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A New Iteration – Our Recap of 2019
Ah, the end of another test cycle! Wait, no - the end of another year, that’s what it is. It’s difficult to keep testing out of your head once you’ve realized that practically everything can be tested and improved if you take a good enough look - but right now, we’re...
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Will You Have A Happy Black Friday?
It’s the Super Bowl for retail. The biggest shopping day of the year. The peak season for e-commerce. We’re talking about Black Friday! Today is the official day but most retailers have rolled out their fresh deals in advance and already started the big countdown for...
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5 Tips for Successful Crowdtests
Here it is, the last part of our masterclass in partnership with Business Reporter. Today, Philipp Benkler, CEO and Co-Founder of Testbirds, talks about our core service - Crowdtesting - and why we believe it’s THE way to go, following our mission to create digital...
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This is the official Testbirds blog. We write about trends, issues, challenges and developments within the digital industry as well as Testbirds as a disruptive company.
Testbirds started in Munich, Germany, but has become an international company. This is why our posts are primarily in english.
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Successful UX Tests: How to Write a Test Script
If you want to conduct a successful UX test, one of the most important things is writing the test script - without a proper script your results will be useless. Before you can start writing the actual script, first you have to decide on which testing method you want...
read moreMake Your Webshop Trustworthy for Black Friday
Black Friday isn’t far away anymore, and it’s time to make your webshop shine bright like a diamond! So, do you have the best offers? Then the next thing is that your visitors have to actually believe that you have the best offers - or to put it in a broader context -...
read moreUX Testing – User Based Testing
Today we want to turn the spotlight on another branch of testing, namely usability testing or user based testing, and especially the importance of choosing the perfect target group – not only for testing but for your business in general. Philipp Benkler, CEO &...
read moreCheck Your Check-Out in Time for Shopping Season
On average 7 out of 10 online shopping carts are abandoned. There are different reasons for this but one major issue is when the payment process doesn’t work as it should. Even if you put a lot of effort into your online store, with an excellent user interface and...
read more5 Steps to Successful QA Tests
Are you thinking about testing the quality of your digital product but don’t know where to start? That’s why we’ve compiled the most important steps of conducting a successful QA test. In our last blog article “What is QA Testing and Why Do We Need It?” you found out...
read moreWhat is QA Testing and Why Do We Need It?
Does my software have any bugs or issues? This is probably the most frequently asked question when developing a new product - and if it’s not, then it should be. That’s how important quality assurance is. In times when products are so similar that you can barely tell...
read moreGet Ready for Black Friday with Load and Performance Testing
The shopping extravaganza from the US – Black Friday – has become one of the biggest shopping events of the year. Even though we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Europe and have no long weekend, we somehow still feel the urge to buy and buy and buy on Black...
read moreWhy We Need Innovative Testing Methods
Since 2011, we help our customers create digital products people really love. When Philipp, Georg, and Markus founded Testbirds 8 years ago, testing and testing methods were different from what we know today. Back then it was mainly developers and maybe a few other...
read moreRecap | Magna Telemotive Software Solutions Symposium
Small but excellent (and with a pretty long name) - that is how I would describe the Magna Telemotive Software Solutions Symposium that we attended on October 10th. Besides being CTO and a Founder of Testbirds, I’m also a huge car enthusiast. So for me, the topic of...
read moreTestbirds specialises in the testing of software such as apps, websites and Internet of Things applications by using innovative technologies and solutions. Under the slogan, “Testing Reality. Real users. Real devices. Real time”, the company offers various testing methods to its clients looking to optimise the user-friendliness and functionality of their digital products. With over 400,000 registered testers located in 193 countries, Testbirds is one of the world’s leading crowdtesting providers. In addition, the IT service provider utilises cloud based technologies to support customers in the optimisation of their digital products. The combination of the two testing methods delivers a unique and extensive portfolio that takes the quality of software to the next level. Testbirds was founded in 2011 by Philipp Benkler, Georg Hansbauer and Markus Steinhauser. Today, the company has over 100 employees. Other than its headquarters in Munich, there are now offices in Amsterdam, London and Stockholm, franchises in Hungary and Russia and sales partners in Italy.
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