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Timing for Popups , slide ins, pop overs, etc.

by Scott Ames
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Has anyone tested the timing of a popup? I find it personally bothersome when I get to a page and the first thing that happens is a popup. I've yet had a chance to read anything.

Personal discomfort aside however I'm wondering if anyone has actually tested the timing of a popup.
#ins #overs #pop #popups #slide #timing
  • Profile picture of the author Neil Morgan
    Hello Scott

    I tested this at the end of last summer, and wrote some code to do it.

    I set things up so that the visitor would get my popup (unblockable) after they had been on the site for either:

    5 seconds
    15 seconds
    30 seconds
    45 seconds

    It worked this way even if they switched to a different page on the site.

    A timing was selected randomly from the above list for each visitor.

    I found that the shortest times (5 and 15 seconds) pulled the most by far.

    Cheers,

    Neil
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    • Profile picture of the author Scott Ames
      Thanks for that info Niel.. I suspected getting it popped fast might pull better even though I don't really like that when I'm a visitor.
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      • Profile picture of the author Neil Morgan
        This is probably one of these cases where the average punter isn't as affected by these things as much as those of us who see a million popups a day.

        Cheers,

        Neil
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