'''Direct Navigation''' (also known as Type-in Traffic) is the action of visiting a website while bypassing online search engines to arrive organically at the desired domain. In other words, by means of direct navigation one can find the information desired without using a search engine; this can be done by specifying the desired site directly in a browser's address bar, clicking on another website's link, or by means of a directory.<ref>[http://www.brandchannel.com/images/papers/445_Direct_Navigation_final.pdf Direct Navigation Definition]</ref> | '''Direct Navigation''' (also known as Type-in Traffic) is the action of visiting a website while bypassing online search engines to arrive organically at the desired domain. In other words, by means of direct navigation one can find the information desired without using a search engine; this can be done by specifying the desired site directly in a browser's address bar, clicking on another website's link, or by means of a directory.<ref>[http://www.brandchannel.com/images/papers/445_Direct_Navigation_final.pdf Direct Navigation Definition]</ref> |