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Posted by Andy Dingley on 05/23/05 02:34
On Sun, 22 May 2005 09:08:11 -0700, "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.z.invalid>
wrote:
>Is this site worth using as a development model by a noob?
In a world where we didn't listen to the crap spouted by Nielsen, this
would be seen as an excellent site. It's Amazon-like -- the page is
dense, and everything that possibly could take you somewhere when
clicked on, takes you there.
If you like this, read Paco Underhill's "Why We Buy"
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0684849143/codesmiths-20>
As a site, this one has clear goals, sensible goals, and it implements
them in a thorough and rational manner (I didn't go as far as the basket
/ checkout)..
As to the implemementation, then that's a bit sucky. It could be better,
and it could be better in a way that enhanced the basic aims, rather
than fighting with them. They could make better use of width, for one
thing.
There are also a few database issues that could be better, if anyone
cared (a _leading_ retailer is one where there are people who both care
about these details, and can have them sorted). Browsing for "Airport
safe steel free" boots shouldn't necessarily bring up plastic beachwear
as its first offering. It's _correct_, but it's not _helpful_.
Some of the product information is well hidden. There's a category for
"Made in the USA", but it's hard to find this for a product you're
already looking at.
Overall though, this site is going to get slated in this newsgroup by
some pinhead whining about a doctype (customers don't know what doctypes
are). However as a selling site, it's one of the better ones and
certainly worth studying.
--
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