I missed a halloween party last weekend, so I was glad that my friend Tammy posted some photos online... so when I clicked the link and saw this:
Sign up to see your friends photos? What the F?
The lameness of this is really beyond words.
Talk about friction. What if this didn't require signing in? Perhaps I would have seen a picture and wanted a print - they might be losing sales.
Imagine sitting in that meeting, trying to convince the people in charge that it is a bad idea to force site registration. You just know someone in that room was having blood pressure issues that day...
Okay, I get it. You get three free prints for signing up. Whatever. The implementation of it still sucks. How about offering me 3 free prints after I've seen the photos. Let me get further through the process before I have to give you my information. I bet that more people would do it if they have actually spent time looking at the pictures...
Maybe I'm just cranky today... ;-)
Thoughts?
You are still alive!
Posted by: Chuck Conway | November 08, 2005 at 04:42 PM
Yep - just don't tell anyone! ;-)
Posted by: Jon Strande | November 08, 2005 at 05:40 PM
I just wouldn't view the pictures if I had to create an account. Too much work to just see them. Now if I wanted to buy prints, then I would expect to need an account. Bad move on their part.
-Bryan
Posted by: b2b resource | November 29, 2005 at 10:47 PM
This is the sort of thing that drives me crazy regarding many newspaper websites. I come across a link to an article I'd like to read, click, and...splat...I have to register to read the article. NY Times, I'm registered...Washington Post, I'm registered...East Podunk Gazette, who gives a flying f*** about your tiny, little rag?! Of course, if the article's something I think I should absolutely read, I might find a way to get around the registration via Google News; otherwise, leave the registration accounts to the big boys.
Posted by: JD | December 08, 2005 at 04:32 AM