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How to test usability on competing mock ups cost-effectively?

I have a client that is very opinionated about what she likes and dislikes about my design and moves things around to where they "look right" for her. I want to test my original mock-ups vs her ...
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Are activity alerts effective? example: 5 people are viewing this hotel right now

For example, Expedia (and other hotel sites) have alerts that come and go that say things such as, "17 people have booked this hotel this week." Is there any documentation out there concerning this ...
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A/B testing VS UX usability enhancement by UX guy?

What us the point behind A/B testing if everything will be decided by the users inputs of websites then Is there any role for UX guy in this case? Should we give preferences the results of A/B ...
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Beta testing: How should users be selected?

We'd like to get data and feedback from real users on a new search principle on a live page (not A/B testing because too many things were changed). Question: How should participating users be ...
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6answers
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User Testing and other best/most effective ways to implement UX in webpage.

Just wondering what some effective ways to determine and implement user experience would be. I think that user testing is a very effective one, i.e. getting complete noobs to the system using and ...
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Who designs great UIs with usability testing?

If you want to make a usability expert twitchy and uncomfortable, ask her how companies like Apple can create acclaimed, wildly successful, and usable products using top-down design without ...
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Simplest, cheapest solution for hosted A/B tests? [closed]

I'd like to test two designs for the same call-to-action before deploying the winner in anger. An ideal solution would host both designs on a single URL, record the results and generate usage ...
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Has anyone been to Jakob Nielsen or Steve Krug's day-long seminars?

Both these gentlemen are offering day-long seminars in London this spring: Jakob Nielsen - Fundamental Guidelines for Web Usability for £458 Steve Krug - Do-It-Yourself Usability Testing: The ...