User-tested UX
The best search experiences are smart, AI-driven, and easy to use. We've tested with thousands of users across dozens of experiences that use the Search UI to validate and improve our default theme. User testing also illuminates best practices around search bar placement and more ways to help users turn to search quickly.
Unbelievable task speed, accuracy, and ratings
Adding AI search to your site gives users the experience they want so they can find the info they need. On a recent user test, we saw accuracy scores of up to 99% when users used search to complete a task finding a specific piece of information. (Source: Yext Proprietary Study, 2021)
How to get the most search clicks
Encourage your users to take advantage of powerful Search! We've run several experiments that show how you can improve your search usage, like:
Minimizing distractions
Making the search bar larger
Adding suggestion pills
Adding animated rotating placeholder text
Searching vs. Browsing
When customers use search to find information, they are more likely to have a positive experience with your site. In one recent test, site visitors used search to complete their task 68% of the time, and searchers found what they were looking for more than 30 seconds faster than browsers. Searchers began their first search within 60 seconds of starting their tasks. (Source: Yext Proprietary Study, 2021)
Good Search vs. Bad Search
Customers prefer Search to outdated keyword-based search experiences. In one user study, we asked users to compare a Yext-powered Search experience to the traditional site search it replaced. We saw huge gains in ratings, speed, and accuracy. (Source: Yext Proprietary Study, 2021)
Site Search vs. Google
What happens when you simply ask customers to start on Google? We saw that once users find site search on a brand's page, they are 68% more likely to use it in subsequent tasks. No more sending your customers back to Google once they've found you! (Source: Yext Proprietary Study, 2021)
Mobile and Accessibility Testing
The best search experiences are accessible to all, regardless of ability. Mobile testing ensures your experience works on a computer and on the go. Search experiences (built by the Search Javascript Library and the Yext Hitchhikers Theme) are built with WCAG best practices in mind, as supported by the ADA.
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Drive revenue and delight customers
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Empower customers and agents to self-serve
Enable customers to find instant answers to their support questions via FAQs, guides, tutorials, videos, ebooks, manuals, and more
Decrease case creation by recommending related content based on the issue being raised - right within the case submission form.
Resolve cases in record time with agent desktop search. Empower agents to drive faster case resolution as they troubleshoot customer issues at scale.
Answer your customers’ questions before they even reach your help site by improving your ranking and presence in search.
Deliver a seamless experience with in-app support. Allowing customers to seek help right within your app makes for a superior user experience.
Increase sales
Connect customers with relevant products, services and experiences from search to checkout.
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Create an in-person sales experience online that available 24/7. Guide your customers towards the right products or services that align with their individual needs.
Make it easier for customers to find your products by connecting your physical and digital storefront.
Tailor product data in bulk to easily update information wherever customers shop your inventory.
Effectively manage all of your product data in one place and easily share details to third-party marketplaces.
Build shopping excitement and trust that fosters more purchases.
Turn each interaction into a long-lasting relationship by connecting better with shoppers at every step of their customer journey
Improve employee productivity and satisfaction
Employees need company information to do their jobs. Make it easy, fast, and fun to find with AI-powered workplace search solutions from Yext.
Build custom experiences fast
Build on the Yext platform for a fully custom AI search experience — fast. With SDKs, APIs, and robust documentation, the Yext Answers Platform provides the building blocks to create a bespoke search experience.
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