Guides
Guides
Practical, honest guides for founders and small teams who want to know why visitors leave - and how to find out before they do.
- GuideWhy visitors leave your website on the first visitNine common causes of first-visit abandonment, and how to check each one yourself.
- GuideUsability testing without recruiting participantsHallway tests, 5-second tests, session replay, paid panels and AI visitors: when each one makes sense.
- ComparisonSession replay vs AI visitorsCold Visitor, Hotjar and Microsoft Clarity side by side - and why they work best together.
Free tool
Want a quick first check? The dead link and button checker lists the broken links, missing anchors and buttons that do nothing on any public page.
See the second a stranger gives up on your site
The free cold visit sends one AI visitor to your homepage in a real browser. It only browses your public pages - nothing is filled in or submitted - and you get your worst finding with its video clip.
Run a free cold visitFree · one session per domain · no signup