Post by Arch on Dec 13, 2010 2:41:11 GMT -6
Make your site feedback friendly
In many of my previous articles I have stressed the importance of asking your members what they want. From redesigning your website to engaging with your members, it is important that you make it easy for your site’s users to provide you with their opinions and feedback.
If your site members think it is too difficult to tell you about something that has been bugging them about your site, they may just leave and you will be none the wiser as to the reasons why. Making your site feedback friendly helps you to correct any niggles that users have with your site before things reach this point.
It is important to continually tweak and improve your website – the best way of knowing how you can improve the user experience is by asking your users or by allowing them an easy way of providing you with their feedback. It is also important that you are not critical when they do so.
Every forum should have a ‘Site Comments & Suggestions’ section, inviting members to post should they have any ideas on ways to improve the site. Many of the improvements made at Just Chat have come directly from this forum on our message boards.
Offering an easy way for your members to post feedback and suggestions is only the first step, however. You must also ensure you do not criticise or belittle the person providing the suggestion or feedback. Sure, you may disagree with what they say but regardless of this fact, you should respond to their comment by thanking them for their contribution and outlining your own opinions.
Be sure that your response is professional and courteous – after all, whilst you may completely disagree with what your user has said, your response will determine whether other members of your site will feel comfortable providing you with their ideas. Additionally, if one person has taken the time to tell you of an improvement they think needs to be made to your site, then the chances are that many more think the same but have not bothered to tell you.
Your site depends on your users. Offer them an easy way to provide you with feedback and listen to them.
www.communityspark.com/make-your-site-feedback-friendly/
In many of my previous articles I have stressed the importance of asking your members what they want. From redesigning your website to engaging with your members, it is important that you make it easy for your site’s users to provide you with their opinions and feedback.
If your site members think it is too difficult to tell you about something that has been bugging them about your site, they may just leave and you will be none the wiser as to the reasons why. Making your site feedback friendly helps you to correct any niggles that users have with your site before things reach this point.
It is important to continually tweak and improve your website – the best way of knowing how you can improve the user experience is by asking your users or by allowing them an easy way of providing you with their feedback. It is also important that you are not critical when they do so.
Every forum should have a ‘Site Comments & Suggestions’ section, inviting members to post should they have any ideas on ways to improve the site. Many of the improvements made at Just Chat have come directly from this forum on our message boards.
Offering an easy way for your members to post feedback and suggestions is only the first step, however. You must also ensure you do not criticise or belittle the person providing the suggestion or feedback. Sure, you may disagree with what they say but regardless of this fact, you should respond to their comment by thanking them for their contribution and outlining your own opinions.
Be sure that your response is professional and courteous – after all, whilst you may completely disagree with what your user has said, your response will determine whether other members of your site will feel comfortable providing you with their ideas. Additionally, if one person has taken the time to tell you of an improvement they think needs to be made to your site, then the chances are that many more think the same but have not bothered to tell you.
Your site depends on your users. Offer them an easy way to provide you with feedback and listen to them.
www.communityspark.com/make-your-site-feedback-friendly/