Web Usability: As Few Clicks As Possible

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Here comes the second one. It is a much shorter video talking about a simple rule of web usability: let your users perform what they are trying to in as few clicks as possible.
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Here is a rough transcript:
Hello guys, today I want to talk about a simple yet often overlooked rule of web usability.
The rule is: you should let your user perform whatever tasks hey are trying to, or find whatever information they are looking for, in as few clicks as possible.
This point came into my mind when I was checking my email another day.
At yahoo mail you will notice that right after you log into your account you will be presented with a screen that looks like this one.
The problem I see here is the fact that is does not let me access my email
messages straight away,
Instead I am forced to make one extra click before i can actually see them.
It might appear like a small detail, but this extra click basically represents a 100% increase on the number of clicks that i need to access my email messages.
Sure, we are talking about seconds, but over the the time they can add up, apart from the fact that it is also pretty annoying for the user.
So how does this rule apply to blogs?
Well you should…