Best information organization for a new site?

[ZakGottlieb71]

I'm launching a new stain removal website, and wanted to know what would be considered the best way to organize the content? Since most articles will roughly involve "removing X from Y" or "how to remove Z," I can see two ways... 1. Organize articles by Stained Items, Stain Agents and perhaps Cleaning Detergents. 2. Spread the categories out more, to try and group stained items according to categories... E.g. Hard surfaces, delicates, fabrics, ceramics etc. Any thoughts on which of these two might be the best way to organize the site, or are there any better suggestions? Not sure what the main considerations are here... Either of these two seem equally user-friendly.

[JasonJackson]

You want to have usability at the forefront of your mind when deciding this.  From an SEO standpoint you will want to make the architecture as flat as possible (i.e. as few clicks as possible from the homepage to reach the deepest content of your website).

As for your ideas though, I like number 2 better.  Why?  I imagine the mindset I'd be in if I was trying to remove sauce from my couch:

1. What material is stained.

2. What stained it.

3. How to treat it.