Examples of Bad Websites

It's that time of year where we all resolve to make our yard and garden look GREAT, right?  So finding a place to buy your supplies might start with a Google search, dontcha think?

If you only saw the image for this landing page, would you think "garden center?"  Would you assume there was a good selection of healthy plants, and all the supplies you need?  Not from the image, you wouldn't.  Let's check the navigation options.  Home, Contact, About, Facebook, Guest Book....still not seeing anything about plants...but if we read down far enough, there are Home Accessories, Jewelry (?) and "Feathered Gourmet."

Below the fold, there's a monthly calendar, with nothing scheduled on it.  We'd move on to the next search result, wouldn't you?

'Outdated and ugly' were words used to describe this bad website.  Neither one is a sin, but we have bigger problems with it.

First of all, the navigation is (for whatever reason) halfway down the left side of the website.  At the top, where normal people put the navigation, is a quaint 'Search the web' feature, for those who are just too lazy to open another browser tab and use Google.  This search uses Bing, surely because the website was created using free Microsoft tools.  Nice try, guys, but "Bing" is not a verb and never will be.

Folks, just update your dang website.  Make sure numbers and symbols are using the correct display set, so you can avoid a disaster like this website's specification pages.

Before anyone complains, yeah, this is a screenshot of the About Us page.  We could have taken a screenshot of the useless Site Map page, which lists Home, this About Us page, and a Contact Us page.  Like we said, useless.

The company taking 'credit' for this website (forganizer.com) seems to be out of business.  That's no surprise, considering the crummy job they did for this plumbing company.

The Home button doesn't even work from any of the subpages.  So all you really have on this website is a phone number to call them.  Not even an address.

The URL?  "expresscafeandbakery.com"  Does this LOOK like a bakery?  A cafe?  NO!  Because it's been hacked.

This website was once for an actual bakery in Savannah Georgia. Back in May 2009, that is. Today it exists as a repository for a variety of blogs which are nothing more than random advertisements.

"Benefits of Car Rental Services"

"Most Overlooked Facts About Website Development Idaho Falls"

"THE BENEFITS OF HIRING WATER WISE LANDSCAPE"

"WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DALLAS ROOFERS?"  Yes, posed as a question.

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Boy oh boy.  There used to be a lot of companies out there selling themselves as web designers and SEO experts.  Someone found a old gem out there.  Let's take a look.  Other than the basic appearance which is devoid of any 'design' or style, it's full of spelling/grammar errors. 

"I Have decided to write this page so i can link it in my denyal emails in stead of writing in each email why i cannot link to thier site. 

This will also be a great guide for all those who are trying to build their site on thier own."

You don't need to be a professional copywriter to discern that this may not be your best choice for any 'expert' service.  Because the site also advocates use of Yahoo Overture, we assume this business is no longer a going concern.