How To Make Sure Your Visitors Don't Come Back!Written by Joe Reinbold
Pop up windows - when you arrive, when you leave, when you click to another page! It's an epidemic!I was at a site today where they started coming up so fast and so many that it froze my browser and I had to hit Control, Alt and Delete in order to close a couple of them so I could get back in control. You use to see a couple here and there but now they are everywhere and they are getting to be a pain. Little ones, big ones, ones that come up half on screen so you have to actually drag it before you can close it! Others that are small but have a full size page inside but you can't read it unless you enlarge window! There are narrow ones that go across top of screen and there are those that are larger than your monitor screen so that you can't get to upper right corner to click that little "X" to close darn thing. And now I find that I will close my browser and guess what, there is a sneaky one that is lurking on my desk top waiting for me, like a stalker, from a site I visited a half hour ago! It is getting to be like an arcade game, they pop up and I shoot them down. I am getting pretty quick with my mouse pointer. What I need is a laser mouse so I can close them quicker :>) Then there are sites with fancy flash programs. They have pop up that wants you to download Flash player. And that comes up a couple of times. First of all, I have darn player and secondly hopefully there is a link there so I can bypass Flash presentation. Otherwise I just click away because I really don't want to see it. I went to a site other day because I had to get some contact information. I had to sit through a four minute presentation to get into site because there was no other way.
| | Perfection and Practicality. Get The Site You Want Without Going OverboardWritten by Colin Eyo
It's a common belief that in order to be successful in any field, one must strive for perfection. Although this is a noble intention we must be wary of fact that pursuit of perfection in design can, in come cases, cause more harm than good. When working with a designer on a project, it's important not to let pursuit of perfection disrupt a deadline or push you over budget. How can you avoid perfection trap and still achieve design you're looking for? Simple...1) Be Realistic. It's important to be realistic with expectations of final design. There are many factors that your designer must consider when working on your project including time and budget. Because of these factors, we must decipher what is essential and what is excess. Avoid obsessing over minor details, which often have little or no relevance on overall impact of your web site. An example of obsessing is asking your designer to change colour of your site several times over and ending up with original colour scheme. Changing overall colour scheme of a site takes a considerable amount of time and designer may impose an additional charge for going above and beyond time allotted for project. If you are unsure if your expectations are realistic, ask your designer. 2) Communicate with your designer. Communication between a designer and his/her client is crucial when attempting to achieve goals set for a project. We must understand that designers are not psychics and are unable to accommodate your design preferences if they are unaware of their existence. Here are some suggestions that will help you communicate with your designer more effectively.
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