Re: Web Page Stickiness

**"* B* <g*@otherside.com>**

Hello Doreen,
    I am still out here on dial-up and will be for at least one to two more 
years. I tend to wander on when I come across web sites with lots of "stuff" 
I have to sit and wait to receive. If I went to a site to learn about music, 
then I could expect music in the background. But, my site sells plants and 
plant information, so no music. Also, if I start receiving lots of download 
that I am not expecting ... I disconnect. Caution over virus infection.
    My web site is plain, simple, and direct. In the process of simplifying 
it again between now and first of the year when new inventory goes up. Stay 
focused and serve your intent for having a web site would be my first 
objective.
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doreen Howard" <gardendiva@charter.net>
>I talked with a fellow listserv member about ten days ago about attracting 
>and retaining visitors to a website.  He said that the home page should be 
>"sticky," with elements such as flash presentation or music to keep hoppers 
>from leaving.  That made perfect sense to me.....until I started putting 
>together a new website.
>
> My thoughts are these.  Flash and music are memory intensive and take time 
> to download, especially for dial-up and broadband users with less than 
> optimal connections.  And, there are many of those, especially in rural 
> areas.  Wouldn't this turn off a potential site viewer and cause them to 
> stop the download?
>
> What have all of you with successful website done to attract hits and 
> retain the visitor?
> Doreen Howard


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