Comments on: What Are The Main Reasons Visitors Leave a Website?

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:33:56 +0000

Hi Rachael,

Thank you for taking the time to comment.

You mentioned you are an artist. When I visit an artist’s site, I expect the site to load slower because of imagery. In fact, I expect to be taken into another world…the artist’s world…and you just don’t care if the artist has broken some basic web design rules because they are so good.

So yes, I would be less inclined to judge an artistic site harshly and some latitude would be in order.

By: Rachael

Rachael — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:58:26 +0000

One of the first thing my website says “..best viewed in IE or Firefox..” Only reason really is because IE is the only one that can ‘see’ my colored scroll bars and Firefox ‘sees’ the galleries better due to the javascripts.
I have sort of a slow moving site mostly because of the galleries. I am an artist and people should expect lots of imagery. I do try to keep the image file sizes down for quicker viewing.
I am not a web developer or any kind programmer.
So, consider going easy on us every day people who are trying our best at this stuff that is basically greek.
Thanks!

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 03:27:00 +0000

Thanks a lot for your input, Sally. I’m so glad you stopped in, my friend

By: Sally O - eMarketing & Communications

Sally O - eMarketing & Communications — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 16:14:45 +0000

I read your comments on why people leave websites and I must say that I concur. Your insight into the eMarketing world is both realistic and practical. So much focus is built on bringing people to a website but that is only (less than) half the battle. Once a prospect enters into your site, your goal is to KEEP THEM THERE! … at least long enough to get your point across, sell your product/service, or gather the information you require. Not only will your direct marketing bring people to your website but there are also the ones who hit by accident or through a search. There are literally thousands of prospects out there that you placed no initial investment in yet can still benefit from their visit. If you approach your website with the thought that your customer is thinking “ok, so what’s in it for me?”, and show them in a quick, simple, easy to find way, then youâ€™re sure to have a sure-fire hit! And following the advice you outlined is a step in the right direction.