Can we ever skip user testing and simply rely on best practices? Our guest today is Karl Gilis, co-founder of AGConsult. You’ll learn what “best practices” mean, where to find them, when user testing is still necessary, and more.

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Show Notes

AGConsult — Karl’s consultancy
Episode 111: Effective Website Navigation with Els Aerts
Episode 118: Customer Top Tasks with Gerry McGovern
Don’t Make Me Think — a book by Steve Krug
Nielsen Norman Group — usability experts who publish the most trusted guidelines in the industry
Baymard Institute — another organization to go for trusted guidelines
User Interface Engineering — Jared Spool’s consultancy
Episode 148: SaaS Websites with Josh Garofalo
Start With Why — a book by Simon Sinek
Zalando — one ecommerce example
Follow AGConsult founders, Karl & Els, on Twitter
Follow Karl on LinkedIn

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