This afternoon I’m doing data entry. I’m trying to copy down the answers to the questions that I asked my study participants as accurately as possible. It’s definitely not as glamorous as conducting the usability test, but I’m sure it’s going to pay off in the end.
I’m surprised at how many common themes I’m seeing. Some people say that the site looks dated, but many of them say that it looks user-friendly (even if they had trouble navigating the site). Almost everyone says that they just ignore the wall of text in the middle of the page. None of the participants knew that they had an account on the site. There are so many tiny things that can be easily improved, though, that it gives me hope that it was worthwhile conducting the study.