each year to keep our site fresh, we believe that it helps with visitors, conversions and everything.

People don’t like looking at the same thing over and over again. Google has AWESOME tools when it comes to deciding how to redesign, what to use, how to use it.

By: Cody

Cody — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:52:42 +0000

What Gidseo said can’t be overstated. Having numbers available to defend your design decisions is priceless.

When client X comes knocking on your door asking for music on their homepage it allows you to respond with “our testing has indicated that’s not what users want”

By: Mike McCready

Mike McCready — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:54:11 +0000

I agree! I see that there needs to be a culture shift in higher education. This one question I got recently scares me, “When will be in maintenance mode?” This was in response to a web proposal I was sharing. I would like to take the approach Google has with so many of their products – ‘Perpetual Beta’. You have some very good points in this post. I had a post that is some what related – http://is.gd/qxIM

I plan on sharing this post with others. Great work!

By: Stewart Foss

Stewart Foss — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:43:19 +0000

“Redesign and walk away” is such a widespread practice. I can understand the approach considering committees, politics, etc. at most schools, but I am a huge fan of the incremental redesign approach. Every school should figure out how to do it. Fix, tweak, adjust. Regular testing (informal is awesome) can really help you find the issues as you go. I’m actually working on a regular feature on the eduStyle Blog to help bring more attention to incremental improvements (watch for it this Friday … sorry, shameless plug). It is great to see this get more attention in the higher-ed blogosphere over the last few weeks. Great post.

By: Gidseo

Gidseo — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:21:25 +0000

A/B testing is the single most useful tool in keeping web developers sane and impervious to the whims of clients!