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I get the personal appeal, but the problem is you only get x seconds from a users attention before they move on to the next site. If the first words on the webs

I get the personal appeal, but the problem is you only get x seconds from a users attention before they move on to the next site. If the first words on the website are "Hi, I'm J and I have something great to show you", I think to myself "Great, that's why you have a website, why didn't you use that space to actually show me rather than talk about it?" It also might go against you to mention things like you are 19 years old and a freshman at college. If I am a business and want to order cards from you, I do an analysis: would I pay a steep price ($36 for 250 cards) to get something from someone who may be less experienced in business practices (or in production in general) because they are still in college, or order from a known website that's cheaper? There's nothing preventing you from having a separate link at the footer of the site for "About" describing the things you mentioned, but if you are trying to sell something, you don't want to include any unnecessary information to push people away from buying from you. If people have credit cards in hand, you don't want to keep talking about how much you love photography! (I hope you don't take any offense to anything I said, I'm really just trying to tell it like it is)

michaelschade 15y ago
No offense taken at all, certainly. I wouldn't have posted here if I didn't want feedback! And to that point, I totally appreciate it, and plan on taking a hard look at how I present the information to look for more effective ways to get my message across without rambling about myself. I guess I take a slightly different perspective, so it's nice to hear another point of view. I will typically buy from an individual before I will some larger organization, even if they have less experience, as long as they can show that they know what they're doing (and I've grown up in a print shop and have input from my mom who grew up and owned one herself, knowing the ins and outs of such production). Although, I do want to add that I don't agree that $36 for 250 cards is terribly steep. Keep in mind that this includes any tax and shipping. I do admit it's not the best price, compared to some services, but it's not horrible either, and in all likelihood the price will be less than that when one's card is actually charged (as I can typically work out a deal with my printer, but those aren't consistent–I'm working on a standardized pricing plan). That said, it's useless for me to have to explain that here, I should be looking into conveying that point on the website if necessary or removing the background information altogether ;)
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michaelschade 15y ago
I updated the header on the page–do you think that's better for a lead-in?

michaelschade 15y ago

No offense taken at all, certainly. I wouldn't have posted here if I didn't want feedback! And to that point, I totally appreciate it, and plan on taking a hard look at how I present the information to look for more effective ways to get my message across without rambling about myself. I guess I take a slightly different perspective, so it's nice to hear another point of view. I will typically buy from an individual before I will some larger organization, even if they have less experience, as long as they can show that they know what they're doing (and I've grown up in a print shop and have input from my mom who grew up and owned one herself, knowing the ins and outs of such production). Although, I do want to add that I don't agree that $36 for 250 cards is terribly steep. Keep in mind that this includes any tax and shipping. I do admit it's not the best price, compared to some services, but it's not horrible either, and in all likelihood the price will be less than that when one's card is actually charged (as I can typically work out a deal with my printer, but those aren't consistent–I'm working on a standardized pricing plan). That said, it's useless for me to have to explain that here, I should be looking into conveying that point on the website if necessary or removing the background information altogether ;)

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michaelschade 15y ago

I updated the header on the page–do you think that's better for a lead-in?