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Too many words! This is my most common criticism for evaluating an interface. If you need so many words on the home page to describe how to do something or what
by wammin 19y ago
Too many words! This is my most common criticism for evaluating an interface. If you need so many words on the home page to describe how to do something or what it is, then it's not easy enough. Remember you only have about 20 seconds of somebody's attention before they decide to click away. I got lost pretty quick (and I'm actually pretty smart).
The crap about Jesus on the about page turned me off, too. You're welcome to your religious beliefs, but keep them on your blog or someplace more appropriate.
- juwo 19y agoI read that people dont want to click, but scrolling is ok - I thought that was the lecture at startup school? (I saw a breief note on it here on this site) the condensation is at the diagrams on the right. Should I move the diagrams left? I am stubborn about Jesus; even though I have lost a lot of good opportunities because of it.
- wammin 19y agoI have no problem with scrolling ... but that doesn't mean you should try and cram more words on the page to explain what's going your website is about or how to use it. The harsh reality is that the vast majority of people won't make it through the first paragraph. I don't have all the answers ... but try making better use of headlines, images/diagrams, or a quick demo. Somebody should be able to visit your site and quickly know what it is and the basics of how it's used. Juwo sounds like a cool idea, but I don't get that as soon as I hit the homepage. Some examples of homepages that I like that do a good job of conveying the idea/service in less than 20 seconds (I have no affiliation with any of these): http://writewith.com/ http://writewith.com/ http://basecamphq.com/ http://basecamphq.com/
- juwo 19y agowhy does Jesus make you and others so angry? I will bet $10 that if instead, it were a short para on Hinduism or Buddhism (and I dare say, even Islam), no one would have been so hostile.
- yaacovtp 19y agoNo one here is offended by your religious beliefs. They just don't have a place on a commercial website, unless you are providing a service only for a group of like minded people and then done right your comments may even be welcome.
- juwo 19y ago"They just don't have a place on a commercial website" why not?
- yaacovtp 19y agoBecause they turn many people away. You asked for our feedback and several people made a big deal about it. Listen to us, trust us, your project needs all the help it can get. Don't make more reasons to turn people away.
- juwo 19y agoHere is why I put that controversial paragraph: "Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns [is ashamed of] me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven." [Jesus] http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2010:32-33;&version=31; http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2010:32-33;&version=31;
- juwo 19y agomy website is updated. Please visit again.
- rms 19y ago