Dec 17 2009
Do Your Visitors See Your Entire Web Site?
Google recently published a tool for examining which parts of a web site that users can view based on the size of their web browser window. Even though many users have wide screen and high resolution monitors, their browsers are running at reduced sizes and not taking advantage of the extra space available. So, parts of a web site can be easily missed, such as download buttons or advertising.
In the image below, the numbers show what percentage of users on cyprich.com have browsers that can view a resolution (defined by the vertical and horizonal numbers as pixels). A web site can be viewed with this information in the Browser Size site.
80% of users can see the entire blog, which is a good number. I was thinking of making site much wider, but after using Google’s site, it would be best to keep it under 1000 pixels wide for the largest audience. It might be a good idea placing ads on the left side as opposed to the right side, since more people would see it.