tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260856884063947649.post2640411623978213954..comments2009-12-02T12:05:46.831+11:00Suzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13811311694307770436noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260856884063947649.post-57359358904590597412009-12-02T12:05:46.831+11:002009-12-02T12:05:46.831+11:00An old post but a goodie =)<br /><br />I&#39;m currently researching this area, and I&#39;d add at least three more avenues of improvement:<br /><br />1) make a smarter search form - this could mean adding (or removing!) zone filters, having a pop-up of auto-suggested search terms, or even hijacking that popup to auto-suggest solutions/destinations (instead of queries).<br /><br />2) let users do something useful/intelligent with the search results page - provide filters, facets, or other &quot;refine your results&quot; functionality.<br /><br />3) (the biggie) get metrics. Instrument your search tool to get daily metrics of popular search terms, trending search terms, zero-result searches, etc. Without metrics you&#39;re designing blind.Garumoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729693136868673971noreply@blogger.com