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Update link text within "Resources for filers" section on Small business lending database page #262

Open natalia-fitzgerald opened 1 day ago

natalia-fitzgerald commented 1 day ago

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The link list in the resources for filers section on the small business lending database page has grown quite a bit and is getting quite long. I would like to suggest that we trim it down to the most essential resources and that we also trim down the link text to make it more helpful to users and easier to skim.

Current links

Resources for filers

Screenshot 2024-09-25 at 11 27 20 AM

Suggested updates

If we decide that all of these links are the ones we wish to include on this page, I have some suggestions on how we can make the link text more concise and consistent with the locations where the user will find themselves if they decide to follow them.

Resources for filers

Screenshot 2024-09-25 at 11 24 32 AM

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dan-padgett commented 1 day ago

Since a filer could get to the archive from the current filing instructions guide, what's the use case for linking directly to the archive?

natalia-fitzgerald commented 1 day ago

@dan-padgett

Since a filer could get to the archive from the current filing instructions guide, what's the use case for linking directly to the archive?

You can't get to the archive from the link that is currently included on the page. The link on the page takes you directly to the Filing instructions guide for data collected in 2025: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/small-business-lending/filing-instructions-guide/2025-guide/

If the URL instead took a user to one page up from there you would get the link to the latest version and the archive on the same page: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/small-business-lending/filing-instructions-guide/ If we were to send users to that top level page I would think we would want to make the Filing instructions guide for data collected in 2025 a lot more prominent.

Here's an easy one that could reduce the weight of that section: Is there a compelling reason we need to link here: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/small-business-lending/small-business-lending-data-updates/?

I think that from a broader perspective we should start thinking about what the purpose of this section is. I would argue that this section should include the most important resources for filers. Can we define those?

In the meantime, perhaps we can move forward with some of the text updates I suggested to make the links more concise?

dan-padgett commented 1 day ago

You can't get to the archive from the link that is currently included on the page.

You can, it's just not obvious with the breadcrumb language. Clicking the last link in the breadcrumb (in the red box in the screenshot) takes you to the archive page.

Screenshot 2024-09-25 at 1 14 57 PM

But that again just brings up the question of why someone would be looking for the archive. I'm not necessarily advocating for removing the link to the archive, but it seems like a good candidate.