Official Response 6

What have I learned so far?

Good question.
1. Words are as important as flash!
Content and the way it is written will hold your users or bore them into clicking NEXT!

2. There is a definate METHOD to this madness!
You would not think it would be so hard to create a web page being there are millions of them out there, but I have to admit, trust is a major issue. When I go to a site and it seems flimsy, not well organized, or from a relatively unknown source, I will not take the information there seriously.

3. Time is the essence!
Time must be spent seriously planning what you are going to set up. Rushing will only delay the process because of the errors you will most certainly make.

4. Visual appeal and readability will clear things up!
OK, you have your content, task flows, site maps and wire frames, your goals and users are clearly defined, you put all your hard work and research into a page that looks awful and no one stays longer than it takes them to hit the back button. If you can't read it then neither can the users.

5. Last but not least, not nearly least, technology!
If you do not have a basic undestanding of the technology you are using, then you will either fail, or take forever to get what you want out there. By the time you launch, you ship may have already sailed!

Happy Webbing Everyone,
JT