Unlearning design: how testing transformed my work
summary
Leaves a freelance practice to join Spellbook to answer whether 100+ marketing websites actually drive results copies old top landing pages into the new site runs tested six new versions of the top page and loses repeatedly discovers the winning variant after roughly 3 months of experiments and collaboration learns the decisive ingredients are pointed messaging and cross‑team input (not polish), and that persistence through uncomfortable failures produces measurable lifts—one winner ultimately replaces the old pages.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00The freelancer's dilemma
- 2:10Joining the Spellbook team
- 5:16Seeking long-term answers
- 7:47The failure of initial tests
- 11:06Finding a winning formula
- 12:30Lesson one: Messaging matters
- 15:57Lesson two: Embracing discomfort
- 18:09Lesson three: Constant inquiry
