Re: [IxDA Discuss] An alternative phrase to Buy Now?

2008-06-24 Thread gabriel friedman
If it's not too late to chime in, : %u2022 basket sounds like a good term for this add audience: add to basket %u2022 as important as the actual phrase might be some hand-holding during the first few weeks after rolling out the buy function; t letting your audience know that: * you can now buy

Re: [IxDA Discuss] An alternative phrase to Buy Now?

2008-06-24 Thread AJKock
How about Get it? - Informal and to the point. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines

[IxDA Discuss] An alternative phrase to Buy Now?

2008-06-23 Thread Andrea Lewis
Hi - I am currently working on a website for a client in the 'spiritual/healing/meditation space and she has a playful, whimsical yet vibrant, interactive website with guided journeys that unfold insight to one's personal development through a game-like interface where one choses tokens and is

Re: [IxDA Discuss] An alternative phrase to Buy Now?

2008-06-23 Thread Bryan J Busch
As a consumer, I would prefer that a button which leads to a financial transaction be very clear about it as soon as possible, so including words like Buy or Purchase or Cart is very helpful, but just to play along: If the only things to be bought on the site are audio and video, how about

Re: [IxDA Discuss] An alternative phrase to Buy Now?

2008-06-23 Thread Joanne Richardson
to be the views of Think Limited. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrea Lewis Sent: 23 June 2008 10:32 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IxDA Discuss] An alternative phrase to Buy Now? Hi - I am currently working on a website for a client

Re: [IxDA Discuss] An alternative phrase to Buy Now?

2008-06-23 Thread Christine Boese
How about Invite the Product to Come to You? Just adding a little zen to the purchasing flow... G Chris On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 5:32 AM, Andrea Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi - I am currently working on a website for a client in the 'spiritual/healing/meditation space and she has a

Re: [IxDA Discuss] An alternative phrase to Buy Now?

2008-06-23 Thread Joanne Richardson
Hi Laura, actually never thought about that, your right you don%u2019t get a shopping bag till the end, the way I was see the 'shopping bag' was as something your creating, your adding things to it to take away. Very good point. I've been thinking about the offline/online shopping experience

Re: [IxDA Discuss] An alternative phrase to Buy Now?

2008-06-23 Thread Barford, Patricia
Following Christine's line of thought, what about 'Manifest now.' Pat Barford M.Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email contains confidential information that is proprietary to EPCOR and its subsidiary companies in all respects. This information is intended only for the person(s) named in the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] An alternative phrase to Buy Now?

2008-06-23 Thread Dennis Williams
I've been in a similar situation, the danger being that using a word that people are not accustomed to will lead to confusion of what it is they are going to do - and may lead them not to click on it resulting in less sales (e commerce seems to be iffy that way)...but; a quick synonym search

Re: [IxDA Discuss] An alternative phrase to Buy Now?

2008-06-23 Thread Rony Philip
Hi Christine, Here are a few more - Purchase Item, Procure Item, or even Acquire Item Rony On 6/23/08, Christine Boese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about Invite the Product to Come to You? Just adding a little zen to the purchasing flow... G Chris On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 5:32 AM,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] An alternative phrase to Buy Now?

2008-06-23 Thread Andrea Lewis
Thanks all, have been reading and will continue to read... All very helpful and insightful. I really like the idea of the BASKET that works better symbolically for shopping than a cart for a site like this Joanne, I really appreciate your kicking off the conversation in that direction. As

Re: [IxDA Discuss] An alternative phrase to Buy Now?

2008-06-23 Thread Angel Marquez
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