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Alphawolf
2004-03-21, 02:36 AM
Hey folks,

In AEBN they have the hosted galleries and allow you to select the # of words for the description from a dropdown.

3,4 or 5 word descriptions.

Does anyone have any data that shows a shorter or longer description is more likely to get people to click?

I sort of like the 5 word description for link text because without an image I feel the more descriptive the better.

But there must be a reason they have the drop down and the choice for just 3 word descriptions. :)

What do you pick and have ya played around between 3 vs 5 word descriptions? What tends to be the common thought on which is better in this case?

Surfn
2004-03-21, 03:11 AM
Submission scripts vary on the number of letters they allow in the description field. That's the reason.

Alphawolf
2004-03-21, 03:17 AM
Ahhhhh. Okie dokie. :D

Cleo
2004-03-21, 08:03 AM
I prefer longer descriptions, figure more for the spiders to chew on.