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Old December 11th 04, 03:53 AM
G.R. Patterson III
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Jay Honeck wrote:

It appears to be loading MUCH faster now, but the second page is still going
to choke most dial-up connections, I fear...


I think you've got it pretty well. It took about 2 seconds on my DSL to load
completely, and things were appearing immediately (no wondering if something was
happening). When I hit the second page, the important stuff (the text) loaded
immediately, with the photos and menu items showing up one at a time. Back when
I used dialup for access, I would be reading the text while waiting on other
stuff to load, and probably would be picking one of the menu items as soon as it
appeared.

With that in mind, you might give some thought to the order in which the menu
items appear. Put the ones that most potential customers would want to select
high in the list. To me, the first ones would be rates, floor plans, directions
to the inn, floor plans, and the theme suites. I would redo the "cool stuff"
page somehow. There are things in there (like the mention of high speed internet
access and a courtesy car) that really should be mentioned elsewhere, mixed up
with stuff that only interests pilots and other things that really don't belong
on a business web site.

George Patterson
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.