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May 07, 2015
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FROM GOOD INTENTIONS
TO MORE DONATIONS
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• Finance research • Cancer care • Prevention • Advocacy • Information • Fighting cancer globally
Norwegian Cancer Society
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«If you have decided to give, surely you will do that even if the form is a bit long»
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«If you have decided to give, surely you will do that even if the form is a bit long»
Wrong!
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Do i REALLY want a hot-dog?
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Making a donation is usually
an emotional decision - not a
rational one.
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People have gone from meaning well to doing well.
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The new Cancer Society website was A Big Deal
• 6 year old website • 6 year old back-end • 6 year old editorial structure • Innumeral stakeholders
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1. Ensure support for patients and next of kind
Website goals
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1. Ensure support for patients and next of kind2. Increase knowlegde about cancer and prevention
Website goals
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1. Ensure support for patients and next of kind2. Increase knowlegde about cancer and prevention3. More people using our services, online
Website goals
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1. Ensure support for patients and next of kind2. Increase knowlegde about cancer and prevention3. More people using our services, online4. Improve the NCS reputation
• (Hereunder raising more money and recruiting more members)
Website goals
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1. Ensure support for patients and next of kind2. Increase knowlegde about cancer and prevention3. More people using our services, online4. Improve the NCS reputation
• (Hereunder raising more money and recruiting more members)
Website goals
Grumpy fundraiser!
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1. Ensure support for patients and next of kind2. Increase knowlegde about cancer and prevention3. More people using our services, online4. Improve the NCS reputation
• (Hereunder raising more money and recruiting more members)
Website goals
Grumpy fundraiser!
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TreatmentSymptomsPreventionCancer formsLatest researchChoosing a hospitalPatient rightsNext of kin, adviceWaiting timeDietary prevention
6 of 79 tasks = 25 % of votes
Source: Top task analysis done by Netlife Research
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TreatmentSymptomsPreventionCancer formsLatest researchChoosing a hospitalDonateVolunteerIn memoriamLegacy
Fundraising at the
bottom of the list :(
Source: Top task analysis done by Netlife Research
0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6%
TreatmentSymptomsPreventionCancer formsLatest researchChoosing a hospitalDonateVolunteerIn memoriamLegacy
Fundraising at the
bottom of the list :(
Source: Top task analysis done by Netlife Research
User tasks
Business goals
«The Core Model», by Netlife Research
User tasks
Business goals
«The Core Model», by Netlife Research
User tasks
Business goals
«The Core Model», by Netlife Research
User tasks
Business goals
«The Core Model», by Netlife Research
User tasks
Core pages
Business goals
«The Core Model», by Netlife Research
User tasks
Core pages
«Lung cancer»
Business goals
«The Core Model», by Netlife Research
User tasks
Core pages
«Lung cancer»«Donate»
Business goals
«The Core Model», by Netlife Research
User tasks
Core pages
«Lung cancer»«Donate»
Business goals
«The Core Model», by Netlife Research
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Home page
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Home page
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Home page
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Home page
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Home page
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Home page
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A lot of users never
see any other page
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Googled
A lot of users never
see any other page
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Googled
A lot of users never
see any other page
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Googled
A lot of users never
see any other page
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?Googled
A lot of users never
see any other page
@BeateSorum http://about.me/beatesorum«The Core Model», by Netlife Research
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All the cred to these guys!
«The Core Model», by Netlife Research
@BeateSorum http://about.me/beatesorum«The Core Model», by Netlife Research
@BeateSorum http://about.me/beatesorum«The Core Model», by Netlife Research
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Mobile first forces you to make
priorities
«The Core Model», by Netlife Research
@BeateSorum http://about.me/beatesorumSketches and prototypes by Netlife Research
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Only real
content
Sketches and prototypes by Netlife Research
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lung cancerGoogled
Blog postFacebook
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Chat with
nurselung
cancerGoogled
Blog postFacebook
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Chat with
nurselung
cancerGoogled
Blog postFacebook
Goal 1: Support
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Chat with
nurselung
cancerGoogled
DonateBlog postFacebook
Goal 1: Support
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Chat with
nurselung
cancerGoogled
DonateBlog postFacebook
Goal 1: Support
Goal 4: Reputation
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The five questions
1. Who is the target audience for this content?
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The five questions
1. Who is the target audience for this content? 2. What is the user need/task?
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The five questions
1. Who is the target audience for this content? 2. What is the user need/task?3. What business goal does this cover?
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The five questions
1. Who is the target audience for this content? 2. What is the user need/task?3. What business goal does this cover?4. How will the content be found and used?
(describe a user case)
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The five questions
1. Who is the target audience for this content? 2. What is the user need/task?3. What business goal does this cover?4. How will the content be found and used?
(describe a user case)5. Why is the website the right channel for this
content?
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An overall much better website, that lets users do what they came for first - which is a big contributor to more donations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sk7cOqB9Dk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sk7cOqB9Dk
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- Luke Wroblewski Web Form Design (2008)
«THE BEST FORMS ARE INVISIBLE»
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First nameLast nameAdressZip codeCity
Reset Submit
We can improve this form!
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First nameLast nameAdressZip codeCity
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Field length should hint of content
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First nameLast name
AdressZip codeCity
Reset Submit
Group fields that belong together
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First nameLast name
AdressZip codeCity
Delete Donate
Buttons must say what they actually do
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First nameLast name
AdressZip codeCity
Donate >
Preferred action should be prominent
Delete
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First nameLast name
AdressZip codeCity
Donate >
Remove buttons that hurt more than help
Let me throw away all the
work I just did
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First nameLast name
AdressZip codeCity
Donate >
Remove buttons that hurt more than help
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First nameLast name
AdressZip codeCity
Donate >
Remove buttons that hurt more than help
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First nameLast name
AdressZip code
City
Donate >
Right-align for easy scanning and reading
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Adress
Zip code
City
Donate >
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Donate >
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Adress
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Donate >
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Don’t EVER do this!
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First name
Last name
Adress
A zip code can only have 5 digits
Zip code
City
Clearly show what went wrong, and how to fix itThere is an error. Please correct the highlighted field below.!
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DON’T ASK FOR MORE THAN NECESSARY
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Just because the database has a
field for it, doesn’t mean
you have to ask for it.
by-nc-sa/2.0/ flickr.com/photos/jasonpearce/29251002/
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What’s the least amount you can get away with?
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Twice as many filled in
the form
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From 11 to 4 fields - 160% increase in contacts
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Every extra input field damages your conversions.
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Don’t ask what you can get rid off.
Ask what you need.
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- Luke Wroblewski Web Form Design (2008 p.28)
«THINK OF FORMS AS A CONVERSATION»
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What kind of conversation do we want?
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Forms as a conversationSlide by Netlife Research / @idaaa
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Forms as a conversation• The questions should be a natural
part of the conversation
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Forms as a conversation• The questions should be a natural
part of the conversation• If you ask understandable questions,
you will get answers
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Forms as a conversation• The questions should be a natural
part of the conversation• If you ask understandable questions,
you will get answers• Explain why you need to know what
you are asking about
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Forms as a conversation• The questions should be a natural
part of the conversation• If you ask understandable questions,
you will get answers• Explain why you need to know what
you are asking about• Follow-up questions are best asked
after the form has been sent
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Family membership
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• A/B-testing• User testing
Make sure it works
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• A/B-testing• User testing• Funnel-analysis
Make sure it works
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• A/B-testing• User testing• Funnel-analysis• Talk to customer service
Make sure it works
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The idea that more choices actually lead to fewer actions.
The paradox of
choice
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New regular donors
+288%
One-off donations+198%
New regular donors
+288%
Annual value new regular
donors+382%
New members+107%
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Text donations 53 %
Web donations phone 16 %
Web donations tablet
6 %
Web donations desktop
25 %
Even more important on small screens
Cold Water Challenge
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Context is more important than device
Member recruitment
from Facebook
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Context is more important than device
2,5%
Member recruitment
from Facebook
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Context is more important than device
2,5%
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recruitment from
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Context is more important than device
2,5%
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recruitment from
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Means we can create dedicated landing pages
Portable forms
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Nudge!
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