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3 Cool Tools for Checking Website Usability

It seems like a rat race is going on in the world of web design. When a good web design is achieved they talk about good programming, and when that is finally accomplished then search engine optimization becomes crucial. So, what’s the new trend in web design aiming towards?  “WEBSITE USABILITY”

We all know that website usability, or you can say accessibility, refers to a website that works equally well for search engines and humans. Here are the 3 cool and also amusing tools that can tell if your website conforms to this latest trend or not – without having to hire web design services. Check them out.

Tool 1 – Five Second Test

This tool is helpful to check your webpage usability in seconds. Here is how you can use it:

  • Take a screenshot of the webpage you want to check for usability.
  • Upload it to the Five Second Test website and a link will be generated to you.
  • Float this link by means of social media and let the people look at your screenshot for 5 seconds and jot down the 5 things they noticed in your webpage.
  • Obtain the people’s answers through email.
  • Improve your webpage on the basis of mass recommendations.

Tool 2 – Feng-GUI

This is another fun tool that works by showing you the heat map of any image you present. Feng-GUI basically generates algorithm-based heat maps to analyze human response after they look at a certain thing. This algorithm analyzes the Color, theme, intensity, size, and finishing of a website.

Tool 3 – Usability Checklist

The third and the last website usability check tool is the usability checklist which you can print and tick mark the “rating” sections wherever you can. You can also create your own ratings if you like.

These 3 tools are indeed a fun way to acknowledge what’s lacking in your website and offers fun recommendations to fix them too!