Proper Sign Up Forms
With many sites nowadays, the sign up forms for simple services are getting longer and longer. This shouldn't happen. Sign up forms shouldn't interfere with a user becoming part of a site. The best way to do this is by incorporating signing up into the user experience.
To sign up for a service, a user shouldn't have to submit any more than three pieces of information. Anything more than that becomes obnoxious to people signing up. The less painful it is to sign up for something, the more likely a user is going to be attracted to use it.
If you're looking for a proper example of sign up forms, take a look at LibraryThing. Sign up and login forms are combined on the homepage, making for a seamless entry into the site.
Permanent Link · Published on January 23rd, 2009