Comments on: Use the 80-20 Rule to Increase Your Website’s Effectiveness http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/use-the-80-20-rule-to-increase-your-websites-effectiveness/ Fri, 24 May 2013 13:37:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Ryan http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/use-the-80-20-rule-to-increase-your-websites-effectiveness/#comment-95370 Ryan Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:41:35 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3907#comment-95370 Some great case studies, thank you. I have found that Pareto's can be applied to many facets of life, not just business and making money. Health for example. Most people have a difficult time sticking with diets and exercise regimens. Apply Pareto's. It's okay to snack a little and have your simple pleasures (coffee, cold beer, slice of cake), that's what makes us human and makes life fun. Instead of being a Nazi and cutting out those important things, focus on cutting out the bad foods that you don't really care about. Don't add that extra butter to your bread when you are already adding jam. Go for low fat milk with your cereal instead of whole, you probably won't notice the difference. Stop snacking on those breakfast donuts that you don't even like simply because they are in the office kitchen. Keep the 20% of great food that you love, drop the 80% of food that you don't care about. Some great case studies, thank you. I have found that Pareto’s can be applied to many facets of life, not just business and making money.

Health for example. Most people have a difficult time sticking with diets and exercise regimens. Apply Pareto’s. It’s okay to snack a little and have your simple pleasures (coffee, cold beer, slice of cake), that’s what makes us human and makes life fun. Instead of being a Nazi and cutting out those important things, focus on cutting out the bad foods that you don’t really care about.

Don’t add that extra butter to your bread when you are already adding jam. Go for low fat milk with your cereal instead of whole, you probably won’t notice the difference. Stop snacking on those breakfast donuts that you don’t even like simply because they are in the office kitchen.

Keep the 20% of great food that you love, drop the 80% of food that you don’t care about.

]]> By: Pedro http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/use-the-80-20-rule-to-increase-your-websites-effectiveness/#comment-75849 Pedro Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:01:12 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3907#comment-75849 80-20 rule will run endless. Its not a stop process. The case study is a good example but apply again the 80-20 rule. It will still work for improving. 80-20 is part of your life. 80% of your work is in 20% of the items. 80% of your income is from 20% of your costumers. 80% of what you say is from 20% of your vocabulary. 20% of what you eat is the cause of 80% of your fat. ... 80-20 rule will run endless. Its not a stop process. The case study is a good example but apply again the 80-20 rule. It will still work for improving.
80-20 is part of your life.
80% of your work is in 20% of the items.
80% of your income is from 20% of your costumers.
80% of what you say is from 20% of your vocabulary.
20% of what you eat is the cause of 80% of your fat.
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]]> By: Optimizely http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/use-the-80-20-rule-to-increase-your-websites-effectiveness/#comment-75802 Optimizely Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:31:52 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3907#comment-75802 This is great stuff! I love the case studies. The 80-20 rule is a great way to remember that simplicity of design often works best! This is great stuff! I love the case studies. The 80-20 rule is a great way to remember that simplicity of design often works best!

]]> By: Rafi http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/use-the-80-20-rule-to-increase-your-websites-effectiveness/#comment-75785 Rafi Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:12:46 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3907#comment-75785 hey this is a great post on how to improve conversion rate on your website. The 80-20% is a very helpful testing that can help improve a website's conversion according to your article. But how about a blog's conversion rate??? A blog normally has a lot of things on the sidebar.. right? hey this is a great post on how to improve conversion rate on your website. The 80-20% is a very helpful testing that can help improve a website’s conversion according to your article. But how about a blog’s conversion rate??? A blog normally has a lot of things on the sidebar.. right?

]]> By: Oleg Mokhov http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/use-the-80-20-rule-to-increase-your-websites-effectiveness/#comment-75774 Oleg Mokhov Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:46:51 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3907#comment-75774 @tripdragon You're right, Variation B should link to http://www.flickr.com/photos/timferriss/3813626625/sizes/o/in/photostream/. Jacob, this is easily fixed, right? @magdmartin This is mostly for the design of your website, but for content it can be trimming the unrelated articles, pages, etc. Not fully 80-20 yes, but better than nothing perhaps? Good question ;) @everyone else, I agree Variation B & C weren't as good looking, but it showed that a better design increased the conversion rate despite a pretty face. But once the site was rechristened as Daily Burn it went back to looking slick again IMO. @tripdragon You’re right, Variation B should link to http://www.flickr.com/photos/timferriss/3813626625/sizes/o/in/photostream/. Jacob, this is easily fixed, right?

@magdmartin This is mostly for the design of your website, but for content it can be trimming the unrelated articles, pages, etc. Not fully 80-20 yes, but better than nothing perhaps? Good question ;)

@everyone else, I agree Variation B & C weren’t as good looking, but it showed that a better design increased the conversion rate despite a pretty face. But once the site was rechristened as Daily Burn it went back to looking slick again IMO.

]]> By: ronaldofs http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/use-the-80-20-rule-to-increase-your-websites-effectiveness/#comment-75693 ronaldofs Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:47:56 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3907#comment-75693 Definitely going to start adding this kind of thought to my web projects. Great article! thx Definitely going to start adding this kind of thought to my web projects.

Great article! thx

]]> By: Jason Morton http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/use-the-80-20-rule-to-increase-your-websites-effectiveness/#comment-75671 Jason Morton Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:54:02 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3907#comment-75671 I agree with what tripdragon posted. Variations B & C both added unecessary ( Ex. The Abs video) back to the page. I like this concept but it would seem you would have to do a study of adding and removing most of the items on the page one at a time to get a true idea of what was working or not. I agree with what tripdragon posted. Variations B & C both added unecessary ( Ex. The Abs video) back to the page. I like this concept but it would seem you would have to do a study of adding and removing most of the items on the page one at a time to get a true idea of what was working or not.

]]> By: Deepanjolie Figg http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/use-the-80-20-rule-to-increase-your-websites-effectiveness/#comment-75653 Deepanjolie Figg Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:47:51 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3907#comment-75653 This is terrific stuff - thanks Oleg!! Been in web content writing for 6 years now and never thought of seriously applying website effectiveness tips like these, which i often write for my clients - for myself. Am off to implement these tips for my website! This is terrific stuff – thanks Oleg!!

Been in web content writing for 6 years now and never thought of seriously applying website effectiveness tips like these, which i often write for my clients – for myself. Am off to implement these tips for my website!

]]> By: MAJ3STIC http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/use-the-80-20-rule-to-increase-your-websites-effectiveness/#comment-75632 MAJ3STIC Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:25:00 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3907#comment-75632 I definitely like this article and case studies. I really think that this version of the case study works better: http://images.sixrevisions.com/2010/08/23-06_gyminee_new.jpg The reason being it's much cleaner and lots of space and not cluttered. I'm actually really shocked that the final image is the one that would convert more visitors even though it's not as beautiful as the one above. Just my thoughts. I definitely like this article and case studies. I really think that this version of the case study works better: http://images.sixrevisions.com/2010/08/23-06_gyminee_new.jpg

The reason being it’s much cleaner and lots of space and not cluttered. I’m actually really shocked that the final image is the one that would convert more visitors even though it’s not as beautiful as the one above. Just my thoughts.

]]> By: Mike Rowan http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/use-the-80-20-rule-to-increase-your-websites-effectiveness/#comment-75508 Mike Rowan Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:29:12 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3907#comment-75508 I agree with keeping things simple, but would the cutdown in content adversely affect the seo on the front page? I agree with keeping things simple, but would the cutdown in content adversely affect the seo on the front page?

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