Leaving aside that the user wouldn't need to click the back button 20 times to return to your site, as you suggest.
Presuming you do not link to your competitors, I would think you provide external links to things which are not present on your site. If users are looking for something not on your site and follow an external link they will not return to your site either way. If what the user is looking for is not on your site or on that of the external link, their most likely action is to go somewhere else. If, when users find what they are looking for, and later find your browser window still open, they will be annoyed and will remember your site - but for the wrong reasons. On Thu, July 19, 2007 10:16 pm, Joyce Evans wrote: > I always thought it was a good idea to open links to other websites in a > separate window, so you don't lose the visitor. If the visitor clicks on > a > link on your website and it does not open into a separate window, the > visitor may stay in the other website for awhile, going to, say, 20 > different pages. Most likely, he's not going to click on the back button > 20 > times to get back to your website, so you've lost the visitor or potential > customer. If the link opens up into a separate window, the visitor cannot > click on the back button, so he'll need to click on the exit (X) button, > and > voila, he's back in your website, where you want him to be. > > Joyce Evans > Niche Marketing > www.nichemktghouston.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Matthew Ohlman > Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 9:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WSG] To target or not > > Hello List, > > I was curious what others opinions were on this issue... > > Since W3C doesn't allow the target attribute in XHTML Strict, which do > you think is better? Having the window opening up with JavaScript or > just keeping the page in the same window like W3C wants. > > I assume the reason for not allowing the target attribute is for > accessibility--because screen readers can not control pop-ups. > Therefore it seems logical to me to keep it in the same window--even if > it is an external site, etc. > > What does everyone think? > > Matthew > -- > Matthew Ohlman > www.ohlman.com > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > > > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
