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By: Information Technology » Blog Archive » 11 Expert Tips For Enhancing The User Login Process

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:11:19 +0000

[...] that many visitors are likely to be looking for is either “login” or “sign in”. There are multiple variations, but these two words are almost universally understood, so are pretty safe options to [...]

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The Scripts Zone » 11 Expert Tips For Enhancing The User Login Process — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:18:31 +0000

[...] As you may have noticed, there are many established conventions when it comes to the login process, and the login label is no exception. The exact text that many visitors are likely to be looking for is either â€œloginâ€ or â€œsign inâ€. There are multiple variations, but these two words are almost universally understood, so are pretty safe options to use. [...]

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SitePoint » 11 Tips For Enhancing The User Login Process — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:58:33 +0000

[...] As you may have noticed, there are many established conventions when it comes to the login process, and the login label is no exception. The exact text that many visitors are likely to be looking for is either “login: or “sign in”. There are multiple variations, but these two words are almost universally understood, so are pretty safe options to use. [...]

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Weekly Link Round-Up #59 | Web Design Abyss — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:13:27 +0000

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By: Ben Clemens

Ben Clemens — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:20:19 +0000

In a previous job I did a study of various combination, and found only about a 5% difference in comprehension. I am afraid that any of these work about as well as any others for a general audience.

By: Dave Sparks

Dave Sparks — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:42:22 +0000

I think there are shades of meaning that give valid cues/clues to the user:

Join = if there is an actual community to ‘join’
Sign up = enrolling in some sort of programme of action/newsletter
Log in = to a system implying some sort of interaction/control
Create an account = account based membership model/usercentric

Or maybe I’m reading too much into it. We’re just about to do some focus group action, so will put this to the people : )