What’s the difference between Tests and Tasks?

You can’t have a test without tasks.

Tasks are the individual exercises our testers complete while doing your test — these include navigating to certain parts of your site, taking actions like adding items to their cart, or simple observational tasks.

Example:
1. Please spend 5 minutes exploring the store like you normally would.
2. Find a pair of running shoes for less than $40.
3. Do the shoes come in your size? What colors do they offer?
4. You need the shoes tomorrow for a marathon if you buy now – could they arrive by noon tomorrow?

Some tests have three tasks, some have 12. More tasks means more steps in your flow and a longer test.

The number of tasks needs fit within the time period of the test as it’s only fair to the testers to get paid for their time. (ie: Don’t squeeze a task that takes 30-minutes and purchase a 1 task test for $10/result – which is meant to be 5 minutes or less)