So I started by opening up 4 random websites and looked at each
one, from there I determent which on I thought were terrible and which two I
thought were done well. When examining
them I looked for several things, how does the website overall look? Is it
clear what there business is for and or what they are advertising? Is the site
organized? Is there an easy way to get contact information? After taking about ten to fifteen minutes on
each on website, looking around, making sure I was sure about my decision, this
is what I came with.
Worst
Out of the four that I opened I have to say that Gates N
Fences had, in my opinion the worst of the websites and here is why. Unorganized, I didn’t know where to look,
there were articles in different fonts and sizes, the title screen was small
and the pictures that were there were everywhere. The second thing that just did not make sense
to me was there bar tab on the left side, with the different color and different
designs I just did know what was going on in the chaos, I had to look up and
down (mind you I am looking at 65 tabs) I realize what was the reason. They have categories than side categories
below them and scrolling down to see the list just seem very intimidating. My third and final reason which look me back
right away was there email reference, they had an AOL.com email account. That just throw me off guard, I didn’t know
that still existed. By having that email
on there with the combination of the website but made it look outdated and made
me think that this was just an old abandon website, I don’t think I would have
even bothered giving them a call.
Another website I looked at that I thought was bad was www.jamilin.com, and to be honest even after
look thought the website I’m still not really sure what she is advertising/selling. Same problem with what the “Gate N Fences “had,
seemed like she just put everything she had on just the one page. I think the worst thing about it is that
there is a lot of blank space on the sides.
The contact page is what makes me loss it, it is just blank spaces, like
I am supposed to know where to put the information in.
So how can this be improved? The first thing I would say is
to invest on a new domain name that makes sense with what you are selling/ advertising. By doing that you would be higher up in the
search engine which would get in more consumers. Second would be to look into easy “create
your own site” websites like Wix or Weeble, they have a great layout and easy
to handle instructions in how to create your website. The last advice would be that even if your
website is not great, they should always have an easy way to reach you, via
email, or phone, and you should have that information in an easy place to see. This will show right away how important you
believe that customer is.
Good
MGBD Parts & Service I thought was a good site out of the
four I choose. Right away at the top of
the website there what they are called and lets you know what they do. Also, the pictures are appealing and a
majority of them are the same size to it looks smoother than it should be. The bottom part of the website is the sweets
spot for me, it has the point of contact in big, easy to read letters, and they
have their social media plug in there.
Great
Of course, without a doubt the best out of the four I had
was Apple. The crisp images, and the
simplicity of this website is what captures you right away. The font is the small and all the same size,
but you really can’t even notice with how big and detailed the pictures are, it
just makes you want to click on it just to examine it further. Some people would think that their website is
good because they have money, but its good because they know what works. Other websites can copy this easy concept,
but what really helps is knowing your consumer and wanting to make their experience
to your website better.
nice work, I respect your point of view. I can see why you think this way, it makes sense.
ReplyDeleteI feel that websites that show too much on the page can give off an overwhelming feeling like Gates n Fences, they had just too much going on the page. As a consumer, I would probably write them off my list of potential businesses I would use based just off their webpage. The navigation was another observation I had about the page, I quickly became lost trying to find anything on the site, which would be another reason I would not select this company.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that Gates and Fences and Jamilin are horrible. Both websites have too much stuff on the websites, making them looked cluttered. And I don't know what Jamilin is selling either. I like the cars on MGBD Parts, but I'm not a fan of the website. It doesn't look all that appealing. I also like Apple's website tremendously.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely with the fact the websites are unorganized and don't clearly advertise what they're selling. The layouts of the pages are poor and the sites overall are unappealing. As a customer a website plays a big part on whether a product is "reliable" or worth it. You can tell with brands/companies like Apple and Toyota that are established, that they put more work into showing their accomplishments and setting up a quality site that is a representation of them.
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