Examples of Bad Websites

Today's submitted bad website isn't bad looking - although terribly plain, white space can be used effectively.  The main problem is - there's no 'there' there.  Bereft of content, or any visual imagery to suggest what type of 'consulting' is done here.

Let's check out their Contact, or in this case, the 'Get In Touch' page.  Whoops - a map of the San Francisco area, yet the address indicates Boston.  

Maybe the GoDaddy Website Builder wasn't the best idea...

At one time, it is possible that a marketing company did have a website at this URL. 

Not today!  It's now featuring online slots.  Or more accurately, gibberish about online slots. No one here at boogersite.com can figure out why anyone would take over a website and put up what (we assume) is a way to somehow get money from unsuspecting, extraordinarily gullible rubes.

We did the dirty work, clicking around on this terrible website.  Fortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to spend money.  It's all useless nonsensical blog posts.  Again, we ask - WHY?

Well Clem - we waited.  This website was submitted over a year ago, with the comment that "shouldn't websites under construction just appear when they are done?" and the answer is yes.  To be fair, we waited.  A whole year and it's STILL under construction.   So now we don't believe you.

Although...seeing the cars in the only photo on the site, it may have been w-a-y longer than a year since this site was touched.  Is that a 1984 Monte Carlo in your parking lot??

Interestingly, the only address on this single-page website is a PO Box.  So where's the lumberyard?

Our featured bad website today has what must be (in their opinion) a news bulletin for the rest of us.  "Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported".  What, you say?  That's not news?  Surely it must be to this company, as it is top and center on their landing page, where you would place the most important feature of what your business offers.

If it's not Precision's decision, it's their web designers'.  Speaking of them...look down at the footer area, where best practices would have contact information (first and foremost).  What do you see instead?  The company which made this site, as well as links to their business services.  That's boldly self-serving, don't you think?

Today's bad website is very technical.  But what is NOT technical (anymore) is the ancient technology used to create it.  Mozilla 4.7.  Not '47', four point seven.  Considering we're at version 117 now, that gives you an idea of how old this site is.

Tossing aside that tidbit, just look at it.  Maybe, and hopefully, this makes sense to someone and they'll find it useful.  It looks like an unorganized jumble to us, and the startling lack of images doesn't help.

Scientific things are allowed to have some style, aren't they?