Coping with Search Failure

• Page should have navigation, new search field

• Information on why no matches were found:

  • Topic is out of scope for the site

  • Vocabulary problems (right idea, wrong terms)

  • Spelling problems

  • Some requirements not met (+red +rose -beauty)

  • Syntax error (misuse of + or -, parentheses, etc.)

  • Server error

• Good example

• Bad example

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Search Engine Strategies
San Francisco, August 17 2001

Avi Rappoport, Search Tools Consulting
www.searchtools.com