 | Top 10 ways to tell if your company web site stinksposted by Tim Fahndrich, Group AdministratorFriday, October 9th 2009 @ 12:00 AM (not yet rated) |
As you can imagine, we see a lot of web sites in our web design and marketing business. Today I thought I'd share a humorous look at what's wrong with many of them.
And so, this is our 'top 10 ways to tell if your company web site stinks':
10. You have an animated cartoon character that you grabbed off of freespinningicons4you.com. Ummm, I'm not even gonna go there.
9. You haven't updated your site since 2004... and you're proud of it (ie. you display 'last updated October 2004')
8. Nobody has a clue what your site is all about and what your company does ... except your cousin Benny who designed the site for $50 and a 6-pack
7. There is no contact form or any way to get a hold of you ...(c'mon people, don't you want people to contact you? It's not a bad thing ... really!)
6. Poor and inconsistent navigation ... dude, don't you think people are having are hard enough day already?
5. Your still measuring "hits" to your web site and even have a "counter" to tell the world (ugh!)
4. Your music audio or video starts playing automatically. STOP! First of all it scares the %^%&^&% out of people. Then they're scrambling to turn it off!
3. It's sooooooo pretty ... with all kinds of Flash and incredible graphics ... but it doesn't DO anything to support your business goals and make a connection with your visitors.
2. Your site has 15 automatic pop-up windows that annoy the heck out of your visitors and distract them from the actual site ... trust me - they are not gonna come back!
And the number one reason why your web site stinks is ...
1. Oh yeah, you don't have one. 
Seriously, there's a lot more too it than this humorous list ... but if your web site has "issues" ... or you don't have a web site for your business ... take action today. Give us a call at 503.581.4554 and I'd be happy to sit down over a cup of coffee or hot chocolate and talk about how to take your web marketing to the next level.
| Tim Fahndrich is the President and Chief Relationship Officer of the Third River, Inc. He is passionate about people and relationships and loves to help businesses harness the power of the web to leverage their time, build stronger relationships, and grow their business. Follow Tim on Twitter. |
