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Totally agree. A/B testing is not a panacea and certainly not every one who uses VWO sees improvements. In fact, last to last week, we prominently featured an a
by paraschopra 16y ago
Totally agree. A/B testing is not a panacea and certainly not every one who uses VWO sees improvements. In fact, last to last week, we prominently featured an article on our blog by Noah of AppSumo who said only 1 out of 8 A/B tests produce results of any sort. Here is that article: http://visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/split-testing-blog/a-b-testing-tips/ http://visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/split-testing-blog/a-b-tes...
1 out of 8 A/B tests produce results and that's a reality. And only the positive results get published so you may get an impression that A/B testing is snake oil.
Reasons why such case studies are important is not because these will work for everyone, but may work. In fact, if I knew modal boxes work every time why would I even A/B test them?
Naturally, A/B testing is just one part of puzzle but discounting it is snake oil is not justified.
- Tichy 16y agoNo offense intended, I am sure VWO is a great product. Haven't tried it yet, but have been meaning to. Also the blog is a joy to read. It was more expressing a general worry.
- paraschopra 16y agoNo offense taken :) Yes, I can see that A/B testing is definitely getting attention and hype and some people may directly implement results from A/B testing (which defeats the original purpose).