http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/ Community Building Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:53:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-12710 Martin Reed - Blog Author Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:00:29 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/#comment-12710 <strong>Bollywood</strong> - You're right; it's just like when we meet people for the first time in real life. Bollywood – You’re right; it’s just like when we meet people for the first time in real life.

]]> http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-12704 Bollywood Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:36:13 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/#comment-12704 The first impression is important, when someone visit you first time.. if he likes you on first meet he'll come back to visit you! The first impression is important, when someone visit you first time.. if he likes you on first meet he’ll come back to visit you!

]]> http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-5673 Understand your site’s bounce rate » Online Community Building Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:01:15 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/#comment-5673 [...] that visitors make a decision about whether to continue exploring your site in less than a second; you need to lure them in and make sure they check out more than just the page they arrived [...] [...] that visitors make a decision about whether to continue exploring your site in less than a second; you need to lure them in and make sure they check out more than just the page they arrived [...]

]]> http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-2740 Why visitor retention is crucial to your success » Online Community Building Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:08:50 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/#comment-2740 [...] more about in future articles. Your site must be simple to use, and intuitive. If people cannot understand your site within a few seconds, they will [...] [...] more about in future articles. Your site must be simple to use, and intuitive. If people cannot understand your site within a few seconds, they will [...]

]]> http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Web users are lazy » Community Spark - Community Building Blog Tue, 01 May 2007 14:06:13 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/#comment-381 [...] developing your site, you should never lose sight of the fact that Internet users are lazy. Just as Web surfers decide whether they like your site in under a second, if they cannot figure out its purpose, cannot figure out their way around, or have to register to [...] [...] developing your site, you should never lose sight of the fact that Internet users are lazy. Just as Web surfers decide whether they like your site in under a second, if they cannot figure out its purpose, cannot figure out their way around, or have to register to [...]

]]> http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Links Of Interest » David Pitlyuk Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:42:39 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/#comment-297 [...] talks about the importance of first impressions from a web perspective.  Find out what you need to do to make sure new visitors stay on your site [...] [...] talks about the importance of first impressions from a web perspective.  Find out what you need to do to make sure new visitors stay on your site [...]

]]> http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Martin Reed Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:19:29 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/#comment-132 Hey Jonathan - thanks for your comment. With WordPress it is easy to be consistent - but it is still important to create a good first impression, be it with your overall design (as you mention) or with fantastic content. Hey Jonathan – thanks for your comment. With WordPress it is easy to be consistent – but it is still important to create a good first impression, be it with your overall design (as you mention) or with fantastic content.

]]> http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Jonathan-C. Phillips Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:52:58 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-first-impressions/#comment-128 Totally agree, design, functionality and ease of you should be the first things to focus on when building a site/blog. Thanx to wordpress, you can easily (default) have all the pages of your blog with the same "page template". We want people to come back for more, might as well give them what they want. and it starts with a nice design that is catchy enough to make people wanna read a little and maybe get involved ;) Totally agree, design, functionality and ease of you should be the first things to focus on when building a site/blog. Thanx to wordpress, you can easily (default) have all the pages of your blog with the same “page template”. We want people to come back for more, might as well give them what they want. and it starts with a nice design that is catchy enough to make people wanna read a little and maybe get involved

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