Comments on: Prioritizing Design Time: A Long Tail Approach

By: onehostgator

onehostgator — Sun, 24 May 2009 05:37:16 +0000

Doesn’t it imply that if you are getting 4000 hits to your front page and people tend to average about 2-3 pages on a website, then the back pages are benefiting from the front page landing? I guess that the article is trying to say that we should be trying to optimize all back pages in order to get direct landing…is this true?

By: long tail « Bettinach’s Weblog

long tail « Bettinach’s Weblog — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:56:26 +0000

[...] Porter comenta en Prioritizing Design Time: A Long Tail Approach, que los diseñadores dedican su tiempo prioritariamente a la página de inicio, aunque los [...]

By: UIE Brain Sparks

UIE Brain Sparks — Fri, 19 May 2006 13:08:09 +0000

Moving Google Beyond Search

Unlike what Josh found, the sum of the tail for these properties does not exceed the head. Google’s Search is far more popular than all the other Google properties combined.

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By: justaddwater.dk

justaddwater.dk — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 06:25:36 +0000

Google Analytics trick: How to view referring URLs

We use Google Analytics as a stat tool on justaddwater.dk, and we’re overall satisfied with it. Unfortunately, one crucial feature is hidden and very hard to find. Here is how you find referring URLs and not only the referring websites.

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By: Jeff Bridgforth » Articles I Have Found Helpful

Jeff Bridgforth » Articles I Have Found Helpful — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:14:33 +0000

[...] Prioritizing Design Time: A Long Tail Approach – this article by Joshua Porter got me thinking about the importance of designing secondary pages. It also prompted me to consider how important a homepage really is. With Web 2.0, more visitors will probably enter sites bypassing the homepage so it decreases its importance even more. [...]

By: Bill Hart-Davidson

Bill Hart-Davidson — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:32:24 +0000

So…are there still situations where a traditional “home page” is preferred over a landing page that serves users who

a) are new to the site or not logged in
b) may be returning, and are greeted with a customized view reflecting their preferences & activities and those of affinity groups
c) have the goal of “getting or staying informed” guiding their visit to the main page
?

‘Cause if there are, I really can’t think of any!