With the new year in full swing I'm looking at remodeling my official web site. The official site first went up in 2007, and since then it has had two makeovers. It's not that I get tired or bored easily with the design. It's just that I want it to get a life lift every so often. Change is nice and I think visitors will like it.I know now with html and all the other types of codes out there you can do a lot of different things to a web site. You just have to know what and how to do it. I would love to do something huge and different but when you only know the simple stuff you only do the things you know.
I've seen so many sites that stand out and just say WOW. They are done so well and the graphics are just amazing. I have tried to keep my site simple yet different and so far it has turned out well. I want it to be easy to navigate so that people who visit have no problem finding things.
I know that easy navigation is something people want. Myself included. I want a site that has all the basics like bio, books, contests and so on...
So now I would like to ask your opinion. As someone who goes to author sites, what kind of things do you expect or want to see on their web site? What are the type of things that you dislike or don't want to see?
Wishing you a great day...Thank you for taking the time to leave your opinion........
Savannah
www.savannahchase.com
4 comments:
That's both a tough and an easy question to answer.
I like easy to use menus - as you said "About, Bio, Books, Contact, Blog"
If the author has a lot of books or articles, then I like drop-down sub menus I can navigate from, rather than having to wade through multiple levels of pages.
I know a lot of people who are still on dial-up and satellite who get frustrated by slow downloads because of too many graphics.
And NO music! I usually have music playing on my computer and I'll click off the webpage before I'll turn off my player.
And I hate to say this, but I really find it hard to read white text on a black background. (Sorry MSA designer) so that goes under the 'things I dislike' column.
That picky enough for you?
Ugh, music! I second Leah on that one.
You're supposed to be resting this month, Bad girl! lol
I need to update mine as well.
I keep it updated frequently (usually once a week or sometimes more), but I also want to do a facelift and/or redesign.
White text on black is a pet peeve, I can't read it well, it gives me a headache and messes up my eyes when I try to read a regular page afterwards. Yes, I'm getting old.
Music belongs on your computer, not on a professional website. Flashies, spinning graphics, etc. unless it is a nice slide show don't look good on a professional website. They're distracting, and you want the focus to be on your books, not the spinnies/flashies.
Book videos are great, just make sure they don't play automatically. Give the person the choice to see it or not.
Easy navigation is very important. If they can't find what they are looking for easily, they most likely won't search for it.
Off my soapbox. LOL. Have fun with it!
Cassidy
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