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First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration for Landing Page Test.
Product Discovery
Landing Page Test
Paper illustration of a participant using a prototype while an observer takes notes beside a highlighted usability issue.
UX Research
Usability Testing
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Purposedifferent
When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together.When a value proposition first needs to be checked for resonance, it condenses the idea onto a focused entry page. It shows whether language and offering carry interest.When a product is built but people get stuck on tasks, usability testing shows the friction at concrete points. Observed use instead of self-report makes visible where orientation, understanding, or interaction breaks down.When a navigation exists but search paths still fail, tree testing checks findability without visual distraction. The method shows whether labels, levels, and paths really lead to the intended destination.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage1-5 Tage1-2 h je Session1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
10-30NutzertrafficBased on research questionBased on research question
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsLanding Page, Conversion Data, Learning SummaryUsability Issues, Severity List, RecommendationsFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA
Tagsno overlap
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
ValidationConversionMarketing
ValidationUXPrototype
Information architectureNavigationFindability
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