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Ask the User a List of Prepared Questions

Here are sample questions you can ask your usability test subjects:

• What is your first impression of the site?
• Where is the site identity/logo?
• What is the name of this site?
• What is this site about?
• What benefits do you think you will receive from this site?
• Where are the links (primary navigation) to the main sections of the site?
• Where are the utility links?
• How can you search this site?
• What are the features and content teasers or promotions?
• Where are the links to the most popular content?
• Where can you subscribe to the newsletter?
• Where is the registration or log-in form?
• Where are the advertisements (banners, buttons, & text links)?
• Where are the main starting points?

Here are sample questions for pages other than the home page:

• What is the title or name of this page?
• Where is the content promised by the link?
• Where are the local navigation links to related content?
• Where is the link for the home page?
• Where are you in relation to the home page (Breadcrumb trail)?

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