How do I add a skip button on my Splash page? Any help is appreciated.
Hi, HappyFeet:
First off, here is the answer to your question.
Just add a link somewhere to the follow-up page. If you want to use an image, simply create a link similar to this:
<a href="index2.html" title="Skip Intro"><img scr="skip_button.gif"></a>
Otherwise, a simple text link would be just as effective:
<a href="index2.html" title="Skip Intro">Skip Intro</a>
Having already read the initial responses, let me ask you what your purpose is for having the splash screen. If your site is simply for fits and giggles, then go for it.
However, as it has already been established, "splash screens" are, for lack of a better term, annoying if you want to run a professional site, i.e., for business or research purposes. Why? More often than not, people just want what they are looking for and if they first have to skip over this page, it annoys them. Whenever these pages pop up in my browser, I am so quick to locate the SKIP link, and most people probably do the same. It's along the same vein as pop-up ads which do little except to annoy. I don't know if any statistics have been kept on this but you have to wonder how often people leave a site that uses this trickery.
Just take that into consideration is all. :)