What do YOU look for in a website?

[Zylstra]

What do you look for in a website?
What attracts you to a page?
What layout, colors, etc...?

For entertainment, or buisness?
(This would make a good FAQ post if anyone is willing, but I just need to find some of this stuff out)

[dl65]

Zylstra555.......

What do you look for in a website?  

 ok , this may not apply to all , but when I go to any website...... it's because I am looking for some information . So with that in mind , lets say I am looking for info on how to build a widget ......... I would google ....... how to build a widget and then based on the results go to a specific site ..........
Once there :
 I would like the site to load quickly.
The site must be easy to navigate........ I don't want to have to be looking at a lot of ads and that sort of stuff .........( remember all I am looking for is info on Widgets )
I do not want to be redirected off the page I'm on ........ if possible.
Any text information must be pleasing to the eye and easy to read .
If there are screen shots or pics , they should be sized to fit the page.
A search engine specific to the site would be extremely helpful....... particularly if the site is very large and contains hundreds of links.
I'm not impressed with smoke and mirrors , when it's information I'm looking for ........  
the KISS principale should apply .......... [highlight]K[/highlight]eep     [highlight]I[/highlight]t      [highlight]S[/highlight]imple     [highlight]S[/highlight]tupid.


dl65  

[GX1_Man]

I agree with ALL of the above and banner links are a real turn off. Some web pages appear to be little more than this.

A site needs to be unique and as fast as possible. I would prefer substance to fancy pics, streaming video, etc.

[Calum]

I agree.
I like websites to be fast and easy to use.
Ads don't bother me - I accept they are sometimes necessary to raise funds for the site, and I have Adblock anyway
Correctly sized images are nice, and previews of large images/files before they load would be nice so I know if I want to load the whole thing or not.
Easy to read text is a big bonus, and I dislike very fancy formatted font, with unusual/difficult to read fonts, too large sizes, excessive amounts of different fonts.
Just my two cents.

[fffreak]

Same here.
Mostly speed, slow loading times and ads are annoying as he** . Easy navigation also a big must.