Examples of Bad Websites

Are you familiar with the phrase "I can't even!"?  Get ready to say it when you pull up this website.  It is rare to come across such a dinosaur these days.  

It is safe to say that here at boogersite, we have never seen a website so bad.  If hosting costs were based on word count, you would need the riches of a Saudi prince to afford this shockingly wordy website.

There is no explanation for the myriad content on here, we can't even tell what we're supposed to DO on this website.  Clicking the X to close the browser tab seems to be the best option.

As the callout on the landing page shouts - You Now Have Choices!  And yes, you do.  You can choose to hire a web design professional.  And you should have.

A professional would have put a phone number on the landing page, and an address.  An enrollment calendar for the current year (2020) instead of for 2018 would be helpful as well.  Opening links in new windows or tabs instead of leaving the site would be good too.  And real navigation buttons instead of neon jellybeans.

Shrug.  If you want to become a professional truck driver, you have choices.  Sound familiar?  Maybe choose a school that has a professional web presence.

Usually, the phrase 'hair of the dog' refers to drinking some of what gave you a hangover to help 'get over it'.  In today's bad website's case - it may be the source of your hangover.

Busy, cluttered, style-less are all accurate adjectives.  We also found broken links, blurred photos, and innocently clicking for a tour of the shop started an automatic, unwanted download.  FOR SHAME!

A large callout to Lost and Found led to two poor pooches that have been missing since 2009.  We can only hope (for once) that the site has simply not been updated in 11 years.  Poor doggies, and poor website.

Here sits a one-page placeholder, promising that a New Odoul's Web Site is COMING SOON.  Early 2020.  Psst...it's September 17th...   Eh, (shrug) does it really matter?

The reason we stumbled upon this was due to a recent 'news' item that (incredibly) revealed that a certain actress allows her children to drink this beverage.   5 and 7 years old.  Naturally, someone decided to go looking for the ABV. 

That's when we found this odd website.  FYI, one of the very few pieces of information on here is that there is reportedly 'less than .5%' alcohol in this beverage.  So that makes it okay for kids?  Maybe if you are an actress, it does.

Well...today's bad website looks pretty rough.  It seems to be somewhat accidentally responsive, although the configuration is not ideal.  Neither is the Subscribe to Podquiz button!  IF you know what an rss feed is and how to implement it, you may have exactly what you need.  If you were expecting instructions or a basic 'how to', you're out of luck.

Thankfully, there is merchandise for sale.  Brown throw pillows, anyone?  WAIT - how about a blue PodQuiz bath mat!  It's not too early for Christmas shopping...

If you ARE going to try this, there's a link to print out an answer sheet for the weekly 20 question quiz.  Good luck!