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Hmmmm. The only clickable links on that page, without scrolling twice on my 1680x1050 desktop monitor, seems to be the "Register free" button, home, and Sign in

Hmmmm. The only clickable links on that page, without scrolling twice on my 1680x1050 desktop monitor, seems to be the "Register free" button, home, and Sign in. Immediately my "annoy" meter is high. So I scrolled - nada. The graphics on the home page are so small that I can't really see anything useful. So I scroll again. Aha - there's a link: "Read in more detail". Not a particularly inspiring choice of words. I don't want "details" yet - I want a basic overview of WTH you do. I haven't gotten that from the home page really. Anyway, I clicked the link. And then I see 10 - ten! - links that I have to click through. Sorry - I'm out. My thinking on stuff like this (SaaS) is that, if the website design goes against how I like to consume/work, then the software itself will be the same way. Best of luck to you. I like the concept, I think, but the implementation at this stage is just a bit too white-spacey and designer-y for my tastes.

Peroni 14y ago
Are we looking at the same site? There's an obvious walkthrough link sitting at the bottom of the page, no scroll required.
- ScottWhigham 14y ago
  I don't know if we are or not. I clicked the link OP provided. Are you looking at a different page than that one? For me, on my desktop screen, I have to scroll twice to get to the "bottom of the page".
  - Peroni 14y ago
    I went to http://weekdone.com/ http://weekdone.com/. My screen resolution is 1440 x 900. Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/oPLMUq0.png http://i.imgur.com/oPLMUq0.png
    - ScottWhigham 14y ago
      Yeah, my screen is very different: http://i.imgur.com/4qEJZOF.png http://i.imgur.com/4qEJZOF.png Must be something javascript then as NoScript has blocked something. That said, your screenshot doesn't really change much for me. If OP is expecting visitors who don't want to click the "Register free" button to visually scroll, scroll with their eyes until they finally locate the Walkthrough link in the footer, I think he'll find that they don't.
      - jkaljundi 14y ago
        Interestingly the walkthrough or some other service description being visible right away has lowered the conversion, both into registered users (you might argue they register because they don't understand what the service is about) as well as engaged (and later paid) users. But your criticism is valid and I agree with a lot of what you said.
jkaljundi 14y ago
Thanks for the comments! We are currently running many experiments with vastly different homepage variations, so it might be a bad time to comment on that. Some are short, some long. Some have "more information" links visible right away, some only in the footer. Happy to share our findings later on.

Peroni 14y ago

Are we looking at the same site? There's an obvious walkthrough link sitting at the bottom of the page, no scroll required.

ScottWhigham 14y ago
I don't know if we are or not. I clicked the link OP provided. Are you looking at a different page than that one? For me, on my desktop screen, I have to scroll twice to get to the "bottom of the page".
- Peroni 14y ago
  I went to http://weekdone.com/ http://weekdone.com/. My screen resolution is 1440 x 900. Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/oPLMUq0.png http://i.imgur.com/oPLMUq0.png
  - ScottWhigham 14y ago
    Yeah, my screen is very different: http://i.imgur.com/4qEJZOF.png http://i.imgur.com/4qEJZOF.png Must be something javascript then as NoScript has blocked something. That said, your screenshot doesn't really change much for me. If OP is expecting visitors who don't want to click the "Register free" button to visually scroll, scroll with their eyes until they finally locate the Walkthrough link in the footer, I think he'll find that they don't.
    - jkaljundi 14y ago
      Interestingly the walkthrough or some other service description being visible right away has lowered the conversion, both into registered users (you might argue they register because they don't understand what the service is about) as well as engaged (and later paid) users. But your criticism is valid and I agree with a lot of what you said.

jkaljundi 14y ago

Thanks for the comments! We are currently running many experiments with vastly different homepage variations, so it might be a bad time to comment on that. Some are short, some long. Some have "more information" links visible right away, some only in the footer. Happy to share our findings later on.