Do you know the difference between user research, user testing, a usability test and UserTesting.com?

People regularly ask me how to break into UX research and acquire a better foundational knowledge. I respond consistently with five suggestions.

#2 is to improve your vocabulary.

Let's face it. UX terms can be super confusing. If you don't know the difference between these terms look them up. Or soak up 3 of the 4 on this slide from one of my corporate UXR trainings last week.

There is a very big difference. I can tell immediately how seasoned you are by the way you use our terms. Precision is extremely important.

NOTE TO SELF: Publish article on my five suggestions of how to break into UXR from where you are now!

*More on that in an upcoming post!