Comments on: 21 Factors that Influence the First Impression of Your Website’s Visitors

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:35:55 +0000

Some of these things are quite obvious and others really got me thinking. Sometimes I really get sucked into number 12 type things but on my main sites it stays strictly professional.

Regarding 18, quality of content, I try very hard to keep it relevant and authoritative.

By: ip numaram

ip numaram — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:09:58 +0000

Good post. The quality of images really is a pet peeve of mine. It’s one thing to have just outright bad images. Thanks again.

By: sağlıklı yaşam

sağlıklı yaşam — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:33:55 +0000

“Love it love it, love it! This is definitely a post to show to “the boss” as a “told you so”. Thanks for the info.” thanks.

By: Fire Extinguishers

Fire Extinguishers — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:15:25 +0000

Think that is a fair enough assessment of a good site and pretty much in the right order. If you follow that you cant go to far wrong.

By: Web-Design 101: First Impressions Are Everything! (Part 2)

Web-Design 101: First Impressions Are Everything! (Part 2) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:10:22 +0000

[...] I’ve targeted a list that looks at 21 factors that influence your visitors decision to continue browsing or bounce.(4) [...]

By: Must Read: 50+ Web Design for ROI, Usability and SEO Articles | Ghosts-IT

Must Read: 50+ Web Design for ROI, Usability and SEO Articles | Ghosts-IT — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:29:59 +0000

[...] 21 Factors that Influence the First Impression of Your Website’s Visitors | Vandelay Website Desig… [...]

By: Widy Jantiko

Widy Jantiko — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:04:48 +0000

.some awesome advise.. I Must Try it.. thanks…

By: Smooth Step Design

Smooth Step Design — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:38:39 +0000

I would recommend to enable website compression (gZip or Deflate) for those browsers that support it. This dramatically increases load times for complex pages that have lots of HTML and CSS.

By: Cara Dixon

Cara Dixon — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:49:00 +0000

Really great article! Provides a really good overview of the major contirbuting factors to creating a good first impression on a website. This will definitely prove really useful in the future! Thanks for sharing!

By: Improve Your Vertical

Improve Your Vertical — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:52:23 +0000

Point 16 is one of my biggest pet peeves. I cannot believe how many sites force you to listen to their repetitive music with non-obvious mute buttons hidden on the page somewhere. I rank videos that start automatically slightly below the music though.

Also I have to agree with all the folks that say you should include the date (which you did change), it can depend on the topic as well. If a particular post is more time sensitive it may annoy readers more to find out they are reading outdated info.

Overall I like the list!