{"id":537,"date":"2010-04-06T11:01:31","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T10:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.setfiremedia.com\/blog\/?p=537"},"modified":"2010-04-06T11:01:31","modified_gmt":"2010-04-06T10:01:31","slug":"when-to-ask-for-user-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.setfiremedia.com\/blog\/when-to-ask-for-user-details","title":{"rendered":"When to ask for user details"},"content":{"rendered":"

When should you ask for information from your users? I recently came across two online apps that illustrate the right and the wrong way to resolve this question. <\/p>\n

Firstly, we have Mockflow<\/a>, an online wireframe tool. Includes versioning, collaboration etc.
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So, if you’re wondering what this application’s like, how do we find out? They have a pretty good video on the homepage, that’s nice enough. And if you take the tour, you can see some screen shots that outline some of the functions of the site. Very nice.<\/p>\n

But if I want to try it out, what do I get?<\/p>\n

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Hooray, another sign up form. Those never get dull. <\/p>\n

Contrast this with Dabbleboard<\/a>, another online collaborative working tool. Here’s the homepage:<\/p>\n

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But how do you find out what it’s really like to use? Well, all you have to do is go to http:\/\/www.dabbleboard.com\/draw, and you can start right away.
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Simple, and in terms of engaging your visitors, it’s much more better than asking for an email and a password. Of course, you do need to sign up to dabble board if you want to save your work; but by that point users will be much more committed to the application than someone who has read a landing page and watched a video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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