Thanks Kevin. That is exactly what I was looking for. Since we spend so much time on the internet, I figure we are the ones to know what works and what is just plain annoying.
I like the standard left navigation. If I am looking to buy a car or computer, I want to see every thing about it that I can. I find I skip _all_ the fluff on a web site and go right to the facts and features. I want to know what the product can do, not the life style it can give me. I also like it when I can compare product features and specs. That's what usually makes my decision. I can decide between to computers a lot faster if I really know what is going on with the hardware. Not if the box looks like a cow. : P As far as usability goes, I fight that battle on a daily basis. Usually the VP's win and usability goes out the window. Not only is he the client but he's the boss too. I can say that I won the pop up window battle for now. Any other thoughts? Phillip B. www.LoungeRoyale.com www.FillWorks.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Graeme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 12:11 PM Subject: RE: What makes a good site beside the layout > I gathered he was asking us as potential customers. I always try to > remember that the client is not the customer. The client's customers are > the real customers. Clients, unless they are a marketing company, for > some reason rarely know what a site should really have. > > With that, when I look at a site for a product, I want is an easy way to > find the products. Usually a link labeled "products" or maybe in this > case "boats" or something. > > With the initial listing of a product, I want a big picture, some quick > information on what it is and why it's good, and the price. There should > be a detail page with every detail imaginable. If it's boats, I might > want to know dimensions, horsepower, capacity, weight, etc. Some details > should be highlighted with photos, like if there are color choices, or > storage areas or the captain's area. Lots of photos. The more expensive > a product, the more photos from different angles I want to see. > > Basically, I want solid details. Fuzzy marketing articles and > testimonials are okay, but I think people are savvy enough to look > elsewhere for unbiased opinions. > > If there are cool things that can be done with the product, that could > be highlighted. Like a boat that can be carried on a lighter trailer > than other boats in its class. Or that it can be folded up and put in > the pocket or whatever. In that case, a Flash animation is nice, but I > don't generally care for quicktime or wmv type video. > > The ability to compare products is often really, really nice. I've been > looking at cars and DVD players lately, and in both cases it's really > nice to be able to have the specs for two or more products side by side. > > -Kevin > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
