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Now that we know how websites can be organized, which way is best for you? In this video, we will discuss how to choose an organizational structure for your website or app.
New terms:
- Tree Testing - show someone a text version of the structure of a website and ask them to follow the ‘branches’ to select the spot where they think they’d find an important piece of information
Further reading:
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Tree Testing 101
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How to Avoid Bias in Card Sorting, by Kathryn Whitenton
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organizing information intuitively
is more important than ever.
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Specifically, I'm talking about how you
define the major sections of your site and
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naming those sections with labels
that are obvious and clear.
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If you don't do this,
users may run into some problems.
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They may experience frustration or leave
the site if sections don't make sense.
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It's like if you took the Starbucks app,
and instead of organizing its menu by
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drinks and food,
you changed it to morning and afternoon.
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