What it is
Information architecture (IA) is the practice of organizing and structuring the content on your website so people can find what they need without thinking too hard. It's the blueprint for how pages relate to each other and how visitors are guided through your site.
Why it matters
Good IA is invisible — when it works, you just glide through a site effortlessly. Bad IA is very visible — you click around confused, backtrack, and eventually give up. Most people give up and leave. Your IA determines which experience your visitors get.
The mistake most people make
Organizing the site around how your business is internally structured instead of how a customer thinks. Your departments make sense to you. Your customers don't care about your departments — they care about their problem and whether you solve it.
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