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Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox has stated what I’ve been saying for a long time. Usability methods don’t have to be expensive to be effective.

For everyday design projects, discount usability methods are the best.

While it’s true that an anual usability check-up will be a little more expensive, the usability methods used when designing a site can be fast and inexpensive. This allows you to implement changes while you’re in design mode.

Fast usability methods should be used once you start wireframing. If you’re using Axure you can easily generate a prototype. Have a few people, Nielsen says 5, test it. Make modifications and repeat.

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