Are Layout Previews Needed? Options

[CrimsonSkyGraphi...]

Hey Everyone,

I have my own free graphic/layout site and have been making some changes to it lately. One of which is to allow many of the layouts to have versions for both MySpace profile types. Problem is, now I'm not sure whether to do working previews for BOTH types on each layout. That'd mean 3 pages per layout, which'll be huge as my amount grows..

So, here's my question:

Do you feel that a working preview is necessary, as long as there is a full-size screen cap to look at?

If you do, then would it matter if only one profile type is shown in the preview (considering the layouts are basically the same)?

I really appreciate your help and feedback. I really can't decide what to do.

[schizo]

I usually don't use layouts from sites that don't have live previews. You never know what they'll look like on your computer, and I like scrolling and really getting a good look. It's a pain to have to go through the trouble of putting it on your profile just to see what it looks like live.

If it's the space that's concerning you, make freewebs acounts to host them.

[karmakiller]

I usually don't use layouts from sites that don't have live previews. You never know what they'll look like on your computer, and I like scrolling and really getting a good look. It's a pain to have to go through the trouble of putting it on your profile just to see what it looks like live.

If it's the space that's concerning you, make freewebs acounts to host them.

I agree with this.

Live previews are nice because it shows what it will look like on your computer, you can see interactive details that might go missed in a screen cap, and you also know what you see is what you get (so there's no misleading with screen caps).