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Originally posted by SleazyDream
even if it's a popunder - you see it in the tool bar - as a surfer i focus on closing them down once they start comming.
i see the need for popups when someone leaves - and maybe a small one to bring something to a person's attention. but with a type in where someone is looking for a specific site if you get hit with popups like that what are the chances of that same person looking at the tour and then comming back tomorrow to experience those popups again?
the lose in repeat customers must be enormous compared to the short term gain of the popups on page load
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I couldn't agree with you more. As a surfer, I NEVER see the popup, due to my use of a popup blocker. The annoying click that it makes when a popup is present though drives me nuts. As a site owner, I'd rather keep bookmarkers coming back, rather than having 1 time surfers that'll forever avoid my domain like the plague.
Isn't there a script that'd recognize type-in's and bookmarkers and only pop individuals who were referred from another site? If not, it seems as if a simple fix would be to give trade partners a different URL that'd pop referrers while leaving SE and type-in traffic alone.