--- title: "Practicing What We Preach: Utilizing UX Research to Build a Better Viget.com" url: https://daily.dev/posts/practicing-what-we-preach-utilizing-ux-research-to-build-a-better-viget-com-yayn1oc8s source_url: https://www.viget.com/articles/practicing-what-we-preach-utilizing-ux-research-to-build-a-better-viget-com type: article source: "Viget" published: 2026-07-07T19:32:04.654Z updated: 2026-07-07T19:32:21.226Z tags: ["ux", "ui-design", "user-testing"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Practicing What We Preach: Utilizing UX Research to Build a Better Viget.com **[Viget](https://daily.dev/sources/viget)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Viget shares how they applied UX research and user testing to their own website redesign, resisting the temptation to rely solely on internal expertise. They conducted mixed-methods research including analytics, session recordings, competitive analysis, and client interviews, running it in parallel with design and development. Key findings included discovering clients visit the site at a different journey stage than assumed, and that overly design-forward interactive elements could alienate potential clients. The post argues that scoped 'just enough research' saves time and money by catching misalignments early, enabling teams to launch with confidence rather than hope. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [UX research on a budget: how to interview real users in a week](https://daily.dev/posts/ux-research-on-a-budget-how-to-interview-real-users-in-a-week-lhn7sxwo8) · Curiosum · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Beyond Components: Why Great Design Systems Begin with UX Research](https://daily.dev/posts/beyond-components-why-great-design-systems-begin-with-ux-research-7xalvgvqk) · Medium · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ux](https://daily.dev/tags/ux), [#ui-design](https://daily.dev/tags/ui-design), [#user-testing](https://daily.dev/tags/user-testing) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/practicing-what-we-preach-utilizing-ux-research-to-build-a-better-viget-com-yayn1oc8s)