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The 5 Second Test Every Homepage Fails Web

The 5 Second Test Every Homepage Fails

Give a stranger five seconds on your homepage. If they cannot say what you do, who it is for, and what to do next, you have already lost them.

4 min read
The Fake-Urgency Popup: The Verdict Verdicts

The Fake-Urgency Popup: The Verdict

"Only 2 left!" resets on refresh, so we ran the fake-urgency popup through the Genuine Test to see what's left standing.

3 min read
Teardown: The Portfolio That Buries the Work Teardowns

Teardown: The Portfolio That Buries the Work

A breakdown of the designer or agency site that hides its own best asset, the work, behind a loader animation and an ego-driven about page.

4 min read
Teardown: The Restaurant Site That Hides the Menu Teardowns

Teardown: The Restaurant Site That Hides the Menu

A breakdown of the restaurant website that autoplays a video, buries its hours, and makes you download a PDF just to see what's for dinner.

3 min read
The Above-the-Fold Formula Web

The Above-the-Fold Formula

You have milliseconds to earn a second, and one screen to prove you deserve it.

3 min read
Your Call to Action Is the Problem Web

Your Call to Action Is the Problem

Every extra button on your page is a vote against the one that actually matters.

3 min read