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| Thread ID: 21426 | 2002-06-25 20:28:00 | Why are web uses so think and can not read. | E.ric (351) | Press F1 |
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| 57268 | 2002-06-26 02:24:00 | > Susans link is wrong, try this: > > homepages.paradise.net.nz > ml Duh! I had wondered where the "big text" was... I just followed the links from E.ric's profile's homepage and didn't think anything of it. But you're right godfather, the big text is a bit of an overkill and that a link to google would be more suitable. The button could be "Search for manuals here". Gee this thread has turned out to be really interesting! ;-) PS I'm glad that was a "bug" in your post godfather, I thought you were shouting at me for getting it wrong! |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 57269 | 2002-06-26 03:15:00 | Could you price yourself off the market so that no one would want to buy one? Say, a prominent box with Click here for Manual. A page opens saying: Manuals are scarce and costly. I could try for you, but it will be costly.(say $300, $600 or whatever?) I need payment in advance. I may be unsuccessful. If unsuccessful, money will be refunded, less $50 (or whatever) for expenses. Send your cheque to............., and I will commence a search as soon as cheque is cleared. Human nature being what it is, you may get some takers, resulting in endless e-mails back and forth wanting their $50 back because they didn't read that part. LOL |
exLL (515) | ||
| 57270 | 2002-06-26 06:12:00 | after looking at your site i think the warning is too big and people scroll past it with out reading it at all. in the past I have done sites with a specal page for email. so insted of having your email address allover the site you have links to a email.htm page which has a "don't email me asking...." message then your email address. |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 57271 | 2002-06-26 06:23:00 | Good site. You made the mistake of putting information there. There are places which sell manuals. Not for $10. The English places start at about 15 pounds. That's for a photocopy. People are thick. It might be an idea to put a line saying "I have NO manuals" to start each item, but they will read it as "I have LOTS of manuals". You won't be able to defend yourself except by changing that Email link so it sends their email to a spam or porn site. ]:) That might be cruel and unusual, but it will stop you getting it. :D :D :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 57272 | 2002-06-26 06:31:00 | Actually it's not people being thick, it's that the pages are too complex . We live in an information rich age and testing has proved that web surfers do not read pages, they skim them looking for the information they want . Your site is technical, therefore asking for technical information (rather than performing a detailed search to find it's not there) is perfectly normal . The answers are: 1 . Simplify the navigation or 2 . Provide a link/s to elsewhere or 3 . Create an email page (as suggested above) or 4 . Provide the users with what they want Your choice |
Heather P (163) | ||
| 57273 | 2002-06-26 06:32:00 | Susan wonders when E.ric will pop in and tell us what he thinks of all the fantastic suggestions so far... | Susan B (19) | ||
| 57274 | 2002-06-26 20:30:00 | Thanks all for your suggestions I might disable the feed back, stop doing any additions (it's a waste of time) get rid of the text you see before the brand names index . (that has been changed around about six times) and forget that it is there . I think it is sad I have to go that way, I have given that information to a few people in the industry and they found it very handy only when they need it, My real point is it just shows you how you put hours and hours and hours it to something and all you get is frustrated at the end . Oh Sorry about the error, wrong word used in subject line |
E.ric (351) | ||
| 57275 | 2002-06-26 21:52:00 | I have to agree. The words are too big. If I were viewing the page, I would scroll straight past the large text to the smaller text. Scrink the size of the text so that it will all fit on the screen. and then get them to click on the text to get to the rest of the info. Might work? :) |
NathanTheKind (472) | ||
| 57276 | 2002-06-26 21:54:00 | Hi Eric, We were beginning to wonder how you were liking us reorgansing your life - moving away from fixing TVs to a web based business. I'd suggest disabling things for now - without upsetting the visitors with rude messages and think about e-commerce for the future. How about manuals that can be sourced $50, or swap one for free? Visit your mates and see what they have. If Fred gives you 3 he then has a credit of 3 future ones. You'll gradually build up a collection and as people ask for duplicates it's profit. If it's annoying you that much - there must be a need for them. I could be interested in helping if you want. Maybe profit share rather than a fee? If interested contact me through my website (listed as homesite on my details). Heather |
Heather P (163) | ||
| 57277 | 2002-06-26 22:06:00 | Hey E . ric Theres nothing wrong with the content of your page, just the layout frustrates people, who in turn frustrate you . . . Consider this opinion: When i go to a webpage, and the wee scroll thingy shrinks down to something about 2mm in height (What is that thing called?) i tend to have thoughts which should not be written in this forum . The viewers of you page are not that different to me in that reaction, hence the emails for information . You know what they want, and if you can be bothered, you might have to cut the page up into little itty bitty sections that are maybe just 2 or 3 times screen height . You then have a good chance of getting sentences like "No manual available" or "buy manual here" read . |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
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