Comments on: Does Your Website Have a V8?

By: Richard Moldovanyi

Richard Moldovanyi — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:43:36 +0000

Not only does a “pretty” site not necessarily sell, but it can actually hurt you.

I know that when I end up on a site that is filled with Flash and graphics and music I almost always leave and head to a different site. I don’t want to be bombarded by sounds and I don’t want to spend five minutes trying to understand the site’s navigation.

The look of your site certainly matters, but its ease of use matters much more than its style.

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:04:33 +0000

Well, yeah. I agree. Well said and all that… except… my site annewayman.com is old fashioned, looks, to my eye like a clunker and it gets so many phone calls I don’t dare change it… I guess I’ll have to eventually, but seriously, it’s working better and better and I don’t know why.

By: Jake Johnson

Jake Johnson — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:40:27 +0000

Great post.

I fell into the trap of the “fancy” website when I first started out. Then I realized it was everything I hated when I visited a site. Clunky navigation, too many page clicks required, and useless content—all these things were hurting my business, not helping.

To adjust I started an industry blog with a good, customer-focused about page. I’m also working on rebuilding my business site to be streamlined much like your graphic. And I’m taking the time to do my SEO right.

Thanks for a post that affirms those decisions. Now I can put some of my neurosis to bed.