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Findability: what it is and common issues (YouTube video)

Examples of findability don’ts discovered during a content audit, how they affect business goals, and the most common findability issues.

The second video on the Little Language Models YouTube channel covers findability. Findability refers to how easy or hard it is for users to find specific information the first time they interact with a product. Increasing findability is one of the main reasons people reach out to me for help.

Reaching this goal—increasing findability—means:

  • ✅ Information is easier to find
  • ⏱️ It takes less time to complete tasks
  • 🧠 Content is accessible, minimizing cognitive load

In this video, I discuss an example of findability don’ts discovered during a content audit and how they affect business goals.

The video also covers some incidents that lead to the most common—and problematic—findability issues:

  • lack of research
  • unintuitive groupings
  • not matching users’ mental models
  • strong attachment to content
  • Conway’s Law
  • mismatch between business goals and content hierarchy.

For more videos like this, subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@littlelanguagemodels.


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One response to “Findability: what it is and common issues (YouTube video)”

  1. Great article, thanks for sharing such valuable insights! 🙌 I really appreciate the way you explained the topic so clearly and made it easy to understand. It’s rare to find content that is both informative and practical like this.

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