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Task Usability – UX consulting

Website UX (user experience) consultant based in Wellington, New Zealand specialising in charity, non profit, NGO and public sector digital marketing and communications.

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January 22, 2018

Video – a 'black box' of content

January 22, 2018/ Louise Lum
Video – a 'black box' of content

If you want people to view your video content you need to give them the 'highlights' and run time up front. Then they can click (or not) with confidence, instead of seeing it as a mystery black box ... and moving on.

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January 22, 2018/ Louise Lum/
Content, Video
Information scent
July 23, 2017

Websites – the 'meat and two veg' on your digital communications menu

July 23, 2017/ Louise Lum
Websites – the 'meat and two veg' on your digital communications menu

With the popularity of social media, and the potential of apps, is the age of the website on the wane? I believe a useful, resource-rich website is still a good foundation from which social media and apps can hang off, and point towards.

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July 23, 2017/ Louise Lum/
Content, Digital communications, Digital strategy, Social media, Not for profits, Apps
January 05, 2017

Why it's hard to web edit your own content

January 05, 2017/ Louise Lum
Why it's hard to web edit your own content

When you're too attached to your web content but need to let (some of it) go, focus on user needs and get another opinion.

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January 05, 2017/ Louise Lum/
Content, Writing for the Web
September 08, 2016

The importance of good web writing in a crisis

September 08, 2016/ Louise Lum
The importance of good web writing in a crisis

Recently I needed to find some information for a loved one in an immediate crisis. Stress levels and heart rates were high and I needed some good information to help understand what was going on and the best way I could help.

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September 08, 2016/ Louise Lum/
Content, Writing for the Web
Audience
June 13, 2016

'I've got one just like it' — using social proof on websites

June 13, 2016/ Louise Lum
'I've got one just like it' — using social proof on websites

Have you ever been swayed by a salesperson saying 'I've got one just like it' when making a purchasing decision? Social proof, or the influence of other people's behaviour on your own, can be used on websites to support the real-life activity and credibility of your organisation. But don't over promise and under deliver.

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June 13, 2016/ Louise Lum/
Content
Social proof, Credibility
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