Hey PH!
My latest project, UserTesters.io, is an effort for connecting entrepreneurs and tech startups with qualified candidates who are looking to make an extra bit of cash from participating in usability tests.
The problem that I faced was finding difficulty sourcing candidates when testing new product ideas and prototypes. Either I was required to go through an expensive recruiting firm or user testing service, reach out to friends and family, or buy someone a coffee at Starbucks in exchange for some valuable feedback.
My goal is to make this easier for people in my situation or for entrepreneurs/teams who just don’t have access to thousands of users they can easily source from. And to also be able to provide people an extra form of revenue by offering their feedback in exchange for testing prototypes, apps and websites.
I would love any feedback, thoughts and comments. Find me @mosstache on Twitter!
@mosstache congrats on the launch - the site looks pretty inviting! That said, I'm curious why you didn't just use the multitudes of sites offering this service instead of building your own from scratch? Was something missing from usertesting.com or userinterviews.com, for instance, that made you want to build one for yourself? Seems like a lot of work!
On the product side, I'm curious where you currently source your pool of testers and candidates from. Would I be able to recruit candidates from Canada, for example? How granular can I get?
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As a UX designer, I was interested in signing up. However, the idea of having to negotiate payment terms with every business was enough to prevent me from registering - what happens if they don't pay, etc.
Highly recommend looking into Stripe Connect - they make it really easy for use cases like this, where you can create a marketplace payments model.
Definitely a useful service. While signing up, I was quite lost when looking for a relevant Industry. There's a bit of incoherence there. Couldn't find anything related to Software/SaaS which I think will be your major market?
Thanks @irhymeth! Great feedback.
Re: industry - that’s useful to know. I’ll be the first to admit that it’s a bit overwhelming. I’ll look into ways to simplify so this field doesn’t cause so much friction. Great point on including Software/SaaS.
Re: typo - thanks for the catch.
This looks pretty interesting. I signed up and am looking forward to seeing if I'm actually invited to review a website/app. Keep up the work!
Just as a note, I noticed that on the "Thank You" page, your logo icon uses a relative url instead of an absolute one ("img/logo.svg") and it's not showing because it's a broken link. Just a little user testing for ya ;)
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