http://www.experiencesolutions.co.uk/blog/2010/02/03/how-to-deal-with-opinions-about-your-website/ Making Websites Easy To Use Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:19:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.experiencesolutions.co.uk/blog/2010/02/03/how-to-deal-with-opinions-about-your-website/comment-page-1/#comment-399 Are you suffering from website anxiety? Take our soothing advice | Making Websites Easy To Use Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:19:09 +0000 http://www.experiencesolutions.co.uk/blog/?p=261#comment-399 [...] 1. Opinions are like tummy buttons, everybody has one, but they’re full of fluff! Many sites draw influence from a range of sources. This may be from rival sites, well known ones, input from designers, design agencies, even colleagues and peers. Designing a site based on opinion is a recipe for disaster, the design for your site should be pure, simple and achieve the tasks behind your business plan. If you have a live site that came to life through opinions without speaking to users, it is critical to validate them with research rather than assuming everything is fine. More on how to deal with opinions about your website [...] [...] 1. Opinions are like tummy buttons, everybody has one, but they’re full of fluff! Many sites draw influence from a range of sources. This may be from rival sites, well known ones, input from designers, design agencies, even colleagues and peers. Designing a site based on opinion is a recipe for disaster, the design for your site should be pure, simple and achieve the tasks behind your business plan. If you have a live site that came to life through opinions without speaking to users, it is critical to validate them with research rather than assuming everything is fine. More on how to deal with opinions about your website [...]

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