Fri Apr 18 01:56:28 GMT 2008 signupSome mistake of signup: Having a sign-in in the first place Requiring sign-in too soon Not stating the benefits to registering Hiding the sign-in button Not making "Create a New Account" or "Forgot Your Password" a button or link Not providing sign-in opportunities at key locations Asking for too much information when registering Not telling users how you'll use their information Not telling the users the requirements for username and password up front Requiring stricter password requirements than the NSA Using challenge questions they won't remember in a year Not returning users to their desired objective Not explaining if it's the username or password they got wrong Not putting a register link when the sign-in is in error Not giving the user a non-email solution to recover their password Requiring more than one element when recovering password http://jchyip.blogspot.com[..]design-mistakes-for-account-sign-in.html (google search) (amazon search) second |