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Ensure site search results are relevant – Google PRINCIPLES OF MOBILE SITE DESIGN: DELIGHT USERS AND DRIVE CONVERSIONS User Manual

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6. ENSURE SITE SEARCH

RESULTS ARE RELEVANT

Participants didn’t bother to swipe through multiple
pages of search results. Instead, they judged a site’s
search based on the results it returned first, so make
sure your first page of search results are the strongest.
Make life easier for users on small screens with
smart-search features like autocomplete and
corrected misspellings.

Key Takeaway
Make sure your site search returns the

strongest results first, and implement

smart-search features like autocomplete

and spelling corrections.

Example from The Home Depot Mobile Site.

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