SiteMapFooter

Because most people conceive of their site's content in terms of a hierarchy, see WebSitesAreJourneysNotStructures, they design a tree-like framework then happily go about colouring in the brances and adding all the leaves. This approach however completely ignores the idea that it is the connections between items that make the items richer, and completly goes against the ideas in AlwaysHaveSomewhereToGoNext.

Site Map Footers have been shown to be the "most used" navigational element which could make sense if you think about it. It's often when you are at the end of the page that you want to go somewhere else.

Site Map Footers are also interesting from a SEO point of view, adding lots of links with site TriggerWords in them.



The Site Map Footer at Delia Online∞ was used to bring in tens of thousands of new visitors to her site and additionally proved to be a popular addition to the site.

See also: The Site Map Footer at the English Cricket Board Site∞