How easy was it to find what you were looking for? Product Survey Question

Measure friction points in your user journey to identify where customers struggle and optimize the paths that matter most for conversion.

How easy was it to find what you were looking for?
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Very difficultVery easy

Question type

Rating scale 1-7

Primary metric

CES (Customer Effort Score)

Answer scale variations

Comparison table
StyleOptions
Typical choiceVery difficult
Difficult
Somewhat difficult
Neutral
Somewhat easy
Easy
Very easy
More emphaticExtremely difficult
Very difficult
Difficult
Neither easy nor difficult
Easy
Very easy
Extremely easy
Speed-focusedTook forever
Took a long time
Took some time
Moderate
Pretty quick
Quick
Immediate
Success-orientedCould not find it
Very hard to find
Hard to find
Found with effort
Found fairly easily
Found easily
Found right away

Follow-Up Questions

Understanding what makes navigation difficult—or easy—helps you prioritize improvements that remove friction. These follow-ups capture the context behind the score, turning a number into actionable insights about your information architecture and user flow.

What were you trying to find?

This open-ended question reveals what users actually came to accomplish, helping you identify which tasks or content types create the most friction and deserve optimization attention.

What made it difficult or easy?

The "why" behind the score points directly to specific navigation elements, labels, or search functionality that helped or hindered—concrete details you can test and improve.

Where did you start looking?

Knowing entry points shows you which paths users naturally take and which starting locations leave people lost, helping you optimize the most common journeys first.

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