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3.1. User Has Difficulty in Finding What They Are Looking For

One of biggest signs that your site has usability problems is that users struggle to find the information they're looking for.

You might find that:

    * you're not getting as many enquiries as you think you should be
    * your recent redesign resulted in sales toppling
    * while visitors make plenty of searches, few follow through with the results

These situations usually occur when users have to struggle to use your site. And sadly, this is one of the most common problems that Internet users encounter.

Logically, the larger your site, the more difficult it will be to find something within it. But more commonly, a poorly structured navigation system, poorly worded links and ineffective site search engines contribute to this common usability problem.

Make sure you provide lots of assistance and visual cues to help your users find what they are looking for.

For example:

    * Site search engine that includes a description, in addition to the page title, of each returned link
    * An optional advanced search system
    * Site map
    * Alphabetical index
    * Prominent display of popular content above-the-fold on the home page
    * A customized "404 - File not found" error page which helps users try to find an alternative to the page that is missing

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Whether you have a business that you want to promote online, or you want to share your hobbies online, or you just want to make money on the web, a website is one of the things that you need to have. Of course, you can learn how to make a great website if you can give time to learn it.

Going online and promoting your business, or whatever it is that you want, is not just about having a website. You have to have a website that reaches out to the people you want to reach out. The web is a pile of millions of websites and new ones are being created everyday, including yours, so if you want to reach out to your online target audience, you have to know how to make a great website that can compete with the existing ones.

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