Round 1 Testing for New Holly Lisle Writing School Website: 39 Volunteers Requested Now
CANCELLED
WebinarJam has crashed every time but one on this, with people unable to reach rooms I’m in. I’ve checked my links, I’ve checked their links, and at this point, the only thing I can do to stop wasting people’s time is give up.
I’m going to see if there’s some way to do this same process with Skype. I’ll set the testing back up again if there is.
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CANCELLED
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Today (Wednesday, September 9th) and tomorrow (Thursday, September 10th), I’m going to be doing what’s called “Paper Testing” to find usability problems with the interface the new writing school site (HollyLisleOnlineWritingSchool.com, or HLOWS.com for short).
I need a maximum of 39 volunteers (already have one) for one-on-one testing with me in a video chat room.
Paper Testing is fun, and it will take each volunteer about fifteen minutes WORST case.
Here’s how it works. I have five scripts prepared. They start with things like, “You’re a first-time visitor to the site. Find something that interests you, and tell me why.”
Or, “You’re already a member. Log in.”
Here are the instructions for doing a usability test:
Paper Test #1 for HLOWS.com
How To Do Your Usability Test
At the scheduled time, log into the web chat link I’ll send you.
Make sure I’m already in chat with you. (Have your microphone on, and say “Hi.” 
