User Onboarding Course

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Free Online Course: User Onboarding Course provided by Treehouse is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for Less than 1 hour of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge.

Overview
  • User onboarding optimization has a huge impact on user retention, allowing users to more quickly engage with a product and understand its value. We'll take a look at several user onboarding patterns.

    What you'll learn

    • Welcome messages (greetings, tips)
    • Walkthrough (tours, hotspots, explainer videos, etc.)
    • Guided actions (account setup, personalization, permissions, etc.)
    • Deferred account creation
    • Empty states when no content is available to show yet

Syllabus
  • Introduction to User Onboarding

    This is an introduction to user onboarding and why it's important. We'll look at common UI patterns for onboarding, and you'll see several examples from popular products.

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    • What is User Onboarding?

      1:48

    • Why is User Onboarding Important?

      5:41

    • Onboarding Patterns: Hospitality

      2:05

    • Onboarding Patterns: Product Explanation

      6:00

    • Onboarding Patterns: Guided Actions

      4:53

    • Review of Introduction to User Onboarding

      7 questions

    Going Beyond & Best Practices

    Onboarding experiences are not just for new users. They also benefit existing users who want to learn about a new feature or advanced technique. Onboarding also extends beyond the app, through touch points such as emails and knowledge bases. To wrap up this course, we'll look at best practices.

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    • A Holistic, Ongoing Onboarding Experience

      3:47

    • Best Practices

      2:45

    • Review Going Beyond & Best Practices

      5 questions