₦airaland Forum

Donald3d:
Una don come with una usual rant again
Seun is a very very smart guy, but you guys fail to see it .

1.The less the fancy design the faster the site loads

2.Nigerians don't have the fast internet like those countries and sites you keep comparing with, you might have fast internet and a fancy expensive phone.But whether you believe it or not, there are still some Nigerians who use Symbian and other 2G phones .

3.Understanding your market is key to shaping a product and he has done that perfectly well, that's why you are even here, if you don't love something you won't care enough to complain about it(just like you are doing now). So you love Nairaland, it was good enough to pull you in, that's why you are here .

4.Why do you think most sites and apps are building lite versions ?. Because of Africa !!. Nairaland is "lite" already.

5.Whats the point of a fancy design, when most of your users have to spend 30 seconds loading a page, should I remind you how frustrating Nigerian networks are ?.When my internet is misbehaving and I am not sure if my data is exhausted or its just network issue, I load Nairaland, when other sites don't load, it loads

6.As a developer, when I am optimizing the speed of a site I build for clients guess what I use as a template for comparison ?. Nairaland !!!

7.In conclusion, sometimes its not how fancy it looks that matter(Go and see how ugly looking banking softwares are, especially Zenith Bank).When building a product, study your environment, assess your end users and build what works for MOST of them.

Peace

Well said