Some time ago we decided the
front page of our comic site
needed an update, so we started testing four or five different
versions to see what worked best for our users. Every user was
assigned a random front page, and we listened to feedback and
looked at how users interacted with each page. We collected a lot
of data. We waited. For a really long time. We’ve finally picked
the winner:
All of them!
If you surf on over to the
main page
you’ll see some new buttony looking things across the top of the
page.
Browse Comics
takes you to a slightly updated version of
what was our original page.
Shipping This Week
lets you know
what’s shipping, and lets you browse the list by sales rank, author,
artist, publisher, etc.
Recent Happenings
gives you a dashboard
to see what’s going on at HeavyInk: what people are subcsribing
to, posting in the forum, blogging about, etc etc etc.
Finally,
Browse Graphic Novels
lets you see what’s going on in
the world of Graphic Novels.
Do you like one of these more than the others? Scroll to the
bottom of the page, and if the page isn’t already set as your
default you’ll see a button that says “Make This Your Default
View”. Then, every time you go to
Heavy Ink’s front page
you’ll get your default page.
Oh, and as a lil’ bonus we’ve added a new page that provides a more
useful listing of all the
comic book publishers we carry.
Thanks for waiting so patiently for the refresh, and please let
us know what you think!
