Comments on: User-Centered Design (UCD) http://www.seopittfall.com/user-centered-design tips, tools & techniques to build a better website for visitors and the search engines they use. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:30:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Verna Johnson http://www.seopittfall.com/user-centered-design/comment-page-1#comment-76671 Verna Johnson Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:52:20 +0000 http://www.seopittfall.com/?p=90#comment-76671 Whoah! Great points! It is true that the UCD is a very important and crucial component of SEO, so web designers need to make sure that they have all f those info on their site. Whoah! Great points! It is true that the UCD is a very important and crucial component of SEO, so web designers need to make sure that they have all f those info on their site.

]]> By: maria04 http://www.seopittfall.com/user-centered-design/comment-page-1#comment-61102 maria04 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:44:23 +0000 http://www.seopittfall.com/?p=90#comment-61102 I agree with most of what you’re saying here; the importance of UCD to conversion, satisfaction, and – yes, even SEO – can’t be overstated. I agree with most of what you’re saying here; the importance of UCD to conversion, satisfaction, and – yes, even SEO – can’t be overstated.

]]> By: Mike B. Fisher http://www.seopittfall.com/user-centered-design/comment-page-1#comment-42051 Mike B. Fisher Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:39:08 +0000 http://www.seopittfall.com/?p=90#comment-42051 I'm a little late to the party (just found this article while browsing your site) so pardon me for commenting on an older article. I agree with most of what you're saying here; the importance of UCD to conversion, satisfaction, and - yes, even SEO - can't be overstated. As a usability consultant I'm constantly amazed at how many websites I come across that seem to have been designed without much clear thought given to exactly <i>what users are trying to accomplish</i>. And lest you think that this problem is exclusive to small operations that "don't have the money" for UCD, some of the worst usability problems I've seen have been the result of some of the biggest-dollar projects (7 and 8 figures in some cases). We need more voices out there pointing out that the most certain path to online success lies in understanding who the customers are and <i>what they want to do </i>- then building websites that help them accomplish those goals. I’m a little late to the party (just found this article while browsing your site) so pardon me for commenting on an older article.

I agree with most of what you’re saying here; the importance of UCD to conversion, satisfaction, and – yes, even SEO – can’t be overstated.

As a usability consultant I’m constantly amazed at how many websites I come across that seem to have been designed without much clear thought given to exactly what users are trying to accomplish. And lest you think that this problem is exclusive to small operations that “don’t have the money” for UCD, some of the worst usability problems I’ve seen have been the result of some of the biggest-dollar projects (7 and 8 figures in some cases).

We need more voices out there pointing out that the most certain path to online success lies in understanding who the customers are and what they want to do - then building websites that help them accomplish those goals.

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