Comments on: Style Notes for Infocard RP Developers http://eternallyoptimistic.com/2006/11/15/style-notes-for-infocard-rp-developers/ Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:44:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Garrett Serack http://eternallyoptimistic.com/2006/11/15/style-notes-for-infocard-rp-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Garrett Serack Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:53:51 +0000 http://eternaloptimist.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/style-notes-for-infocard-rp-developers/#comment-190 Pam, We actually did implement the website so that the user could sign up with a card as well. Our initial focus wasn't on the "new user" experience, but with the much more common scenario, "I've already got an account". Where someone was asked to create a new account, on a site that they had never been before, they often *did* lead with the card, to facilitate sign up--which is good news, as that gives the user the 'one-click-signup' ability, and lowers dropoff. The flow for an entire website must include of course, all avenues of account creation and association of an information card. (Bill and I are documenting that all... eventually :D ). What we were trying to do was to optimize the heck out of the most common avenues. Garrett Pam,

We actually did implement the website so that the user could sign up with a card as well. Our initial focus wasn’t on the “new user” experience, but with the much more common scenario, “I’ve already got an account”.

Where someone was asked to create a new account, on a site that they had never been before, they often *did* lead with the card, to facilitate sign up–which is good news, as that gives the user the ‘one-click-signup’ ability, and lowers dropoff.

The flow for an entire website must include of course, all avenues of account creation and association of an information card. (Bill and I are documenting that all… eventually :D ). What we were trying to do was to optimize the heck out of the most common avenues.

Garrett

]]> By: Pamela http://eternallyoptimistic.com/2006/11/15/style-notes-for-infocard-rp-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Pamela Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:38:38 +0000 http://eternaloptimist.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/style-notes-for-infocard-rp-developers/#comment-189 Perhaps it would depend on the site?. If it is long-running site with many users already established, your way makes more sense. If it is a blogger just starting out, it might make more sense to put that step into registration, since there are no pre-existing users. Or are you saying that you tried integrating it into the registration step (ie the aforementioned less-successful test) and it bombed horribly? Perhaps it would depend on the site?. If it is long-running site with many users already established, your way makes more sense. If it is a blogger just starting out, it might make more sense to put that step into registration, since there are no pre-existing users.

Or are you saying that you tried integrating it into the registration step (ie the aforementioned less-successful test) and it bombed horribly?

]]> By: Bill Barnes http://eternallyoptimistic.com/2006/11/15/style-notes-for-infocard-rp-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Bill Barnes Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:27:40 +0000 http://eternaloptimist.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/style-notes-for-infocard-rp-developers/#comment-188 The Embrace & Extend step needs to follow a login, otherwise those with existing account will never get the prompt to upgrade. But once you have, you're never asked again. And for those who decline to drink the kool-ade there's a "Don't ask me again" button. And perhaps I wasn't clear - we ran two sets of tests. The results I shared were from the more successful second test. The Embrace & Extend step needs to follow a login, otherwise those with existing account will never get the prompt to upgrade. But once you have, you’re never asked again. And for those who decline to drink the kool-ade there’s a “Don’t ask me again” button.

And perhaps I wasn’t clear – we ran two sets of tests. The results I shared were from the more successful second test.

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