Examples of Bad Websites
There are countless examples of embarrassing website designs and development out there. These are the latest examples we have discovered. For each site below we provide a brief analysis to assist you in avoiding the same pitfalls.
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UNCLE BOOGER'S BUMPER DUMPER
UNCLE BOOGER'S WORLD FAMOUS BUMPER DUMPER™
If we told you that we knew of a FrontPage website with a tiled camo background, that includes a photo of a man sitting on a toilet attached to the bumper of a pickup truck - could you really ask for anything more? "Could the man be holding a gun?" you ask. You got it!
This website, promoting a toilet seat that attaches to your bumper hitch is not nearly as innovative as the product itself. For $69.95 (American) you'd save money by peeing in the woods, but if enough of you buy this gadget they could buy a better website. The Order Now page is diarrhea green, none of the subpages match and there is no cohesive style or branding.
A 'privacy screen' is mentioned as an accessory, but the page hasn't been developed yet. Don't do that! If you mention it, you must have it ready! However, you had us at "Uncle Booger".
World's Most Handsome Guy
We. Are. Speechless. (almost)
Just take a look. Words cannot describe. Frames & FrontPage...yikes. However, we'll let the site content speak for itself. Completely random statements taken from this site:
Only the Rich and Powerful could afford to advertise here!
Provide urgent clothing alteration services
Singapore's Biggest Online Models & Talents Agency
Ex-Street Eyebrows Stylist
President Obama of United States, Steven Lim loves and support you!
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Starting Business License
This is a real boogersite submitted recently by an alert Internet user. The submitter said that this site is "ugly, outdated, cluttered, chaotic, unfriendly, incoherent" - we couldn't have said it better ourselves.
This site looks like a dumping ground for information on how to obtain a variety of business licenses, and they sure seem to want to talk to you. We counted SEVEN areas to choose a form of live call or live chat, but they are all offline when we were reviewing the site. The Eastern time zone gets up early, baby - and you should be ready if you want more than business within your own time zone.
We're all using to scrolling vertically to see content lower than the initial landing page - but horizontally? NO.
The site says it's McAfee secure, but where's the 'sensible and coherent content' stamp of approval? This site wouldn't earn that award even if it did exist.
Jones, Partners: Architecture
We aren't quite sure what the Jones, Partners were thinking when they put this website together. From what we could tell, they just found out what Flash was and thought they would try to build something that would annoy everyone in the entire world! Websites are supposed to clearly state their purpose within a few seconds. FAIL! The word 'architecture' is right there – but if Jones, Partners build structures as unstable as this website, look out below. There’s even a 'taste test", as if that were even possible online. (Try it though, we’re still trying to answer the first question).
Websites are also supposed be easy to navigate. Double fail! The crazy blinky-blinky "menu" dots should have a warning (seriously!) for anyone that is seizure-prone, and when the content does load - it doesn't tell you anything of importance. The site is hard to read, hard to navigate and cannot possibly be good for business. Jones, Partners: do us a favor and get a new website, please!
Auctioneers & Liquidators
WOW! where to start...? If you have to tell your viewers the last time you updated your content, then you must be doing something wrong (and probably not updating often). The color selection for this site is, ummm, SCARY. There is no consistency or common theme and the colors clash with each other, making it hard to read. Webrings (webrings were popular in the mid to late 90s) and page counters are no longer being used - page stats can be compiled and tracked more efficiently by other means. Now for the navigation - is there any? Wait, we found the navigation -- starting two screens down. The site navigation should be easily found as should the contact information for your business. Another thing we want to mention here is that if you are building a business site then keep it as a business site. A quick look at this site makes us wonder if they are auctioning off babies and dogs.