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Some things will turn your viewers off so fast that it is almost criminal to commit these offences!!!
- Excessive Pop-ups - Now in fact being blocked in Windows XP these are hated by many viewers so only use if really necessary.
- Long to Load - If your site takes as long or longer that 30 seconds to load people may well think your site is broken or just get fed up and move on.
- Never scroll left and right - Remember that people use different screen sizes. It is probably fair enough to expect people to have a Screen 800 wide but if your site is wider than that it is too wide!!
- Never Ignore other bowsers - 90% of the internet community use Internet Explorer but if your site is for the whole community don't forget the other browsers, Netscape and Firefox!! Doing so could lose you 10% of your viewers easily. Most sites will look very similar but checking can spot very simple mistakes.
- Applets that crash a browser - Not checking that an installed component on a site will not crash the browser could cause some people to not be able to view your site. It is unreasonable to try and code for every version of every browser ever made but checking IE versions 5+ and Netscape 6+ is important. Also think about newer security measures being put in by Windows and Anti-Virus type packages.
- Under Construction Pages - Under no circumstances put these in your site. One page with basic details is actually perfectly acceptable to most viewers. Under construction pages create an unprofessional image and waste people's time when navigating your site. With the Clever Websites service you can turn pages on and off, never turn a page on until it is ready.
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