5 resources from Maze we point founders to, and the questions each answers.
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Why we picked it
When you don't have the traffic to A/B test, a five-second test is the practical substitute: show your copy to a handful of people for five seconds, then ask what the product does and who it's for. Maze gives you a ready template to run this unmoderated, so you can learn whether your headline actually lands with 10 or 20 people instead of waiting on a few hundred visitors that never convert. It measures comprehension, the thing copy is actually supposed to do.
Why we picked it
Before you tweak the page again, this gives you a concrete test to check whether it even communicates. You show someone the page for five seconds, then ask what it does and who it is for, and their answer tells you if the copy is the problem or if you are just fiddling. It turns a vague itch to keep editing into a specific, testable question.
Why we picked it
The lowest cost way to watch real people use your product, no recruiting agency required. This guide walks through the coffee shop approach: approach a few strangers, offer a small thank you, and give them a task while you watch. When you have no budget and no users lined up, this gets you real signal by the afternoon.
Why we picked it
A thorough, free guide to the full range of usability tests, from moderated sessions to unmoderated remote tasks and five-second tests. Useful when you want to match the right method to your specific clunky complaint (first impression, navigation, or a full task flow). Practical templates and task-writing advice included.
Why we picked it
Useful once you've run a few in-person sessions and want to test with more people than you can personally sit with. It's honest about the tradeoff: unmoderated tests remove you (and your bias) from the room entirely, but you lose the ability to probe follow-up questions, so you need a tighter, clearer script going in.
