Best Practices

A/B testing is critical to creating new site features and functionality, but it’s not always the first stop on the road to decision making. This is especially true for organizations that are driven by a siloed mentality. When departments do not share information with other departments in the same company, they risk spending unnecessary development…

Picking A/B testing software to optimize your website is as simple as choosing a scalpel to perform surgery on yourself. Anyone can pick up a scalpel and begin cutting, yet it is entirely useless and dangerous in inexperienced hands. How much have you invested in website operations? Hardware, software, networking, hosting, development, design, monitoring, and…

The blessed day finally arrives. After months of labor selecting images and messages, the design team is ready to deliver a simpler version of your website. Excitement abounds as designers reveal gorgeous images uncluttered by pesky text. Yes, millions of visitors are about to meet your new baby!! But wait, has anyone A/B tested the…

There’s something really liberating about being able to A/B test all of your beliefs. If you want to build a culture of optimization through A/B testing, that’s what you have to do. Adopting experimentation as a mindset will enable you to A/B test more ideas, brainstorm more alternatives, and maximize what’s possible. So, how might…

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