BrainCert is the Easiest Way to Learn, Teach, and Collaborate Online.
Target Audience: Learners, Teachers, and Organizations
Website URL: https://www.braincert.com
No. of Feedback Providers Requested: 5
Feedback sought:
1) Look around the home page – what is your initial impression of what you see?
2) Think of something you want to find on this website. Now try to find it. Did you find what you were looking for? Was anything confusing?
3) Are you encouraged to (create a new account, subscribe, sign up for a free trial, etc.)? Can you tell us why (or why not)?
4) Go to search engine of your choice and find one other company that offers a similar service. Compare the two companies. Which on do you prefer? Why?
5) Please share any additional feedback/comments you may have.
1) My initial impression of the website is that the color tone is amazing and simple. The video on the home page is a nice touch. Also the website provides all the information in a summarised form on the home.
2)I tried looking for courses and tests and it wasn’t difficult at all. The links have been clearly provided at the bottom of the page. On opening the link, we can find the information in great detail but it is very clearly explained, which is a good thing.Then I tried to find where I could register and that too was very easy to find as the link has been clearly provided at the top of the page.
3) Though I like the website very much, I think that the home page contains too much information i.e. it feels like we have been scrolling for ages. So that gives me a feeling that the website is more interested in selling the product, like its trying hard to convince me to register, so no I would think twice before signing up. I’d rather that they have the necessary information on the home page and add additional pages for others or you could just reduce the font size and change placement. Just make it shorter, the home page.
4)I looked at http://www.curatr3.com and I like their website better. Although I liked the color theme of http://www.braincert.com better but like I said, they have additional pages for all the information and a shorter home page. I idea I liked best on their website is that they have a moving advertisement thing i.e. the thing is constantly moving and providing various information. This has saved them a lot of space and at the same time put all the required information on the home page. I like that they have given only the right amount of information on the home page, so that if someone is interested they can further look for it on the website.
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1) Look around the home page – what is your initial impression of what you see? My initial impression is that the site owner is trying to do a parallax design, but it is not working as efficiently as it could. There needs to be link breaks to allow users to easily get from each section of the website to another, instead of just scrolling down. These call to action buttons seem to be missing from the website. The colors used are well done and also inviting to the user. In terms of screen size, the design should be stretched wider horizontally.
2) Think of something you want to find on this website. Now try to find it. Did you find what you were looking for? Was anything confusing? I wanted to find the pricing for the services. Immediately from the navigation, I was shown a link that was labeled “plans/pricing”. Upon clicking this link, I was easily lead to a page that explained all four different pricing plans for the user to choose from. These options were easy to find as well as easy to read to see how each plan differed from one another in terms of not only price, but options that it included. I also liked that the site owner broke down the parts of each package into subsections to allow for easier explanations to what is included.
3) Are you encouraged to (create a new account, subscribe, sign up for a free trial, etc.)? Can you tell us why (or why not)? Yes, I am encouraged to sign up for their services and see how BrainCert can benefit me. For my own purposes, I would be trying out their organizational module. I like the fact that the software handles the task of uploading a variety of files and converting them easily into parts of the course.
4) Go to search engine of your choice and find one other company that offers a similar service. Compare the two companies. Which on do you prefer? Why? Upon searching “e-content learning platform” on Google, I was lead to Sowiso.nl, a company from the Netherlands. According to them, “Our innovative e-learning platform helps our clients, like publishers and universities, to become front runners in their respective markets, as it enables them in creating their own intelligent e-learning solutions that fit today’s generation of students.” In comparing the two companies, I definitely prefer BrainCert’s model as it does not limit me to only math and science based learning like Sowiso does. In terms of the comparison of both websites, BrainCert’s website is certainly more advanced and more in-depth information-wise than Sowiso’s which leads me to choose it over Sowiso as well.
5) Please share any additional feedback/comments you may have. My biggest suggestion would be to finish the design of the website so that it further follows the parallax type of design that the site has started to follow. If you add section breaks to the site and expand the horizontal design of it, I feel like the site will be able to have a more modern look and easier user experience. Also, including the diagram found on the “Our Platform” page and putting it on the homepage would help better explain what the platform is to the site visitor from the get-go.
1) Look around the home page – what is your initial impression of what you see?
My initial reaction to the website was that it seems very friendly, inviting and simple to use. It is easy to navigate and the massage that it wants to deliver to its target audience is very straightforward.
2) Think of something you want to find on this website. Now try to find it. Did you find what you were looking for? Was anything confusing?
I searched the website for various things, including contact information for the website, as well as support information for it, I searched for information creating courses etc. all the information needed was there and easy to access.
3) Are you encouraged to (create a new account, subscribe, sign up for a free trial, etc.)? Can you tell us why (or why not)?
Yes, I am very motivated to created and account. As a student, I can see myself using the website often because of its seems very user-friendly.
4) Go to search engine of your choice and find one other company that offers a similar service. Compare the two companies. Which on do you prefer? Why?
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I like https://www.braincert.com/ better than the other website because it is more user-friendly inviting and easy to navigate. All the information you need can be found right away in braincert, which is not the case with coursites.
5) Please share any additional feedback/comments you may have.The website works perfectly and it is very helpful even if you haven’t made an account. As a student I have worked with multiple websites and Braincert it one of the best I’ve come across. I would recommend to start advertising it more because it is a wonderful website.
1. My initial impression of Braincert is that it would be useful for a large company for training sessions. I found it to be very well organized and the layout was structured in a very organized manner. Everything was clear and concise.
2. I took a look at the virtual classroom section which is what I would use if I signed up. I was very impressed by the realtime classroom courses offered and that you would have instant messaging so that you could have questions answered immediately. Also, there was a whiteboard which would be very useful when taking classes from a virtual standpoint.
3. I would definitely sign up if I were to take any classes online. I also thought the 60 day free trial would be a plus since usually trials are offered for 30 days.
4. I took a look at Phoenix.edu and it is more expensive and also I could not find a free trial on their site anywhere so this would make me lean much strongly toward Braincert.
5. Overall, I was very impressed with this site. As stated before, the free trial would be very beneficial and I thought the instant messaging and whiteboard would be very useful with virtual classes. It seems this would offer everything anyone would need for taking classes online and it would be possible to even fully pursue a degree. I found the site to have everything anyone wanting online courses would need. Also, it would be great for anyone wanting to teach or offer courses online also.
1) My initial reaction to the website was that layout of the homepage was very appealing. I think that the use of color grey with bright colors like pink, green and red is looking very nice. As soon as I opened the website, my eyes went straight to the video on the left hand side of the screen. I think that it is a very nice touch to the site. The use of cartoons in the video has made it even better cause it has added color to the site. In my opinion, the use of such fun and lively colors has also made the read quite interesting. For me, it was a major factor which got me interested otherwise looking at the purpose of the site i.e. education, I would have definitely bookmarked to read later. I think it has lightened the seriousness. I think this is a good thing as it will grab attention of people of all ages. I felt that instead of putting the line ‘Learn or Teach Any Subject..’ at the bottom of the page, it would be better to put on the top because that line captures the essence of the site. Also the line ‘Create and Deliver…’ though correct, makes it sound like a business model and the young audience may not get interested very quickly. The line ‘Learn or Teach..’ on the other hand explains the purpose of the site and at the same time doesn’t sound like a sales pitch. Overall I liked the look and feel of the site very much, especially the color tone.
2)My concern on sites like this is Data Security and Pricing Model. So that was exactly what I wanted to look for. Surprising, I was extremely easy to find. They have the pricing model link available at both the top and the bottom of the page which makes it very easy to find. When you open the link, They have made it clear that all plans include a trail period for us to make up our mind about the product. I think this will make the product popular because the customers are assured that you can buy it if you like using it. Then 4 clears plans have been provided, all on the same page together. This is good because this makes it easier for the user to compare features and decide on which plan to purchase. The prices have been stated against each plan. Absolutely no confusion there. Next I was going to search for security but I din’t have to because right below the plans, they have a FAQs section which included the question of data security. So done. Literally took me 2 minutes to find both the information I needed. No confusion. Also I loved that they added a comment from a happy customer right near the plans. This will surely influence the decision-making of some people.
3)To be honest, although I love the site, I still have doubts about signing up because the graph on the homepage, benefits, reasons you will love.. etc. give me a feeling that they are trying to hard. AS in they are extremely to come up with ways to convince use somehow. I think there is too much information on the website’s homepage and that some should be shifted to a different section. I feel that the homepage should all be about what it is with a few comments from happy customers. This way, is a person is interested, they can easily look for more information. OR if so much information is to be provided on the homepage, maybe reduce the font size or put information on left and picture on right or vice versa instead of the picture below the information as it takes up a lot of space. Make the homepage a little shorter.
4) I looked up http://www.wiziq.com and I liked BrainCert better. Overall BrainCert is better because the color tones are quite refreshing as compared to wiziq but wiqiq also has a few featues which if incorporated in BrainCert, would make it even better. On wiziq, they have the tabs for social networking site on the top right side. This I liked because its easily accessible as compared to the links at the bottom of the page on BrainCert. ON wiziq they are readily avilable and there is no need to look for then. I also liked comments from the happy customers on the homepage because as I said, this plays a very important role in the decision-making process. Another thing I liked is the moving ad .i.e the ad that keeps on rotating between pages, this features saves a lot of space, grabs attention and at the same time gets the job done. Also they have names of famous companies displayed on the homepage and this I think adds credibility to the website.
5) Overall I really like the site. I would like it even better if the aforementioned suggestions are taken into consideration. Good Luck!
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