Website Evaluation - Slickdeals -Audience

Who is the site for? Who are the intended users?

This site is for people who want to interact with a community of users who seek out the best
deals in both physical stores and online shopping sites. The intended users are those who want to
dedicate time to saving money. The site is also very community-based and one can ask for help
both in searching and the quality of the deal.

What do users want to accomplish?

The users want to find out what are the latest deals and to search for sales on items that they
want.

What are the needed skills? Good fit with skills of intended users?

The only necessary skills for using this website are basic searching and browsing abilities.
However, thinking on ones feet to modify the search terms is necessary. Given that most of the
users vary greatly in age and education background, most users seem able to navigate the site
regardless of previous experience.

What tasks are users trying to accomplish?

The tasks that the users are trying to accomplish are:
-Searching and narrowing the search after evaluating results and search terms.
-Networking with other users to improve searching and evaluating results.