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Minimize the number of choices

February 6, 2015 by Dusty

We think we want a lot of options to choose from, but psychological studies show that when it comes to decision-making, the more choices we’re given, the less likely we are to actually make a decision. This especially holds true on the web, where attention spans are less than ideal, and can apply to everything from your product and service tier offerings to your navigational structure and information architecture. Take the time to categorize your options and simplify until they’ve reached their most intuitive, logical form. If you have a lot of products, use filters to help narrow down the choice.

Filed Under: Conversion Test Ideas, General, Navigation Tagged With: choices, decision making, filter, information architecture, navigation, options

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