What Makes Visitors Leave a Webpage?

conorod · 02-20-2009, 10:25 PM

This is a list I found of some of the factors that make people leave a webpage:

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1- Very High Loading Time
2- Difficult Navigation System
3- Bogus Content
4- Not enough content
5- Too many ads
6- Difficult to get used to layout
7- No member base
8- Full of spam

I think #1 is particularly true, I read that the average user will leave after 4 seconds.
Can you think of any other factors?

Aries Wren · 04-24-2009, 03:52 PM

Excessive profanity
Horrible CSS
Ads for pornography and such
Popups, especially looping popups
Horrible HTML skills

Those are ones to watch out for.

tongyun · 04-30-2009, 04:49 PM

Most people have a very low tolerance for slow loading websites. We now live in a day and age of instant gratification. If it takes a few seconds too long for a site to load, the average user will just move on to the next site.

slider · 05-04-2009, 08:28 PM

I like a fast loading time and a simple navigation layout. I want to be able to navigate through the site quickly.

Lissy · 05-07-2009, 05:09 PM

Good list, those are the things I personally find annoying as well. I would definitely add pop-ups in there. Also, too much animation can be distracting and therefore unpleasant.

knight · 05-19-2009, 11:38 PM

Sometimes bad designing and layout of the site pays a foul game by ruining the traffic to the site. Most of the flash sites I came across are too slow that it makes the browsers to leave the site even though the rest of the site is excellent.

Lissy · 05-22-2009, 12:18 AM

When the site is too slow, that's definitely a turn-off for many visitors. People don't have a lot of patience these days. If the site is not there almost immediately - click, and they are gone.

developerholic · 06-14-2009, 11:28 AM

Too many ads!! Hate this most especially the pop up ones and those who trick us in clicking theirs

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04-24-2009, 03:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Aries Wren Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 46	Excessive profanity Horrible CSS Ads for pornography and such Popups, especially looping popups Horrible HTML skills Those are ones to watch out for.

04-30-2009, 04:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
tongyun Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 38	Most people have a very low tolerance for slow loading websites. We now live in a day and age of instant gratification. If it takes a few seconds too long for a site to load, the average user will just move on to the next site.

05-04-2009, 08:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
slider Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: New Mexico Posts: 14	I like a fast loading time and a simple navigation layout. I want to be able to navigate through the site quickly.

05-07-2009, 05:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lissy Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 40	Good list, those are the things I personally find annoying as well. I would definitely add pop-ups in there. Also, too much animation can be distracting and therefore unpleasant.

05-19-2009, 11:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
knight Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 53	Sometimes bad designing and layout of the site pays a foul game by ruining the traffic to the site. Most of the flash sites I came across are too slow that it makes the browsers to leave the site even though the rest of the site is excellent.

05-22-2009, 12:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
Lissy Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 40	When the site is too slow, that's definitely a turn-off for many visitors. People don't have a lot of patience these days. If the site is not there almost immediately - click, and they are gone.

06-14-2009, 11:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
developerholic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 251	Too many ads!! Hate this most especially the pop up ones and those who trick us in clicking theirs

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