the words - "No I will pay full price" is the one that hits very hard and forces users to avoid clicking that. Users tend to get swayed away with that kind of word framing. Many blogs use this mechanism too. "Click here to get a free 30 day workout plan" and the CTA being "Yes, give me" and "No, I want to stay unhealthy" - same level of dark pattern.
great post, dharmesh. a few points i wanted to add
1. is there a big difference between in the UX for donation at book my show and zomato? i didn't understand how the friction is different.
2. i use urban company a lot. i have never paid for their plus plan. while they have create a high visibility default, i feel like now that i have chosen to not pay more than 20 times, the default should change towards not adding that amount. in fact, i think by default, nothing should be added. not even a donation. these should be options, and there may be better, more benefit driven ways to do this. for instance, on urban company, if you choose to pay in cash, they will tell you to opt for online payment to avail insurance. this makes sense to me.
sorry for the long comment. thanks for writing again. :)
I had a similar dilemma to map Zomato and BMS donation feature. Its just that Zomato remembers users choice but BMS doesn't. That's the only reason to map it under high friction.
Great article Dharmesh :) :)
Hi, The Swiggy related annotation seems to be not there in the article. Am I missing something ?
Hey, thanks for pointing out. Lost in transfer from notion to Substack. Will be more mindful the next time. Updated the web version now.
great post as usual, Dharmesh. Always look forward to your newsletter!
Thanks Pragadeesh.
the words - "No I will pay full price" is the one that hits very hard and forces users to avoid clicking that. Users tend to get swayed away with that kind of word framing. Many blogs use this mechanism too. "Click here to get a free 30 day workout plan" and the CTA being "Yes, give me" and "No, I want to stay unhealthy" - same level of dark pattern.
Ha ha true. Its usually scary AF. Its sounds like a soft threat.
I see this confirm-shaming pattern at so many places now. Very dark for gullible users.
Ha ha yeah. I'm happy to click the 'Yes I'm stupid for not wanting your free PDF' button than to confirm to the pressure :P
great post, dharmesh. a few points i wanted to add
1. is there a big difference between in the UX for donation at book my show and zomato? i didn't understand how the friction is different.
2. i use urban company a lot. i have never paid for their plus plan. while they have create a high visibility default, i feel like now that i have chosen to not pay more than 20 times, the default should change towards not adding that amount. in fact, i think by default, nothing should be added. not even a donation. these should be options, and there may be better, more benefit driven ways to do this. for instance, on urban company, if you choose to pay in cash, they will tell you to opt for online payment to avail insurance. this makes sense to me.
sorry for the long comment. thanks for writing again. :)
I had a similar dilemma to map Zomato and BMS donation feature. Its just that Zomato remembers users choice but BMS doesn't. That's the only reason to map it under high friction.
Straightforward and informative, loved this analysis!
Thanks Juhi :D
Loved it ! Took time to understand it , But was glued to it, every bit of it.
Thanks Venkat.