The primary purpose of web navigation is to help people to move forward. It is not to tell them where they have been, or where they could have gone.
MSN, Yahoo Swap Navigation Schemes
MSN Search had the drop-down menu next to its search box, while Yahoo placed tabs over its search box for users to select the type of search; now each has adopted the other’s scheme, partially.
Website Usability, Breadcrumbs and Left-Side Navigation
The very basis of usability is the user. How can you make sure your website is designed with your user in mind? You must first consider the natural behavior of your user in order to understand how your user will experience your site. This month, we will talk in more detail about the psychology and behavior of the human Internet customer, particularly in reference to navigation. The popularity of the Internet may have only exploded over the last decade, but there have already been numerous studies into human behavior and preferences regarding website surfing.
Search Engines and Rollover Navigation
Hi Jill,
If our navigation buttons are rollovers, I understand that search engines can’t follow the links. Do you recommend repeating them as text links at the bottom of the page or is this unnecessary?
Best regards,
Marla
Search Engine Friendly Site Navigation
Daniel Boone was known as one of the most famous trailblazers. Boone helped blaze a trail which later became known as the Cumberland Trail. A few years later Boone blazed the trails from the Carolinas to the, then, western territories, those trails became known as the Wilderness Roads. While people can blaze trails in the wilderness, search engine spiders cannot. Search engine spiders require through your site to find your pages.
How to Easily Create a Search-Engine Friendly Navigation Menu For Your Website
A navigation menu is an important element of a website. A good navigation menu helps your visitors navigate through your website efficiently – in as few mouse-clicks as possible.
Make Your Navigation Highly Visible
Effective navigation stands out. It’s clear, obvious, and highly visible.
Keep Your Navigation Consistent!
One of the single most important aspects of effective navigation is consistency. Why? There’s a simple reason.
The Immutable Laws of Effective Navigation
Effective navigation stands out. It’s clear, obvious, and highly visible.
Location of Global Navigation for Optimal Search Engine Indexing
Reader Question: I’ve been told that I should put my navbar (navigation bar) on the right side of my Web site (or use a table trick to get the same effect) so search engine spiders will read my title and text first, and the navbar last. Is that necessary for optimum search engine positioning?