[Hidden-tech] Restaurant websites built using Adobe Flash?

[Jan Werner]

People who run restaurants are generally not sophisticated at marketing 
and communications. They are likely to think of their web site primarily 
as an advertising medium rather than as a means for providing specific 
information that their potential customers are looking for.

If I were in the business of designing commercial web sites, I would 
suggest that clients read Steve Krug's "Don't Make Me Think" before 
making any decisions about style and content. I frequently do suggest it 
to people who think they know how to design a survey questionnaire.

(Sample chapter at:  http://www.sensible.com/chapter.html)

Jan Werner
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Tom Kopec wrote:
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> At 09:52 AM 1/22/2009, Info @ WinansCreative.com wrote:
> 
>> We had cases where SEO wasn't that big a concern to our client, and we 
>> explained the risks/benefits of using Flash well in advance. The goal 
>> was to get people to spend more than 20 seconds on the site looking 
>> for just their info, so that they could really experience what the 
>> brand was all about.
> 
> IMHO, this is a serious problem. You are wasting my time for your 
> (client's) goals. In general, if I get stuck in eye candy when I'm 
> looking for information (MY goals), I will go somewhere else if possible.
> 
> While I'm ranting, I generally surf with sound off because of all the 
> noisy websites out there. I'd really like to be able to leave sounds on, 
> but it is just too distracting and annoying, not to mention a waste of 
> bandwidth.
> 
> Just my $0.02, foe what it's worth..
> 
> ...tom
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