Comments on: Wysz hates charities! (part 2) http://wysz.com/wyszdom/2008/04/wysz-hates-charities-part-2/ More than cats. Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:46:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wysz http://wysz.com/wyszdom/2008/04/wysz-hates-charities-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Wysz Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:19:40 +0000 http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/?p=100#comment-171 The amount of required information was reasonable, even though I don't think registering for an account (with name/password) should really be necessary in this case. It was the long form which bothered me. I'd prefer it if they just asked for the required stuff, and then given me the option to add additional information to my profile <em>after</em> my registration was confirmed. The amount of required information was reasonable, even though I don’t think registering for an account (with name/password) should really be necessary in this case. It was the long form which bothered me. I’d prefer it if they just asked for the required stuff, and then given me the option to add additional information to my profile after my registration was confirmed.

]]> By: Jason http://wysz.com/wyszdom/2008/04/wysz-hates-charities-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Jason Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:58:44 +0000 http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/?p=100#comment-170 This is one of the most common usability mistakes that websites make, making the sign up process too long. If they had Google Analytics (or something similar) installed, they could see how many people actually do give up before completing the form. Would you say that the amount of information they wanted from you was too much, or that the form was too long and the process could have been streamlined? This is one of the most common usability mistakes that websites make, making the sign up process too long. If they had Google Analytics (or something similar) installed, they could see how many people actually do give up before completing the form.

Would you say that the amount of information they wanted from you was too much, or that the form was too long and the process could have been streamlined?

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