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Checklists, templates
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Practical UX, UI, SEO, accessibility, product strategy, AI and handoff resources distilled from Desisle's SaaS product work.

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CHECKLIST Checklist (Interactive)

The SaaS UX Audit Checklist - 100 Points to Check Today

The same 100-point UX audit checklist our team uses when reviewing SaaS products across onboarding, navigation, dashboards, forms, accessibility, mob…

GUIDE Guide (Interactive Playbook)

SaaS Onboarding UX Playbook - The First 60 Seconds That Matter Most

A longer playbook for designing onboarding that activates users instead of only welcoming them. It covers first-time psychology, aha moments, progres…

WORKSHEET Worksheet (Interactive Matrix)

UX Heuristic Evaluation Template - Nielsen's 10 Heuristics Applied to SaaS

A ready-to-use spreadsheet for heuristic evaluation with Nielsen's heuristics, severity levels, a findings log, and a priority matrix built in.

TEMPLATE Template (Interactive Journey Map)

User Journey Mapping Template - From First Touch to Renewal

A visual template for mapping discovery, signup, onboarding, support, renewal, and referral moments with emotion tracking and friction spotting.

GUIDE Guide (Interactive Planner)

SaaS Dashboard Design Guidelines - Turning Data Dumps Into Decision Tools

A practical dashboard design guide covering information hierarchy, chart selection, filters, drill-downs, power-user disclosure, and data-state desig…

CHECKLIST Checklist (Interactive)

The UI Design Checklist - 80 Points for Pixel-Perfect Screens

A UI review checklist for typography, color systems, spacing, consistency, responsiveness, states, accessibility, and handoff readiness.

TEMPLATE Template (Planner + Reference)

Design System Starter Kit - Token Architecture + Component Foundation

A starter Figma system with token architecture, core components, naming conventions, and auto-layout structure so teams can build on a real foundatio…

INTERACTIVE Interactive Tool

SaaS Color System Generator - Build an Accessible Palette in Minutes

A tool concept that takes one primary brand color and expands it into a SaaS-ready, WCAG-aware system including semantic colors and export options.

CHECKLIST Checklist (Interactive)

The SaaS SEO Checklist - 60 Points From Technical to Content

A foundational SEO checklist that covers technical SEO, on-page optimization, content strategy, and link quality for SaaS teams.

CHECKLIST Checklist (Interactive)

Landing Page Conversion Checklist - 40 Elements That Drive Clicks

A conversion checklist for headline clarity, value proposition, social proof, CTA design, form optimization, trust signals, mobile experience, and sp…

TEMPLATE Template (Interactive Calendar)

Content Marketing Calendar Template - 90-Day Editorial Plan for SaaS

A structured editorial calendar with topic clusters, keywords, search intent, funnel stage, publish dates, owners, and performance columns.

GUIDE Guide (Interactive Generator)

SaaS Meta Tags Cheat Sheet - Title Tags, Meta Descriptions & Schema for Every Page Type

A reference for writing page titles, meta descriptions, and schema recommendations across homepages, services, industries, blogs, case studies, prici…

WORKSHEET Worksheet (Interactive Calculator)

SaaS Feature Prioritization Framework - RICE Scoring Worksheet

A formula-based worksheet for prioritizing features using reach, impact, confidence, and effort so roadmap discussions are less subjective.

TEMPLATE Template (Interactive Matrix)

Competitive UX Analysis Template - How to Audit Your Competitors' Design

A structured way to compare 3 to 5 competitors across onboarding, navigation, dashboard design, mobile UX, pricing, discoverability, and error handli…

GUIDE Guide (Interactive Planner)

SaaS Pricing Page Design Guide - The Page That Makes or Loses You Money

A pricing page guide covering tier architecture, comparison tables, anchor pricing, highlighted plans, trial psychology, enterprise CTAs, FAQ placeme…

GUIDE Guide + Audit Planner

Web Accessibility Checklist - WCAG 2.1 AA for SaaS Products

A checklist organized by the WCAG principles of perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust, with practical testing guidance for designers and …

GUIDE Guide + Checker

Color Contrast Checker & Remediation Guide

A quick reference for checking and fixing contrast issues, including WCAG ratios, tools, common failures, and a contrast-safe starter palette.

CHECKLIST Checklist (Interactive)

Design-to-Dev Handoff Checklist - Everything Developers Need From Designers

A pre-handoff checklist for states, breakpoints, spacing, animations, color tokens, typography, exports, and accessibility annotations.

CHECKLIST Checklist (Interactive)

Frontend Code Quality Checklist - Ensuring the Build Matches the Design

A design QA checklist for verifying pixel accuracy, responsiveness, font rendering, spacing, interaction fidelity, accessibility, performance, and br…

GUIDE Guide (Interactive Planner)

The AI SaaS UX Playbook - Designing for Trust, Transparency & Adoption

A deep playbook for AI product UX covering explainability, confidence indicators, AI error handling, human review flows, progressive disclosure, and …

TEMPLATE Template (Interactive Calculator)

SaaS Metrics Dashboard Template - Track the Numbers That Matter

A metrics dashboard template covering MRR, ARR, churn, activation, trial-to-paid, NPS, CAC, LTV, LTV:CAC, and retention benchmarks.

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