FiveSecondTest.com - Online Usability Test

This is so blatantly obvious that it is often overlooked as a result: the point of a website is to communicate something in an effective manner, not to distract the reader with a flash presentation that will take a light year to load up and make him lose interest. On the other hand, a site that has a skimpy outlook might not interest visitors as they might think that too little effort has gone into it.

That is like taking a kamikaze dive before even establishing full flight. And once you get past these issues, there comes the real test – the versatility of the user interface. Can users find what they need or not through your site?



The Five Second Test website will come in more than useful in the event you want to find the answer to that question. Broadly speaking, what the featured application does is to measure the efficacy of your user interface by carrying out a five second test that spotlights which elements of your existing user interface are more prominent. This is accomplished by asking users to recall the elements of the site they saw upon logging in for five seconds.

In order to create such a test, all you have to do is submit your e-mail address as well as uploading an image of the interface you intend to try out. Those who visit the site then sit through this test, and the results of the test are submitted for your consideration to the address you provided.