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Starting Points

Make it easy for new visitors to explore your site by providing obvious starting points.

Make sure you include the following common starting points on your home page:

• Search form
• Top of page primary navigation links
• Featured content links

Here are some other less common, but recommended, home page starting points (some may not be appropriate for your site):

• Registration or Log-In form
• Directory links for users who like to browse (e.g. Yahoo! directory links)
• Advanced search form
• "New Visitor" or "First-Timer" link
• "Site Tour" link
• Destination map for travel sites

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