Have you ever been frustrated while visiting an author's website? Today's IWSG question asks what bothers you when visiting an author's website. Honestly, I've never been bothered by anyone's website, but I'd say a big factor is the ease of getting around and the ease of finding the book(s) and making the purchase. I'd say the home page should give a sense of who the author is, and what kind of books the author writes.
What do you think? Is there anything that's a personal pet peeve when visiting an author's website?
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Getting around and finding things on a site is a big deal.
ReplyDeleteHope the tour has been rocking!
It went well. The biggest plus was getting a lot of new followers and subscribers.
DeleteA website is useless if you can't find the author's books. I hope you've been having a good book tour.
ReplyDeleteIt kept me busy!
DeleteIn general, websites can be amazingly good and easy to navigate, while others unwittingly encourage users to give up.
ReplyDeleteTrue!
DeleteYeah, navigation is paramount. I've encountered some site where I have to hunt and hunt just to find what I'm looking for, and it's like, I don't want to work just to use your site. Unfortunately, one of those sites is the site I need to use to get paid at work. >_<
ReplyDeleteBummer! That must be frustrating!
DeleteYes, being able to find what you're looking for is essential.
ReplyDeleteWhy have a website if people can't find what they need?
DeleteYep. Getting to where you want and finding what you want can make or break a site
ReplyDeleteYep.
DeleteWebsites, for me, need to be ~~~
ReplyDelete1. Findable with a simple search
2. Clean and clear and not overly verbose
3. Free of ads, PLEASE
4. Have the author's real face on them. Maybe it's just my thing, (I don't think so) but I have to "look 'em in the eye" so to speak
5. For me, not have pulsating action gif or flashing kinetic images. This sort of harks back to point number two^.
These are great thoughts. Yes. Ads are annoying as are flashing things.
DeleteWebsites that are out-of-date are my pet peeve.
ReplyDeleteMany government websites are out of date. So challenging to navigate when I'm trying to apply for grants!
DeleteI don't like visiting posts that are too long.
ReplyDeleteThey're a lot to read!
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