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Speaking of terrible UI design. Having a website that displays a modal dialogue asking for someone's email address to subscribe it to a newsletter, and making
by de6u99er 5y ago
Speaking of terrible UI design.
Having a website that displays a modal dialogue asking for someone's email address to subscribe it to a newsletter, and making the close button not work properly is truly terrible UI design. Was so angry that it took me 10 touch-clicks to close the pop-up, that I didn't want to bother reading the article!
- nicbou 5y agouBlock and one of the available "annoyances" filter lists blocked it. The web just isn't the same without it.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoIt says a lot about the web that such things are necessary just to have an experience that isn't dogshit awful.
- nicbou 5y agoI agree. I sort of forget about it until I'm using someone else's browser. I'm surprised that people are okay with it. I wonder which is a bigger business advantage: a website that's optimised for tracking and engagement, or a website that offers a frictionless experience. I built the latter [1]. It wasn't a strategic decision, just a personal preference. However I realise that a fast, straightforward website without SEO keyword soup, newsletter prompts, cookie notices, trackers, 4 MB of JavaScript and distractions is extremely valuable to the readers too. Even Google appreciates a fast, well-organised website. I'm not sure if I could squeeze anything more out of my readership with any of those things. On the other hand, I have a feeling that when people see my domain in the search results, they might favour it over the others. I know I do for certain websites. [1] https://allaboutberlin.com https://allaboutberlin.com