Ask HN: Homepage header links - any best practices?

2 points

16 years ago

When it comes to what links should be in the header of web app's homepage, is there any common wisdom on what should or shouldn't be there?

For example:

http://www.braintreepaymentsolutions.com has Services, Buzz, About, Pricing, plus a smaller nav bar with Developers, API, Blog, DevBlog, Twitter, and Contact

http://www.picwing.com/ has Home, Tour, Pricing, FAQ, Contact

http://mixpanel.com/ has Sign Up, Demo, Pricing, Documentation, Login

http://bingocardcreator.com/ has Home, Purchasing, Free Trial, Support, Contact Us, Blog, and Sign In

Not all of these apply to my app, but most do. I could reasonably have a Home, Tour, Pricing, FAQ, Contact, About, Buzz, Examples, Sign Up, Sign In, and Twitter links up there, but that seems a bit excessive, and I'm not sure how to boil it down to the essentials. The order seems important too.

Any recommendations?

PS: The site in question is http://www.preceden.com

5 comments