On May 6, 2008, at 10:38 AM, Gail Swanson wrote:
Can anyone direct me to research on drop out rates for online
systems that require a user to click a link in a verification email
to complete a registration process? So far the only research I've
found is related to email marketing. The system I am working on
requires the user to be more actively engaged in the application and
therefore I don't think the email research is applicable.
Hi Gail,
If you poked around MarketingSherpa.com long enough, you might find
something.
However, saying that, I have 5 words for you: Lies, damn lies, and
statistics.
I wouldn't rely on outside stats about how someone else's design
might've worked. I'm going to guess your situation is different enough
that any statistic of what happened on another site would be
practically useless.
Instead, I'd do a combination of A/B testing and usability tests. The
usability tests would tell you what the actual experience is, while
the A/B test will help quantify the experiential outcomes. (I wouldn't
do one without the other -- you'll only get half the picture.)
That's my $0.02.
Jared
Jared M. Spool
User Interface Engineering
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