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Your Ad is Only as Effective as your Landing Page

As a consumer, if a banner ad, or a search ad, catches my eye, why wouldn’t I click on it? The key is that in either case just getting me to click isn’t a win. It’s a two part process: 1) Get my attention, 2) Sell to me.

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The Usability Of Everyday Things

Strange controls on a fridge have little impact. It just takes me an extra minute or so to adjust it so it stops freezing the lettuce in the back of crisper. For a retail site, there’s no similar level of commitment. Design oddities, poorly-labeled buttons, and counter-intuitive shopping processes lead directly to abandons, brand damage, and lost sales.

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Conversion “Gotchas” at One of My Favorite Men’s Clothing Stores

Jos. A. Bank’s marketing e-mails work. But each time I get to the site, basic problems with site design and usability prevent me from ordering online.

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Amazon nearly ruined my Christmas Spirit: A Lesson in Error Handling

No matter what size the online retail outfit, error handling should always be clear, easy, and friendly.

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