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Main Menu and Labels Critique

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Critique primary navigation labels, grouping, and mobile menu behavior.

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Critique my main navigation and propose a better one. Site type and audience: [SITE_AND_AUDIENCE]. Top tasks visitors try to do: [TOP_TASKS]. Current menu structure with labels and submenus: [CURRENT_MENU]. Mobile menu behavior: [MOBILE_MENU].

Return:
BEFORE: the current menu as an indented list, annotated in brackets: [vague label], [jargon], [two items overlap], [buried task], [too many items], [inconsistent pattern].
SCORES: for each top task, how many clicks to reach it and whether the label would lead a new visitor to click it (yes, maybe, no).
AFTER: a revised menu (five to seven top-level items), each label in the language of visitors, with sub-items grouped by task, in the same indented format. Provide alternatives for any label you are unsure about.
MOBILE: the structure on small screens and the order of priority.
CHANGES: why each change was made.
TESTS: how to validate with a five-person first-click test and a card sort, with sample tasks.

Do not move legal, contact, or account links without saying where they go. Keep brand-specific terms only if customers use them.

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BEFORE
Solutions [vague]
  Offerings [two items overlap]
  Capabilities
Resources
About Us
Contact
Clicks to reach "Get a quote" (top task): 3. Would a new visitor click "Solutions" to find prices: maybe.
AFTER
Services (Design, Build, Care plans)
Pricing
Projects
About
Contact (button: Get a quote)
Mobile: menu icon labelled "Menu", the quote button visible outside it.
Test: first-click test with 5 people; tasks: "find the cost of a website", "see past work". Keep legal and account links in the footer and say where they moved. Reason for changes: "Solutions" and "Offerings" mean the same to visitors, and customer language ("quote", "pricing") beats internal terms.

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