Comments on: Optimize for Users, Not Just Search Engines http://www.seo-chicks.com/123/optimize-for-users-not-just-search-engines.html The SEO Blog with attitude Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Judith Lewis http://www.seo-chicks.com/123/optimize-for-users-not-just-search-engines.html#comment-90 Judith Lewis Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:13:55 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/123/optimize-for-users-not-just-search-engines.html#comment-90 Absolutely. I've had to teach everyone here about usability so they champion it - which weirdly I touched on at uni when I did my theses (and I'm not saying how many decades ago *that* was). Usability is key as you say. You won't convert a single soul if they can't use your website. I had a 3 year running battle with IT on one site about this very issue. Great post! Absolutely. I’ve had to teach everyone here about usability so they champion it - which weirdly I touched on at uni when I did my theses (and I’m not saying how many decades ago *that* was).

Usability is key as you say. You won’t convert a single soul if they can’t use your website.

I had a 3 year running battle with IT on one site about this very issue.

Great post!

]]> By: Lisa Ditlefsen http://www.seo-chicks.com/123/optimize-for-users-not-just-search-engines.html#comment-89 Lisa Ditlefsen Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:21:10 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/123/optimize-for-users-not-just-search-engines.html#comment-89 Great post Julie. Usability is totally underestimated. If SEO is the "daddy" of generating traffic, "usability" is the "mummy" of conversions. I often say it's no point having a website if no one can find it, BUT I must admit it's no point in getting traffic if no one can USE it! If you have already read "Don't make me think" by Steve Krug, I highly recommend it. Great book about usability! Great post Julie. Usability is totally underestimated. If SEO is the “daddy” of generating traffic, “usability” is the “mummy” of conversions.

I often say it’s no point having a website if no one can find it, BUT I must admit it’s no point in getting traffic if no one can USE it!

If you have already read “Don’t make me think” by Steve Krug, I highly recommend it. Great book about usability!

]]> By: Julie Joyce http://www.seo-chicks.com/123/optimize-for-users-not-just-search-engines.html#comment-88 Julie Joyce Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:09:35 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/123/optimize-for-users-not-just-search-engines.html#comment-88 I'll also add this to the usability piece but...if you want more information on SEO and usability there are lots of great bits out there that I found very useful. Here are a few notable items that I found to be quite good on the subject: http://www.cre8pc.com/blog/index.php http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-usability/seo-usability.shtml http://www.sitepoint.com/article/increased-usability I’ll also add this to the usability piece but…if you want more information on SEO and usability there are lots of great bits out there that I found very useful. Here are a few notable items that I found to be quite good on the subject:

http://www.cre8pc.com/blog/index.php
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-usability/seo-usability.shtml
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/increased-usability

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