We're all familiar with (if not bored to death by) the confetti blast celebration. This is how to design a motivational slingshot that actually works.
Learn which milestones to celebrate, and why
The common mistake when building celebrations
Techniques for upselling more effectively
Companies are building unique features, but then failing to show anyone how to actually use them.
How to structure onboarding for creative input (like AI)
Identifying when simply "pointing" isn't enough
How to make these features more memorable
The best retention strategy? Design a product that helps users feel like they’re making progress—right from the moment they set a goal.
How to create goals that stick
Framing benefits better to upsell more
Reducing churn by leaning into goals
A breakdown of three common onboarding techniques, and how to stop people ignoring them.
Why users ignore your onboarding
What you can do to fix it
Advanced onboarding techniques
When it comes to onboarding, it's often more effective to do just one thing (really damn well).
Prioritising your product’s “one thing”
Turning distractions into teaching moments
Designing templates that drive real outcomes
Discover the art of setting a goal and then using that to immediately create the perception of success.
Creating Aha! Moments before the core product is used
Framing short-term wins as long-term value
Embedding emotion into your onboarding flow
The techniques that Slack have used to create an effortless onboarding flow, and why you might not want to copy them.
Reducing friction without hiding complexity
Using dynamic inputs to regain user attention
Avoiding early decisions that hurt long-term habits
Do you have a long 'time-to-value', and an orchestra of noise? This might be why your churn is so high.
Wise are a multi-currency financial service that, during the age of incumbent banking, earned success with their radical transparency.
Revolut, the self-professed 'all things money' app, certainly hides any hesitation about diving into new markets. this is no exception.
1.8 billion active users, 44% of Americans opting to use it as their email solution, and it's created by Google. It should be great, right?
Instead of buying a Peloton treadmill for £2,295, couldn't you just use your iPhone, and a £400 treadmill that you picked up from Amazon?
Whilst early-adopters are typically forgiving with UX issues, the millions of people being invited to the app each month will be far less tolerant.