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My Top Ten List Of Extremely Annoying Web Page Design Elements!

Easy navigation and usability are one of Found"
the most important aspects of creating a error messages. Keep your links up to
"user friendly" website. However, there date and take down the
are still a "plethora" of web-sites out links that are no longer active.7)
there that are, to be politically Cursing or using worn out phrases like
correct, "functionally challenged." Does "Kick Butt," or "Kick
your website keep people captivated, or Ass." (Example: "Kick Ass Copy-Writing
does it send them fleeing as soon as they Service," "Kick Butt
get to the first page? Do you offend your Web Marketing"). I can't exit fast
visitors by employing these ten web enough when I see anyone
design faux pau's?1) Music, or any voice using that phrase in website advertising
recording that automatically plays copy. It maybe an
when you enter a site, without giving me excellent marketing headline, but for
the option of turning me, it is a total
it off. Yes, there are still website turn-off. Impress your visitors with
owners who think that putting their Midi intelligent, informative,
version of "Play That Funky Music advertising copy and content.8) AND
Whiteboy," will some how impress their SOMEONE-ANYONE-PLEASE! Stop the "ultra"
visitors. Always give people the option dark background accented with an equally
of listening to any recorded information dark font! I have discovered many a
you have on your website. Don't website in which the background, and the
automatically assume that your visitors text fonts are
will be captivated by your voice, or your indistinguishable from each other! It
music.2) Spinning or animated GIF's of looks like your are staring
any type. Floating cursors into a black hole! Lighten things up a
that follow me around while I am bit, and don't make me
visiting your site. If you want to turn the brightness controls on my
distract me from viewing your monitor to full! And no, I
information, then incorporate this don't want to highlight the text so I
"flotation device" into your design can read the information
repertoire! It is like having a security on your website!9) While I love
guard follow me around in a retail store Marcomedia's Flash, I think it should be
to make sure that I'm not used sparingly. Unless you have a film
stealing!Oversize font that takes up the site, or a product that
whole landing page, and web pages requires a detailed visual description,
that do not fit in my viewing screen. If just forget about using
you are not sure how your website looks flash for e-commerce. There is a
on other browsers, then use this free majority of people out
tool called Browsersizer..ApplyThis.com there who still use those pokey dial-up
Browsersizer modems (me being
helps web developers check to see how one of them) and I "hate the wait!"Even
their web pages look on different screen when I use the skip feature it still
resolutions. Slow loading web pages. takes to long for the
Compress, or eliminate large lumbering page to load. While doing research for
graphics. Your landing page should load The Ultimate Guide
in 10 seconds or less. Here is a website To Products For Resale: I noticed that
that will analyze your load that are some designer clothing wholesalers where
"Under Construction." Don't promote what using
you don't have. It is almost guaranteed flash to sell their product. The same
that once I see that logo on your site, I applied to retail sellers of designer
will not visit again to see if your shoes, designer handbags, and designer
construction is finished. Web-sites that clothing.My question is why? If you are
don't not allow me to use the "back using your site to sell a product, just
button." Eliminating my ability to move stick with high quality, fast loading
out of, or through your website, has me photos, followed up with good creative
looking for the X button. If you want descriptions of each item. If you have to
people to visit much, and often, then make people wait to buy your product,
make your site with the dynamic content people will buy your product somewhere
that will persuade people to add your else! If you absolutely, positively, must
site to their favorites file.3) Any use Flash, then make your files as fast
website that looks like it resembles loading as possible, especially if you
Times Square in New are selling a product.10) Solid blocks of
York City. Multitudes of "flashing" or text with no breaks between paragraphs.
"blinking" banner ads shoved in my face The only industry that gets away with
as soon as I reach your landing page will that format is newspaper,
send me running. Flashing banner ads are book, and magazine publishers. The
the equivalent of a carnival barker Internet is a different world
trying to lure people into his sideshow! altogether. People not only want their
You don't need to shout to people to get information quick, but they also want to
you message heard on the Internet. Keep read it in smaller, "bit size" portions
you banner ad's limited, and your content of content.I like to skim over articles
abundant!4) Website owners that make it for the main points. If I have to
too hard to navigate their site. "slog" through content that looks like a
If I have to jump through "link hoops" rambling diatribe with
to get to your no paragraph breaks, I'm gone! Make your
information I am outta there. Make your content clear and concise. Break up your
product, price, or paragraphs, and use plenty of "white
service, clear, precise, and easy to space" when possible.So there they are.
find. The "about us," My "Top Ten" pet peeves of dysfunctional
or "frequently asked questions" section design! Do any of them apply to you?
of some web-sites, Remember, you only
leaves me with more questions than get one chance to make a good
answers. Design your content so that even impression. There literally
elementary school children can understand billions of web sites out there, and you
the purpose of your website.5) need to capture your
Pop-Ups..Pop-Ups...Pop-Ups..I don't mind visitors attention within seconds. Make
one, or even your site neat and
a few. But, if I have to close multiple ready to greet! For more information
pop-ups to get to your about how to make your
website, I will flee the scene. I have site user friendly, go to Jakob
encountered some sites that had so many Nielsen's Usability
pop-ups they froze my computer screen, Site: site for tips on better website
even with blocking software. The same design.Robert C. Potter is a wholesale
applies for any of those "fly-in" or and retail surplus products specialist.
"hover ads" that bounce across my He is the author of "The Ultimate Guide
computer screen. If you have to use To Products For Resale!" Over 300
anything, incorporate a pop-up that loads Wholesale & Surplus Supply Sources For
when a visitor leaves, not before, or Ebay Auction Sellers, E-Commerce
during my visit to your site.6) A page Websites, Flea Market Vendors, and Retail
full of dead links and constant "Page Not Store Owners!




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