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Are you more likely to sign up when...

by seekyt
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When you go to a website which is free to join, are you more likely to register if there is a 3rd party registration option (i.e. "Sign Up With Twitter!"), or does it not make much of a difference to you if the registration form is short and sweet?

I know that the provider of 3rd party registration services say that people are FAR more likely to join if you give them the option, but wouldn't more websites give this option to members if that were the case? Or maybe, larger websites just can't afford the expense when their membership rates are over 25,000 people.

What do you think?
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Shook
    I am way more likely to not sign up at all if those things are there.

    If I can't just sign up manually, then I don't.

    But I am one of those people who always unchecks "keep me signed in" also.
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    • Profile picture of the author seekyt
      Originally Posted by JMichaelZ View Post

      I am way more likely to not sign up at all if those things are there.

      If I can't just sign up manually, then I don't.

      But I am one of those people who always unchecks "keep me signed in" also.
      WOW! That's the first time I've heard that sort of input. I'm planning on having both options, side by side unless I find concrete reasons to not use 3rd party providers. To register on my site takes 10 seconds, (requires email, username and password). I wonder if more people share your sentiments..

      One great benefit of using the 3rd party providers, though, is that the email is already verified - so no imaginary email addresses can be used for people to register and spam with.
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      • Profile picture of the author Jon Patrick
        Both options is probably best, but you might want to focus on keeping the signup area very clean and easy to understand at first glance.
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  • Profile picture of the author Will P
    If you can apply it, I would because then you get the best of both worlds. Users can signup through you or the third party company.
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  • Profile picture of the author Hopp
    I say that having both options is best. Some people are wary of linking their 3rd party apps. Some people (like me) love the convenience of not have to save ANOTHER password!
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  • Profile picture of the author seekyt
    Thanks everybody. That's what I'll focus on, then. I'm hoping that the integration of 3rd party registration will increase conversions from visitors -> registered members. I guess I'll just have to test it myself!
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  • Profile picture of the author officer_iron
    I almost always use a manual sign up. I don't really know why, but almost always.
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  • Profile picture of the author rickfrazier1
    Personally, I tend to prefer a manual signup. I don't always want to sign up to everything with the same email address.

    One of the reasons for this is that I don't typically use throwaway email addresses (yahoo, gmail, etc.). As a result, I tend to use email addresses connected to one or another of my own domains. I used to use my primary domain email address, but had to abandon it because I got over 3000 (yes, that's three thousand) emails a DAY. Needless to say, there were probably less than a hundred a day that I actually wanted to see. I abandoned it completely for a period of time, and nearly four years later, that email address was finally receiving under 300 emails a day. This was mostly the result of spam from my email address being sold to others.

    Now, if I have a new site I like, I may give them a unique email address and see how things work out. If I don't get trash messages or spam as a result, then I might move the account (or create a new one) with one of my primary email addresses.
    Yes, I know the CAN-SPAM ACT prohibits quite a number of email abuses, but many sites still seem to ignore it.

    Thus, my vote would be for both, so I can use a manual signup now, and perhaps add it later to a 3rd party login like twitter or facebook.
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  • Profile picture of the author imediazone
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    I am more likely to sign up if i have more options like facebook, google account, gmail. I don't like twitter.
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