I think you misunderstood Jaran. It's not about looking pretty. It's about being effective and getting the visitor to do what you want it to do. You've got to get into the head of the visitor and see what he/she wants and then create a design that matches. Not sure what the exact stats is, Chris will definitely know, but you only have a few seconds available for getting the attention of your visitor. So it's important to make his eyes take in that portion that is most important for him/her to do what you want them to do. And make it as easy for them to get them to register to get where they want to get.jaran said:To be honest, its no problem when the theme looks so crowdly but still looks pretty. We can compare your theme with other big company hosting. They are also so crowd but have good navigation for who anyone wants to look around.
Thanks iG. May also be a good idea to look at other Webhosts and how they do their home pages.iGdesigner said:Genesis, I will pick up that as thing to put on my check list when changing the whole concept. I Personally think that the header is good, more is about the content that needs attention of creating it properly, more clear and understandable to the user exprience and enabling the user to effectivly navigate through the page.
I will be working on it tomorrow after college, I am picking up everything what you guys are saying.
Genesis said:I think you misunderstood Jaran. It's not about looking pretty. It's about being effective and getting the visitor to do what you want it to do. You've got to get into the head of the visitor and see what he/she wants and then create a design that matches. Not sure what the exact stats is, Chris will definitely know, but you only have a few seconds available for getting the attention of your visitor. So it's important to make his eyes take in that portion that is most important for him/her to do what you want them to do. And make it as easy for them to get them to register to get where they want to get.jaran said:To be honest, its no problem when the theme looks so crowdly but still looks pretty. We can compare your theme with other big company hosting. They are also so crowd but have good navigation for who anyone wants to look around.
For me as the visitor the most important information would be what is being offered for free hosting, how I can get it, and what do I get that isn't available anywhere else. Why should I be signing up? The design needs to make things as easy as possible for me to get all of that at one glance. I also must feel I can trust this Web host, the message should be credible. If there's too much repetition, I'd wonder why. The message should be VERY simple, clear, easy to read, easy to digest, warm, friendly, sincere, understated. There should be a flow from the one paragraph to the other. That's what I meant with minimalist. Less said, with words sparingly used, the greater the impact and receptivity of the visitor.