Popup Question

[truckguy77]

Hi Everyone,

I have a question. Your input will be very much appreciated.

My company's new website design is using a popup. I have some reservation about it and I want to know what your thoughts are.

Ok, some information on what this popup is like. When a user clicks on a subcategory page, there's a popup that would ask for size, color, etc  - it's like a form and those are the criteria. If nothing is selected,  the product list on the subcategory page doesn't load - so the only thing is showing is the the H1 and description but everything else is empty.

When a user does select a criteria the landing page is no longer the subcategory but another page with that ID. So basically the user never really land on the subcategory page but to another page with a different query string.

Is this bad for SEO? Would you recommend to keep the popup?

Thanks,

[benjaminspak]

If a user isn't actually viewing the page, and it is being served up in a pop up it's not only a bad user experience, but more than likely bad for SEO as well. In order to get a clear understanding of what you mean - I am a visual person - please provide a link to the site, so I can better support my answer.

[EGOL]

The popup is very presumptuous and arrogant. IMO.

Then to show nothing but an H1 and description with everything else empty.

That is backwards.

The company should SHOW the customer a selection up front and let the customer consider.

Where have you seen a website  like this before?  The visitor will think he is on Koozebane.