Monday Chat

[valarltd]

I'm hosting a chat Monday, 8-9 PM central time.
Go to my website, http://www.angelsparrow.com, scroll to the bottom and click "enter chatroom"
I'll be giving away books.

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On a promotional note, I wanted to give readers a chance to win an autographed print copy of Torqued Tales. I was thinking a trivia contest, ten questions asked in November, with the winner announced on my birthday (the 17th). All answers would be found on my website, but the questions would only be available on my mailing list.

Does this actually appeal to anyone?

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I am tempted to redo my web page. Anyone have advice? i keep hearing "NO BLACK PAGES" but I love the pale yellow on black and find it easy to read.
What would you change about http://www.angelsparrow.com?
What would you add?
How can I make it any easier to get around?

Comments

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the e-mail and mock-up.
I'm seriously considering an entirely different look. But if I decide to keep the current, yours is the design I will go with.

[sailorcelestial.livejournal.com]

Okay, I've got a question.

You've got an entire website at your disposal, why are you basically only using one page? Doing so doesn't lend a great deal of organization to the site. Sure, you know how it's organized, but it doesn't necessarily LOOK organized to the casual observer.

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

To simplify things as much as possible. The old "three click" rule. Nothing on my site should ever be more than 2 clicks from the original URL.

You go to my site. You click the book you want, you're taken right to the place to order it.

[sailorcelestial.livejournal.com]

I have never, ever heard of the "three click" rule. Nor do I think it sounds like a good idea, even though I can see the logic. You can have simple, easy to follow navigation without limiting yourself to keeping everything to one page. Sorry, but that's just my personal opinion.

[sailorcelestial.livejournal.com]

I sent you an email of my own with some suggestions.

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I was considering some of those. I'm playing with the idea. It's going to be an ongoing project for a while.