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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Tuffy Pad
Tuffy Pad! It's fun to say...but the website is not 'fun' to look at. It's not changed since we were advised of its lack of appeal back in 2010. No joke, it was part of a crop of websites all made by the same 'designer' which is now out of business. No wonder, if this is an example of the product.
The quaint old Links page used to lead to other websites by the 'designer', all of which are now defunct. FrontPage still hangin' in there though...
First Priority
At first glance, we'll tell you what is NOT 'first priority', and that's knowing that your Flash banner image is gone! And has been for years. Also not a priority is design, alas.
The most recently dated content mentions the Job Creation Act of 2010, other than that there's a letter from the owner or founder talking about the first six months of 2002.
None of the 'home' nav works on any subpage, and all links to articles are broken. It's not a leap of logic to assume this company isn't around any longer. Then why is the website still there?
American Mortgage
Ahem - your template is showing. At least that's what we see when we go to the either coming soon or former website for American Mortgage.
Helpfully, there is a link to the website ON the website, so there's that. Someone must've told you links were a good thing. Psst...not this type though.
It seems that Network Solutions provided this template, although no one materialized to fill in the content.
JB Manufacturing
Someone got hacked. At least, we hope so! Otherwise, this company is showing a teaser for what looks to be an intimate moment between a couple with the invitation "click here to see more!" Um...no thanks.
Every page of this elderly website is now displaying disparate ads, for whatever hapless internet user that's stumbled upon it. We can't imagine this company actually still exists, surely someone would have told them their website's gone to the dogs.
Restoration Resources
Occasionally, we get a submission for a bad website that is under construction. True enough, a website under construction should just be revealed when it is deployed. No need for a 'new website coming soon' banner. Still - we give those submissions time, in case the faux pas is temporary. In this case - it's not.
This website was discovered in April of 2023...and the promised new website is still under wraps 11 months later. That's no good. Please hire a professional company such as our sponsor, and you won't be hung out to dry for nearly a year waiting.
