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Offline crabofix

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« Reply #15 on: April 20, 2000, 04:36:00 AM »
I have to say that the homesite of HTC is very good. It is easy to find what you are lookin for and "clean". Put a lot of fancy stuff there and the site wouldŽnt be breathin "seriuosness" as it does today!
And you dont need to "add" out a good product, really, mouth to mouth is enough.
We are all ambassadors for HTC when new guys show up at the arena. Lets take care of em and help them out as much as possible.
This community really ROCKS!!

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« Reply #16 on: April 20, 2000, 05:49:00 AM »
Crabofix ... will you quit bowing down etc etc!!?  

Other than that .. I agree. I like the home page as it is  .

Pongo, no need to yawn  , some people like pictures, and some like words, and I like the spiel on page one.

Cheers
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Offline Skuzzy

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« Reply #17 on: April 20, 2000, 07:07:00 AM »
Well, as one who has the oppertunity to design sites and has had to spend a lot of time understanding the physcological impact a WEB site should have, I have to say that the HTC WEB is dead on.

This is not a game, this piece of software has crossed the line from the generic, blow them out of the sky game, and successfully made the transition to being a full fledged sim.  It is a serious piece of work.

The colors and design of the home page drive this point home.

This does not mean all people will like it, but then again, it is impossible to design a WEB site that everyone will like.  It mostly has to do with the viewers perspective.

If I was designing this site, I would have to tell myself, "I need it to look good, but serious and because I know it will set the expectations for the sim, I need to make sure I do not go overboard."

I think Ronni has done an outstanding job of attaining that balance while providing a very easy to navigate site, which has ample information on it.

Pongo, I respect your opinion, and also know it would be impossible for any site designer to create a site which everyone would like.

Whether you know it or not, the site does set some physcological expectations for the product HTC is offering.  Here, Ronni has done one bang up job.

When you hear people in the sim saying "WOW", "AWESOME" and such, it is because their expectations were a bit lower due to the site.  This is good, very good marketing.

Never raise a consumers expectations past the point of what you can deliver or you will fail.


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« Reply #18 on: April 20, 2000, 09:14:00 AM »
No problem Saintaw. <sniff, sniff> At least GreyBeard remembers me.  

(GreyBeard gets a free beer from me at the con as payment for the compliments)  

Yankee



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« Reply #19 on: April 20, 2000, 09:34:00 AM »
Don't feel bad Yankee   You are after all a "Princess". It is true however that Ronni is a "Goddess"!

Just look at all she does, designs web pages,
(Most excellently btw), Answers the phone, (with a light & cheerfull tone). She FIXES THINGS!!!!!, writes quick, information filled emails that lift your mood and make your day. To top it off this wonderfull gem CODES! (heard her say it myself, "Bye, I have to get back to codeing")


Keep the website as it is, it's perfect!

Ohhh & now that I have made Ronni Blush (#2?)
better get her back to work!

 


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