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I hate splash intro pages! Just give me information.
Posted on January 24th, 2007
I really wanted to punch my computer when I went over to Guinness World Records website. I wanted some quick information about something strange to get some link bait ideas going. (I know it is a strange place to get inspired) Well when I went there I had to wait 32 damn seconds before I got to the main homepage. The internet is all about instant information. If I have to wait 32 seconds before I can even start looking for information why the hell would I use your site or come back to it. Wait I know…. so I can wait another 32 seconds. It’s not like I have anything better to do in my life then watch some stupid intro. I mean at least make the splash intro entertaining. I mean who the hell is this guy? Is it really necessary for me to watch him drive up in car, take an elevator (or a lift for you brits), and then walk down a hall way to push a button! I encourage anyone reading this to take a look and see if it does not drive you nuts or makes you want to blow chunks!
Bottom line is that splash pages are hard to optimize for SEO purposes and it destroys the user experience.
I am not the only one that thinks splash intro pages are a bad idea.
4 responses to “I hate splash intro pages! Just give me information.”
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I agree with you that splash sucks ass. But why didn’t you just skip the intro?
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imnotadoctor January 24th, 2007 at 15:47
Chris -
I did not see a skip button and still don’t after a second look.
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Is it possibly due to a difference in browsers or OS between us? I know that firefox usually filters out things that IE doesn’t–which is wierd, ’cause I used Firefox to view it (on a PC).
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imnotadoctor January 26th, 2007 at 12:10
I see it now in IE. This just reinforces why you shouldn’t use splash intros. Gives me a damn headache!
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