James Carville, the political campaign strategist, hung a sign at Clinton’s Little Rock campaign headquarters that read: “It’s the Economy, Stupid” became ensconced in American political folklore—and helped get Bill Clinton elected President in 1992.

It was there to remind the campaign staff that American Presidential elections tend to be won and lost over the current state of the U.S. economy. So, while George the First was basking in high poll ratings following his victory in Iraq One, Carville had his eye trained on the nation’s eroding economic numbers, which he knew could put the Comeback Kid in the \White House. It’s a funny thing that pocketbook issues trump all others in elections even though politicians, their staffers and the media often focus on everything else.

There’s something of a parallel to this in retail web sites. E-retailers spend a lot of time and money marketing their web sites and Google’s profits are proof enough of that. They also focus on site content, product fulfillment, the type of merchandise they want to sell online and how good their site looks. But the only thing that really matters to shoppers who land on their site is how well it works in helping them find and buy the products they want.

It seems e—retailers would do well to post a sign in their headquarters that reads: “It’s the Design, Stupid.” It would remind all of their employees that web shoppers are a very different breed of customers from store shoppers. The latter really like to shop, to stroll through the aisles hoping to discover products or deals that grab them. Web shoppers know what they are looking for and have no patience with web sites that don’t get them to the right item in a hurry. That puts a premium on web sites that are designed to be functional—easy to navigate. search and examine products. In short they must be designed for easy and effective use.

E-retailers are starting to grasp the fundamental role that practical web design and functionality play in the success of their e-commerce operations. Corfun Inc owner and operator of www.corfun.com is a leading the e-retailing web design business with there simple and praticle design.

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 [The Design Stupid!]

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