What You Like About Web Sites?

Jordan Hiller hiller@email.com says:

I am an amateur Web designer, and there is one question that I, and I am sure many others like me, always want to know: What do you, the people that are viewing the Web pages, want to see in a Web site? Knowing this would help out a lot.

The Web Pages

Please view each of the following Web sites and rank your favourite and least favourite in terms of aesthetic appeal, ease of navigation, or anything else you want, but disregard the actual content.
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1. Favourite site:
http://www.acmecity.com http://www.hwg.org http://www.real.com http://www.cibc.com http://www.apache.org

2. Least favourite site:
http://www.acmecity.com http://www.hwg.org http://www.real.com http://www.cibc.com http://www.apache.org

3. What things influenced your decision most about your favourite site? (Check all that apply.)
 Ease of navigation
 "Goodies" like Java and JavaScript
 Unique or complex layout
 Graphics
 Simplicity
 Music
 Animation
Other

4. What things did you dislike most about the site you listed as least favourite? (Check all that apply.)
 Too plain, boring, simple
 Pages were long--too much scrolling
 Large pictures
 Too slow loading
 Music
 Hard to find my way around
 Error messages or HTML errors
 Crashed the browser
 Annoying animations, blinking text, etc.
Other

About You

5. What browser and version do you currently use?
Netscape 4 or higher Netscape 3 Netscape 2 or lower Internet Explorer 4 or higher Internet Explorer 3 or lower Lynx
Other

6. What is your level of involvement with the World Wide Web? (Select the best one.)
Beginning Web user Experienced Web user Amateur Web designer Professional Web designer

Thank you for your participation. I hope that your participation in this survey will help make Web pages that you and others enjoy more.

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