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Not sure I agree with that concept. There are a number of companies/industries websites where I navigate directly to the FAQ in order to get a straight answer t
by Peroni 13y ago
Not sure I agree with that concept. There are a number of companies/industries websites where I navigate directly to the FAQ in order to get a straight answer to my question without having to give a second thought to searching for appropriate phrases, keywords, etc.
The likelihood of building a site designed in such a way that my answer is immediately obvious within one or two clicks is a far reaching concept.
A recent example is the FAQ on the UK's Bike to Work Scheme website - http://www.bike2workscheme.co.uk/index.php/faqs http://www.bike2workscheme.co.uk/index.php/faqs
Rather than click through the site to find answers to specific questions I went directly to the FAQ and instantly spotted the questions I needed answered.
I get the whole concept of "if you've left questions unanswered from your users then you haven't done a good enough job" however I don't see how an FAQ page could be considered a lazy or ineffectual solution.
- pbhjpbhj 13y agoIf you're knew to a particular thing then FAQs often help by asking the questions you don't yet know you need to ask too. Perhaps that was implicit in your comment but I felt it worth elucidating.