It doesn’t matter what site I go to nowadays, just about all of them have big blaring pop-ups to sign up for their newsletters.
My sign up form on the right side of my page.
Hmm.. My sign up form is on the right side of the page. My posts can be read without hassles!
Don’t get me wrong. Signing up for newsletters is a great option to have. Especially if you’re interested in the information the sites are giving you.
*Anyone can sign up for my newsletter at any time. But be for warned I normally don’t get a newsletter out but once a month. And the newsletters are mainly blurbs or chapters on my characters adventures and giveaways.*
Popup Form
Back to pop-ups. I have a tendency to click on many websites during the day. I enjoy reading what other people have to say. That doesn’t necessarily mean I’m going to sign up for every newsletter on every site I go to and most of the time if I have to close a “Join My Newsletter” pop-up twice while I’m in the process of reading an article I will leave that page.
Why people set their Sign Up Form to pop-up every two seconds has me baffled. Why people have their Sign Up Forms pop-up on a nonfriendly mobile website is beyond me.
Popup Form
With everyone on their mobile phones nowadays checking out websites on their breaks, before work, after work, or at random times during the day, I would think that website owners would want to be mobile friendly, at least. Even if they insist on having pop-ups. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten onto a website to read a post and couldn’t even find the close button on the pop-up because I’m using my phone to surf the World Wide Web. I’m sure I have missed some great posts because I couldn’t get to the actual post!
I wonder. I still carry around a small phone. Do I need to upgrade to a huge screen phone in order to find the close button for a pop-up on a website? Would I even be able to find the close button with a bigger screen?
When I do upgrade to a bigger phone it won’t be because of pop-ups and I will still leave those annoying pages that are not mobile friendly with huge Sign-Up Forms.
Are these people intentionally trying to lose traffic? Does life have to be more difficult?
My sign up form on the right side of my page.
I promise if I enjoy the posts I will sign up for the newsletter unless there are blaring pop-ups in my face.
Sigh. The way I see it pop-ups are just a time-consuming annoyance that I can personally live without:)
Lynn Thompson’s home is in the Land of Enchantment, and, yes, the land is enchanting. The skies are blue, the stars are bright., and there are beautiful panoramic landscapes surrounding her hometown.
Lynn wades through the craziness of life to follow her true passion, writing fiction. You can find her, or not, trekking through the mountains, searching for fairies and vortexes, keeping her eye out for anything paranormal, or sitting in the hot springs in her spare time.
Lynn doesn’t have a specific genre she writes in. Characters have a way of leading her stories. She follows. Lynn is also a sponge when it comes to knowledge. She’s always on the move to continue her education in writing, marketing, social media, digital media, and hopes to find the extra time to add some criminal investigation classes to her repertoire.
Lynn has three novels out: Blake, Sterling, and Tarnished Gold.
Blake is the beginning of Montana’s story. Her need for seclusion, at least, for one winter. She does not get what she wants. There is someone or something in the mountains stalking her, people keep showing up on her doorstep, and she meets Max. Max knows what is hunting Montana, but won’t tell her.
Montana’s lack of trust in Max drives her to fix her own problems. If she had known what she’d be confronting that night, she never would have sedated Max.
Sterling is the second novel in the Montana Dayton series. Montana moves to Florida hoping to escape her old life, and regain her normal life back, but her past has come back to haunt her.
Not only does she start losing time, she continues to wake up every morning wearing gorgeous jewels and is surrounded by precious gems. She never remembers where, or who she’s getting the glittery baubles from and is hell bent to get back her memories and return the jewels. Afraid she has been out robbing houses in the middle of the night, she is determined to figure out what is happening on her own.
That is until the dreams and the strong pull to explore the gulf. When she finally realizes she needs help, she is powerless to get it.
Tarnished Gold is Sam’s story and will be coming out around the new year. Sam first appeared in Sterling and demanded her own novel. Lynn has bowed to Sam’s wishes and is writing that story now.
Lynn is also the proud owner of:
Dark Fates. Eight short stories that are fun, but still on the dark side.
Dark Fates-Madness. Four dark short stories.
News Worthy. News Worthy stands alone with five short stories.
Watching the news first thing in the morning may not be fun, but dissecting news clips and re-writing them into short stories that had a different ending was a blast!
Dark Fates Collections is compiled of Dark Fates, Dark Fates-Madness, News Worthy, and features Karma Shay’s adventures.
Visit Lynn at:
Website: www.Lynnthompsonbooks.com
Twitter: @lynnthompson8
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlakeAMontanaDaytonNovel
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/lynnthompsonbooks
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