Comments on: If You Had One Shot, or One Opportunity… http://www.search-this.com/2007/09/24/if-you-had-one-shot-or-one-opportunity/ Internet Marketing, Website Promotion and Blogging Advice Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:18:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Golgotha http://www.search-this.com/2007/09/24/if-you-had-one-shot-or-one-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-20434 Golgotha Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:47:26 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/09/24/if-you-had-one-shot-or-one-opportunity/#comment-20434 @Jelena - Yeah, I think that's a pretty fair assessment - that a viewers mind is made up whether to stay and read or go elsewhere within the first minute. @rAm - Hopefully your 'regular' viewers have read enough of your good stuff to know that you indeed do have good stuff. It's trying to let those first time viewers know that you have some goods at your site, even if it's not the latest post. @Jelena – Yeah, I think that’s a pretty fair assessment – that a viewers mind is made up whether to stay and read or go elsewhere within the first minute.

@rAm – Hopefully your ‘regular’ viewers have read enough of your good stuff to know that you indeed do have good stuff. It’s trying to let those first time viewers know that you have some goods at your site, even if it’s not the latest post.

]]> By: rAm http://www.search-this.com/2007/09/24/if-you-had-one-shot-or-one-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-20404 rAm Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:11:35 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/09/24/if-you-had-one-shot-or-one-opportunity/#comment-20404 I just came to a similar conclusion a few days ago. It is very essential the blog is designed with the new user in mind. Also the regular users should not feel being neglected. I just came to a similar conclusion a few days ago. It is very essential the blog is designed with the new user in mind. Also the regular users should not feel being neglected.

]]> By: Jelena http://www.search-this.com/2007/09/24/if-you-had-one-shot-or-one-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-20394 Jelena Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:46:42 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/09/24/if-you-had-one-shot-or-one-opportunity/#comment-20394 Ah, I didn't know about CTRL + Enter either. And I just had to try it. Handy. :) And I do agree that first impression is the most important. Most likely first minute is when the visitor decides to stay a while or leave. I know I leave sites/blogs if I don't find anything interesting within 30 seconds to 1 minute. Ah, I didn’t know about CTRL + Enter either. And I just had to try it. Handy. :)

And I do agree that first impression is the most important. Most likely first minute is when the visitor decides to stay a while or leave. I know I leave sites/blogs if I don’t find anything interesting within 30 seconds to 1 minute.

]]> By: Golgotha http://www.search-this.com/2007/09/24/if-you-had-one-shot-or-one-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-20336 Golgotha Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:07:28 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/09/24/if-you-had-one-shot-or-one-opportunity/#comment-20336 Yeah, Ctrl + Enter can be handy for .com I feel better at least I just taught John something :) Yeah, Ctrl + Enter can be handy for .com
I feel better at least I just taught John something :)

]]> By: John Faulds http://www.search-this.com/2007/09/24/if-you-had-one-shot-or-one-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-20317 John Faulds Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:45:20 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/09/24/if-you-had-one-shot-or-one-opportunity/#comment-20317 <blockquote>This user is efficient. The added Ctrl key to the Enter shaves off seconds as the browser adds the “http://www.” to the front of the domain and the “.com” to the end.</blockquote> I guess I'm not so efficient cos I didn't know that. Although it is a less useful shortcut if you're after non .com URLs. Funnily enough, baseball wouldn't be the first sport I'd think of if I were rating posts either. ;)

This user is efficient.
The added Ctrl key to the Enter shaves off seconds as the browser adds the “http://www.” to the front of the domain and the “.com” to the end.

I guess I’m not so efficient cos I didn’t know that. Although it is a less useful shortcut if you’re after non .com URLs.

Funnily enough, baseball wouldn’t be the first sport I’d think of if I were rating posts either. ;)

]]> By: Golgotha http://www.search-this.com/2007/09/24/if-you-had-one-shot-or-one-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-20306 Golgotha Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:51:09 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/09/24/if-you-had-one-shot-or-one-opportunity/#comment-20306 Thanks Patrick, it's interesting to think about the first time viewer and what they see. I'd hate to think that someone could come to Search-This and never see one of Paul's excellent CSS articles or Sara's Podcast. So you have to put your goods right up front -- just like the supermarkets do. Thanks Patrick, it’s interesting to think about the first time viewer and what they see. I’d hate to think that someone could come to Search-This and never see one of Paul’s excellent CSS articles or Sara’s Podcast. So you have to put your goods right up front — just like the supermarkets do.

]]> By: Patrick Burt http://www.search-this.com/2007/09/24/if-you-had-one-shot-or-one-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-20295 Patrick Burt Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:05:59 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/09/24/if-you-had-one-shot-or-one-opportunity/#comment-20295 Oh my, I wish my users would come to my website and head right for the RSS feed button. heheh. :) Good article, details the importance of first impressions. Oh my, I wish my users would come to my website and head right for the RSS feed button. heheh. :)

Good article, details the importance of first impressions.

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