The search box’s design should support that exchange, be functional, easy to use, and accessible.Įqually as important, the right software powering your website’s search helps you gather information about your users, such as what product information they search for the most, which keywords or queries they are using, and an overall picture of their needs and their pain points. Search makes it easier for users to find the content they’re looking for, as well as the content you want them to see. What Makes a Great Search Interface?Ī search box is included in almost every web design, but it’s often overlooked or treated as an afterthought. If your search capabilities aren’t up to snuff, they will, and they probably won’t be back. But the last thing you want is for frustrated searchers to leave your site and head back to Google. When you mention search today, people immediately think of Google. Sixty five percent of mobile users say that when conducting a search on their smartphones, they look for, and expect, the most relevant information to pop up first. Users today also expect to find easy-to-navigate search functionality on their mobile devices. They don’t want to waste time clicking through menus and drop-downs, which is why rich search capabilities are key. Today’s consumers want results, and they want them fast.
Here’s why: The Evolution of Web SurfingĢ017 is predicted to see more website traffic than in all other “internet years” combined ! Gone are the days when a consumer would tolerate a website as poorly designed and laid out as the early Amazon one above. Upfront and up-top.Ĭonsidering a website redesign? You need to follow Amazon’s lead, no matter your industry. Today (thankfully!), Amazon’s website looks like this:Īnd what do you see immediately upon landing on their site? Search. Trust me when I say you will find some deliciously horrid early attempts at website design and user experience (UX).Ĭheck out this Amazon screen grab from July, 2000.
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Launched in 2001, The WayBack Machine is a digital archive of the World Wide Web, a veritable treasure trove of Internet information and oddities. Recently, I took a stroll through The WayBack Machine. Centering Your Website Design Around Site Search We’re happy to share what we’ve learned about search from serving customers like Lyft, Twilio, NBC Universal, Shopify and many others. Read Praveena Khatri's answer to What is the best site search to implement on a website? on Quora What are your site search questions?ĭo you have a site search question that you’d like us to answer? Post your question on Quora and then tweet at us to let us know (Our handle is ). Read Sam Reid's answer to Who are the best vendors for site search technology? on Quora When we answer these questions, we focus on objectively highlighting our feature set and the benefits that they provide. At Swiftype, we’ve taken the approach of remaining neutral. This type of question can be tricky to answer as a representative of a company because answers can come across as biased. Read Sam Reid's answer to What are the best practices for implementing an internal site search? on Quora Topic 3 – Top site search providersĪ popular type of question on Quora is “What is best solution for X?” or “What company does the best job for Y?”. Since we power search for more than 500,000 websites, we thought we could provide some helpful insight. Recently we answered a question on Quora about site search best practices. Read Sanjana Chand's answer to Are there site-specific search services similar to Google Site Search? on Quora Topic 2 – Site search best practicesĪs search has become a critical component for almost every website or app, webmasters and product builders are seeking to provide the best experience possible. Read Matt Riley's answer to Alternatives to Google Custom Search and GSS on Quora There are two popular Quora questions on this topic: This is not an acceptable replacement for businesses, so the search for a new solution is in full-swing. Google is sunsetting their site search by the end of 2017 and is directing users to their ad-powered site search product. Topic 1 – Google is sunsetting site search Here’s an overview of what we’ve addressed.
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Quora has questions about literally everything, ranging from “What are the 10 best books you’ve ever read?” to “If Google employees were swapped with Microsoft employees, what would happen?” Since we are experts on search here at Swiftype, we’ve taken to Quora to help answer questions about site search and how to do it right.
Over the past 8 years, it has replaced Yahoo Answers as the go-to platform for Q&A on the internet. It was founded by Adam D’Angelo (former CTO of Facebook) and Charlie Cheever (early Facebook employee) in 2009. If you aren’t familiar with the question and answer platform that 190 million people visit on a monthly basis, Quora is a question and answer platform that leverages smart algorithms to curate content.
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