# \[UX RESEARCH REPORT\] The onboarding challenge for existing web3 users into the NEAR ecosystem

**URL:** <https://gov.near.org/t/ux-research-report-the-onboarding-challenge-for-existing-web3-users-into-the-near-ecosystem/34522>\
**Category:** Ecosystem\
**Tags:** design, onboarding, ux\
**Created:** [May 10, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/ux-research-report-the-onboarding-challenge-for-existing-web3-users-into-the-near-ecosystem/34522 "2023-05-10T12:56:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![GeorgiaRakusen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@GeorgiaRakusen](https://gov.near.org/u/GeorgiaRakusen)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/ux-research-report-the-onboarding-challenge-for-existing-web3-users-into-the-near-ecosystem/34522/1 "2023-05-10T12:56:43Z")

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OpenUX (previously the User Research DAO) has completed and published an in-depth user research study into the experiences of existing web3 users who are brand new to NEAR (their journeys from discovery to dApp onboarding).

Read the TL;DR here: [Dissecting the onboarding journey for new users to NEAR Protocol | by OpenUX | May, 2023 | Medium](https://medium.com/@openux/dissecting-the-onboarding-journey-for-new-users-to-near-protocol-9654f7d19e56)

Read the full report here: [OpenUX NEAR Protocol User Research Report May 2023.pdf - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VuaQP4QSaQxR5ddQKTMGI0b0rWdP7uGn/view)

Next steps:

- We are compiling questions about the research so that we can create a Q&A video about the study and share it widely. So if you have comments or questions, please drop them in the comments below and we’ll be sure to include them.
- Please share this research with folks you think might benefit!

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**Author:** ![chi.ha](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/chi.ha/32/46388_2.png) [@chi.ha](https://gov.near.org/u/chi.ha)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/ux-research-report-the-onboarding-challenge-for-existing-web3-users-into-the-near-ecosystem/34522/2 "2023-05-11T01:48:16Z")

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Thanks for sharing! It’s such a good read. Keep up the good work 👍

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**Author:** ![cloudmex-alan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/cloudmex-alan/32/31266_2.png) [@cloudmex-alan](https://gov.near.org/u/cloudmex-alan)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 7:50am UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/ux-research-report-the-onboarding-challenge-for-existing-web3-users-into-the-near-ecosystem/34522/3 "2023-05-17T07:50:10Z")

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This report is awesome!

There is a way this report can be translated in another lang?

We can support for wide spreading on Open Web Academy: [https://twitter.com/openwebacademy\_](https://twitter.com/openwebacademy_)