[thelist] What makes a good web site?

[Ken Moore]

Hi, all.

Julian Rickards wrote:

First, I guess I believe, in part, because I am a typical user.

Second, I have got the studies and the numbers. :-}

Ken

>I guess I must be part of the lonely 20% because I will wait. I have seen
>these or similar statistics before (and I have probably quoted something
>similar too) but do we really know where they come from? At times, partly
>because I don't fit within even the 80%, I wonder if these statistics have
>become a form of urban myth.
>
>This is not to suggest that download speed should take a different position
>in the list, I just wonder whether people really leave as quickly as these
>statistics suggest.
>
>Jules
>
>On 14/10/06, Ken Moore <psm2713 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, all
> >
> > Christian Heilmann wrote:
> >
> > >I've assembled a list of traits of successful sites/blogs
> >
> > IMHO, 95% of the usability of a site is in 3 thngs:
> >
> > Download speed
> > Navigation
> > Content
> >
> > And in that order. The first time on a site it needs to load quickly or
> > they
> > are gone. Half are gone in 6 or 7 second, 80% in 12 seconds. Once they 
>are
> > there, it better be easy to navagate. That is, it needs to be intuitive.
> > Finally, it is content that keeps them coming back.
> >
> > Ken
> >
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