Overview Welcome to this online guide on Web Usability. This guide is intended for professionals working within the internet industry, such as producers, writers, editors, web designers, user interface designers, and marketing people who have an impact on the delivery and display of content on the internet. Topics Online vs. Offline Usability Why usability is even more critical online than offline. Usability Attributes What they are and what they stand for. Repeat Visitors What are some of the factors that drive users to return to a web site? Steps to Better Usability A checklist of steps to take in order to improve usability on your web site. Usability Testing How are your users using your web site? Organization How do you best organize and structure information on your site? Navigation How do you make it easy for users to access your information? Reading and Writing Reading and writing on and for the web is not the same as in the print world. Interaction Things might work well in theory but not in relation to how humans tend to behave. Introduction | On & Offline Usability | Usability Attributes | Repeat Visitors Better Usability | Usability Testing | Organization | Navigation Reading & Writing | Interaction Web Usability - Designing with the User in Mind Copyright © 2001 Clear Design, Inc.