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I think this particular site (Hacker News) is really bad when considering contrast. Just look at this comment after a while.
Are you assuming that it's going to get downvoted so much that it becomes illegible?
To paraphrase #1: Do you really think people will visit your site just for you to make profits on it? – Actually, there has to be some honest and credible commitment, one way or the other, in order to create some link to your visitors. This is your major investment.
"A long web page means you have failed to organize your site properly." I think this is outdated. Longer homepages—ones that scroll down and appropriately present the content with good flow, organization, and spacing—are just fine. The Docker homepage[1], for example, is not afraid of the scroll bar. I only bring this up because I think the opposite idea of trying to cram everything above the fold or spread it out ac…
I agree with most of these, but as others have noted, the comments about JS are out of date. I'd like to nominate as an honorable mention "giant popover that tries to get you to subscribe to the newsletter/install the app before you've even seen the site.", because that's not happening with me. Ever.
I wonder why bugging someone with a big modal has gotten so popular, I still think doing that leads to less engagement.
A better way of handling this, IMO, would be to let the readers see (some largish number to be determined) pages from the site and then ask them if they want to install the app. That way you're directing the pitch toward people who might actually be interested in seeing continuing content from the site.
#2 is still a huge problem. Half the time I can't figure out what a new startup or project actually does for me. All I can tell is that they claim to be innovative and better than their competitors.
"A long web page means you have failed to organize your site properly." I think this is outdated. Longer homepages—ones that scroll down and appropriately present the content with good flow, organization, and spacing—are just fine. The Docker homepage[1], for example, is not afraid of the scroll bar. I only bring this up because I think the opposite idea of trying to cram everything above the fold or spread it out ac…
I think this particular site (Hacker News) is really bad when considering contrast. Just look at this comment after a while.
"A long web page means you have failed to organize your site properly." I think this is outdated. Longer homepages—ones that scroll down and appropriately present the content with good flow, organization, and spacing—are just fine. The Docker homepage[1], for example, is not afraid of the scroll bar. I only bring this up because I think the opposite idea of trying to cram everything above the fold or spread it out ac…
For a content page, you should absolutely not split content, except on major logical boundaries (e.g., chapters or larger sections within a book).
A site I refer to with great frequency is the Project Gutenberg copy of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations. This packs over 1,000 pages of printed text on a single web page.
It's actually pretty usable, and it makes searching for text a lot easier than separate pages.
I agree with most of these, but as others have noted, the comments about JS are out of date. I'd like to nominate as an honorable mention "giant popover that tries to get you to subscribe to the newsletter/install the app before you've even seen the site.", because that's not happening with me. Ever.
I wonder why bugging someone with a big modal has gotten so popular, I still think doing that leads to less engagement.