Greetings, my fellow porn fans; I'm Tamesin. You may have seen some of my reviews on Adult Reviews.
I'm going to be blogging about some of my experiences writing porn reviews. The first thing I look for in a paysite is how easy the navigation is. Let's face it, when you enter a members' area, you don't want to spend much time figuring out how to see the good stuff. Navigation shouldn't be hard; the only thing that should be hard is... well... something else. (wink) Because of this, I like very simple navigation. Even if some paysites have a ton of content, I still feel their menu can, and should, be simple.
Most paysites have easy navigation, and it's greatly appreciated. Some sites, however, have very misleading menus. I've seen instances where they have more than one menu, with slightly different wording on each. For instance, they may have the choices of "Directory" and "Models." A member will think these menu items will link to two entirely different areas. Not always. This is when I get frustrated. When you're a member, you want to get as much bang for your buck. You want to believe you've seen everything in that members' area. If you see menu items that are worded slightly different, yet link to the same thing, you lose some confidence in the paysite. As I said, it's misleading and a waste of time.
I've also seen a couple paysites where you click on a menu item, and it contains links to other parts of the members' area that aren't listed on the main menu. This starts to turn into a maze, and pretty soon your eyes are crossed! Nope, porn shouldn't lead you on a wild goose chase where you need to pack a compass or leave a trail of bread crumbs to get you back home.
I oftentimes wonder why a paysite makes navigation confusing. Are they trying to make it look like they have more content? That doesn't fool a paysite member. Are they trying to be helpful using different wording, thinking maybe a different title will catch your attention? Hardly. As a member, you're going to click on every link to see the content anyway. It's just cruel when a paysite teases a member into thinking there's more than what there actually is.
Ideally, I like the menu up top so I don't have to go searching for it. The home page may be quite big, where you have to scroll down to see a bunch of the content. In that case, I think the same menu options should be at the bottom.
I guess when it comes to a paysites' navigation, my style is K.I.S.S. - Keep it Simple, Sweetie.
xoxo,
Tamesin
(In case you're wondering, my name isn't pronounced "Tame sin." It's pronounced:
Tam - like "cam" in webcam
e - pronounced like the "i" in win, and
sin - as in rhymes with win).
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