Does Your Web Site Suck? Introduction

149 Mortal Sins, 82 Possible Mortal Sins and 2 Ultimate Web Design Checklists

Intro | Checklist 1 | Checklist 2 | What do I do now? | The Top 30 Web Design Mistakes

For the politically correct version of this article, please read "Is My Web Site Ineffective" (external site)

"Does my web site suck?"

Of all the e-mail questions I receive, this one amazes me the most. Perhaps my amazement is because I'm a left-brain kind of guy. When I look in the mirror I see a balding, overweight, post-middle-age, white guy. I don't look in the mirror and see Tom Cruise — I'm a lot taller.

I answered these e-mails by pointing people to the FAQ where it states, "Due to the number of requests I receive and the limited amount of time I have, it's impossible to critique people's sites."

I didn't like my answer so I came up with a solution: I'll give you the tools to do the job yourself. Just compare your site against two easy-to-use checklists and find out if your site sucks.

What was left out

I'm sure there are some gaps I need to fill in and there may be some elements I've missed. E-mail me with the fatal and not-so-fatal design flaws you think I've missed.

Let's Go!

Checklist 1: Does Your Web Site Suck?

Checklist 2: "How long can you French kiss before it's a mortal sin?"

What do I do now?

The Top 30 Web Design Mistakes