Network Solutions Embraces Mystery with New Product Names August 4, 2009

Posted by Todd Zeigler in Asides, Design, Usability

When putting together navigation elements on the sites we build, our number one priority is presenting users with clear choices so they can quickly find what they are looking for.  On the web, usability is branding.  John Graham-Cumming points to a great example from Network Solutions of how not to name the options on your site.  You can see the full list of recent changes made by Network Solutions below.  As Graham-Cumming points out, going from “Domain” to “nsWebAddress” and from “SSL Certificates” to “nsProtect” seems like a pretty big step backwards from a clarity and usability standpoint.

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  1. Vote -1 Vote +1Tom Markiewicz - August 4th, 2009 at 10:07 am

    You’ve got to be kidding me. I had to check the date to make sure this wasn’t an April Fools joke! Great plan Network Solutions. Let’s take commonly accepted terms that most of your customers barely understand anyway and make them completely vague and mysterious. That should really help business…

  2. +1 Vote -1 Vote +1Ulstrup - August 4th, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    Rename a problem, it’s still a problem…

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