Anonymous
10/22/2025 20:38
Subject: Why are there so many bad websites when the field is saturated?
Nobody builds their own website. Everyone uses Wordpress or similar to create their site unless you are developing a real company (ie building another Amazon), which is why the site may not be any good.
Anonymous
10/22/2025 20:11
Subject: Why are there so many bad websites when the field is saturated?
Anonymous wrote:So many bad, impossible to navigate websites still exist in 2025. My kid’s sport website is awful - it is slick, fancy visuals are layered on, but it is difficult to find and engage with the actual content I need. Surely this was not cheap for the company, but it really sucks and off-putting for potential customers.
Why is this, especially when the field is saturated?
I am a fed and currently do a lot of work in Sharepoint and Tableau dashboarding and always, always keep human-centered design principles front and center. This is not hard. Seems like a lot of companies get sold on slick marketing but don’t really understand what user friendly content entails.
This post is a vent and also a question. Given that so many websites still suck and I am confident I could do better, is this something I could maybe segue into moonlighting and eventually do full time?
Nobody goes by the old mantra of "If it aint broke, don't try to fix it." Yet so many people constantly think they can "improve" something and be more progressive, and they end up making things worse.
Story of the world. Kids always thinking they know everything and "this time" they are going to fix it.
It's how politicians and government keep getting elected rather than fading out entirely.
Anonymous
10/22/2025 20:00
Subject: Why are there so many bad websites when the field is saturated?
Is this a joke? Google "dark mode".Anonymous wrote:I know! Even this website. All white background. Killer for the eyes.
Anonymous
10/21/2025 23:59
Subject: Why are there so many bad websites when the field is saturated?
When I designed my website I had several consultations for vendors. I looked at their sample work and didn't go for the cheapest.
In my field, there are many business owners with awful websites that look like geocities from the 1990s or like a basic Square site. I get a lot of compliments on mine but I put a lot of hours into working on a design that was both functional and beautiful.
In my field, there are many business owners with awful websites that look like geocities from the 1990s or like a basic Square site. I get a lot of compliments on mine but I put a lot of hours into working on a design that was both functional and beautiful.
Anonymous
10/21/2025 22:12
Subject: Why are there so many bad websites when the field is saturated?
Anonymous wrote:It’s the non-designers who are a part of the corporate approval process. That’s the main reason almost 99% of the time. Nobody listens to the professionals because everyone has a “valid” opinion.
This. Everybody believes they know best and no one listens to the actual person with the expertise.
Anonymous
10/21/2025 22:10
Subject: Why are there so many bad websites when the field is saturated?
It’s the non-designers who are a part of the corporate approval process. That’s the main reason almost 99% of the time. Nobody listens to the professionals because everyone has a “valid” opinion.
Anonymous
10/21/2025 22:02
Subject: Why are there so many bad websites when the field is saturated?
Anonymous wrote:So many bad, impossible to navigate websites still exist in 2025. My kid’s sport website is awful - it is slick, fancy visuals are layered on, but it is difficult to find and engage with the actual content I need. Surely this was not cheap for the company, but it really sucks and off-putting for potential customers.
Why is this, especially when the field is saturated?
I am a fed and currently do a lot of work in Sharepoint and Tableau dashboarding and always, always keep human-centered design principles front and center. This is not hard. Seems like a lot of companies get sold on slick marketing but don’t really understand what user friendly content entails.
This post is a vent and also a question. Given that so many websites still suck and I am confident I could do better, is this something I could maybe segue into moonlighting and eventually do full time?
It's Google pollution. They are in most cases intentionally gaming the pages to make users click more so they have to see more ads. Google is evil. I mean there are some genuine websites that are just poorly designed, but in many cases it's frustrating by design.
Anonymous
10/21/2025 19:51
Subject: Why are there so many bad websites when the field is saturated?
The webdev field turned into a giant circle jerk and they develop sites like this to impress / meme with their peers and not for end users.
Anonymous
10/21/2025 04:55
Subject: Why are there so many bad websites when the field is saturated?
Lots of people but they probably put little time into this and feel ok doing a shoddy job.
Also this assessment is dependent on personal preference
Also this assessment is dependent on personal preference
Anonymous
10/20/2025 10:45
Subject: Why are there so many bad websites when the field is saturated?
I know! Even this website. All white background. Killer for the eyes.
Anonymous
10/20/2025 08:51
Subject: Why are there so many bad websites when the field is saturated?
Their websites don't suck because there are a lack of people who would be good at making them. It's a very oversaturated market of amateurs who think they are good at it. DH works adjacent to the people who design the websites and deals a lot with people who think they know everything there is to know about making a website run smoothly.
Anonymous
10/20/2025 08:44
Subject: Why are there so many bad websites when the field is saturated?
So many bad, impossible to navigate websites still exist in 2025. My kid’s sport website is awful - it is slick, fancy visuals are layered on, but it is difficult to find and engage with the actual content I need. Surely this was not cheap for the company, but it really sucks and off-putting for potential customers.
Why is this, especially when the field is saturated?
I am a fed and currently do a lot of work in Sharepoint and Tableau dashboarding and always, always keep human-centered design principles front and center. This is not hard. Seems like a lot of companies get sold on slick marketing but don’t really understand what user friendly content entails.
This post is a vent and also a question. Given that so many websites still suck and I am confident I could do better, is this something I could maybe segue into moonlighting and eventually do full time?
Why is this, especially when the field is saturated?
I am a fed and currently do a lot of work in Sharepoint and Tableau dashboarding and always, always keep human-centered design principles front and center. This is not hard. Seems like a lot of companies get sold on slick marketing but don’t really understand what user friendly content entails.
This post is a vent and also a question. Given that so many websites still suck and I am confident I could do better, is this something I could maybe segue into moonlighting and eventually do full time?