Usability is something I never really thought about and I'm sure others feel the same, but its amazing how much it influences our Internet experience. Usability can really make or break a website when it comes to users using it. If a website is not friendly when it comes to easy access to what the public wants, the website has a strong chance of failing.
To expand on usability, I was able to find another great website that gives a different insight on usability and the true basics of it. The website states that there are five important characteristics to a successful usability website; they are easy to remember since they all being with an "E". They include: effective, efficient, engaging, error tolerant and easy to learn. I thought that was a great way to explain and learn the basics of usability; the website goes on to even explain how the effectively use the five "E"s and how to use these to plan usability evaluations.
This article will definitely help me when it comes to planning my website and executing it. It taught me that the simpler, the better, and that whatever I choose to do my website on, the usability is an extremely inportant factor that will help make my website successful. I will remember to be sure and make it easily accessible as far as the location of the website and the information provided in it. Usability helps to show that there is a lot of work and thought put into websites; it helps to show that they were not just slapped together in a week. I will remember this once planning for my website begins!
Website read and used: http://www.wqusability.com/articles/more-than-ease-of-use.html
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