I’ve always liked websites that place emphasis on the visuals. With PicClick’s “visual search” you get that and then some.
What PicClick does is aggregate multiple sites content (eBay, Amazon, Etsy, PlentyOfFish, etc.) and presents results in a dead simple way that makes searching for products, recipes, and even a date, easier.
Sure you can already do similar searches in each of the respective sites listed above, but most of those search results are cluttered and wonky. They bog the whole searching process down with lots of text and poor navigation.
PicClick search for Polo Shirt by Penguin
What PicClick does well is clear the clutter and gets right to the images. If you’re searching for something specific, like a polo shirt by Penguin, then it’s far better to search with PicClick since you probably know the perfect shirt when you see it.
Probably the best part is that the site let’s you customize how large the images are. Just use the horizontal scroll in the top right of each page to find your own sweet spot. The site also makes use of “infinite scroll” at the bottom of the page. As you get toward the bottom of the page, more results keep loading automatically so you can find what you’re looking for.
I’ve been using PicClick for over a year and I’m sure you’ll see it’s utility. It loads fast and helps you find what you’re looking for faster.
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3 Responses to “PicClick Your Way to Finding All Sorts of Good Stuff”
Nice find. I sorta don’t like the scroll aspect though. I’ve seen that on many newer sites and it’s catching on to be a trend. I’d rather have numbers at the bottom or the ability to select the amount of items you could view on the page. Sometimes I will search for something and I know it’s on page 8 of search so I can go back. But in this case I can’t go back directly to page 8 since it doens’t exist.
It’s just an aggregator clone site. they make a ton of money on affiliate sales. Just go directly to the sites and spend your money there.
@Kyle I see your point, but I think the whole idea of it has more to do with it being automatic instead of clicking.
@JP even if that is true, why not give a buck (or less) to someone who has created something useful. It’s proven to be useful for me for the simple fact that the others site’s search results pages are too cluttered.