>> There is this new "trend" of getting the site map below the fold by >> listing all the links in the web site but to me i see no point of >> doing this if the site as perfect navigation.
The main reason I as an IxD add navigation as text links in the footer is because Search Engine bots eat the links up and it helps with cataloging the website and SEO. http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/06/importance-of-footer-text-in-seo/ On 10/1/08 1:28 PM, "Jared Spool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 1, 2008, at 11:31 AM, Sachin Ghodke wrote: > >> There is this new "trend" of getting the site map below the fold by >> listing all the links in the web site but to me i see no point of >> doing this if the site as perfect navigation. > > Exactly right. > > There's a general perception that users *want* global navigation, but > if you spend any time watching folks on sites, you quickly realize > they are *only* interested in local navigation -- how do I get from > *here* to *where I want to be*? > > So, any effort to add global nav to a page is a senseless waste of > pixels. > > That's my opinion. > > Jared > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
