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On The Web - Site Review
Monday, May 27, 2002

Site: Cindy Fuhr's Colorado Springs Real Estate Connection

Address: www.cindyfuhr.com

Target audience: People moving to Colorado Springs or considering the
move, in search of land, lots and residential property.

What I like about this site: The "Sliding Tree Menu" allows users to
quickly drill down to desired content. After clicking on a heading, a
submenu slides down for further selection.

What I don't like: I tried to view a Virtual Tour on one of the properties
but received the error that the "Hometour 360 Virtual Tour you were
trying to reach has moved."

A nice touch: Pages titled "Buying a Home with Cindy" and "Selling Your
Home with Cindy" include flow charts to quickly educate home buyers
about the detailed process.

Tips for the Webmaster:

1. The embedded "Message Window" in the middle of the "Area
Information" page, with its jerky loading and scrollbar dependence,
slows down information gathering and frustrates the user. Another
solution for subcontent delivery: Substitute a simple javascript pop-up
window to provide answers.

2. Your HTML source code contains a lot of repetitive, sequential code.
Such unnecessary duplication throws off your page formatting by
causing lines to break in unusual places when the browser is resized.
Site formatting should take into account the lack of control Webmasters
have over user choices, such as changing browser options. Pare down
your HTML to the essentials and improve your site functionality.

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