Why no usage what so ever? Any process of getting user's feedback is better than doing nothing. We are so skewed of using our own apps that we think all is perfect. Nothing ever is. I think its a great idea how to get more usage data. If I try it I will let you know how it went. I am thinking of using some screenrecording software like SilverBackApp to archive and analyze results later when not drunk :)
Interesting site... if it works like it appears to, I wouldn't be one of the survey testers, but I'm sure it'd nab a lot of people, enough to at least get some ideas. Good luck with it!
Because success is not measured by the usability of your product.
There are countless examples of way too complex products that are still successful and almost any successful company you can think of DIDN'T do usability testing.
Companies like Amazon do A/B testing, Apple don't do usability testing at all.
Usability starts to matter later on, when you can measure on actual customer behavior rather than user opinion.
Down vote me all you want. I challenge anyone to prove that usability tests are actually making more successful products.
Which is obvious for a couple of reasons. Apple is paranoid that anything regarding what they work on get's out.
and Apple use the Genius design method. Apple do new things not me to products.
Other than that you must take my word for it and those I know at Apple. But again if you can find anything that proves that Apple do usability testing then by all means please share.
With regards to Amazon. I know that what matters at amazon is A/B testing.
And looking at their checkout process it doesn't look like anything that have been anywhere near a usability test.
But you are missing the point here.
The companies didn't become successful because of usability testing that is the crux of the matter and the claim behind the 5USD that is wrong. To the extent it testing your product matters you can ask ANYONE. If it is that bad then why spend 5USD on a beer.
But most likely it wont be totally unusable and then the actual evidence of usability test having any positive influence on your likely success.
Janusz Founder of http://www.UsabilityTest.com (free usability testing for web apps)