Worst Web Sites 2007

Submitter's comments: This site annoys the hell out of me, but I have to go here to keep my job. It is for a company that provides performance and compliance training for the banking industry. After you have entered the building you won't be able to get into the members elevator, but you can check out the visitors center on the other side of the lobby. Tee Hee!

Vincent Flanders' comments: They have a link to their "real" web site, which has the same information (at least I think so) without all the silliness.

The site is not a total waste. If you click on the guy with his hands out, he'll talk to you. I should use the same concept on this site. Wonder what I should say?

Other comments #1: I just looked at their "real" site and the guy won't talk to me because I don't have Windows media player Version 9 installed and I can't click on the building to enter because it says I need IE 5.5 or higher. I'm using Safari 2.0.1 on the Mac At least the navigation worked for me on this site.

Other comments #2: This site has earned the N.K. Tearful 'Why?'award. I never found the 'real' site because there isn't one. This site has all my favorites: MMN, I-Frames, PDF files, scrolling, wordiness, etc., etc. The banner wasted enough space for 56 to 84 page links. The site uses MMN and requires scrolling. The site utilizes about one sixth of the screen to advantage, and half of that is wasted with navigation instructions, superlatives, and adverbs. A web site that needs navigation instructions is a failure. I saw a site just like this once before, it is a children's site called Eric the Croc. Remember your first english composition class when you teacher required you to write a small piece that was one page long? Most children stretched the longhand script to fill the lines as quickly as possible with very few words. The person who wrote this site commands a large vocabulary but hasn't learned to write with brevity. A web site shouldn't read like Jane Eyre or a novel by Dickens. I just love it when they have to explain acronyms. The example below could be shortened to: "We will teach you how to cater to your customer's banking needs."

Example: Hello. Welcome to the Sales, Incentive and Information Management System, otherwise known as SIIMS. This is the CRM system that helps bankers generate revenue, build value for shareholders and provide superior service to customers.

The heart of SIIMS — the TotalView Relationship Management Program — is designed specifically to help you get a complete picture of your customers and their needs. It's the key to establishing more relationships that work, for your bank and your customers.

If you're already registered to use the TotalView Program, click the Sign In button below.

If you want to see "The TotalView CRM Story" video presentation or visit the Performance Center, click the appropriate button.

Ok, I finally found the all important PDF and figured out what they are selling.

BVS Performance Center for Banks
Their goofy metaphor navigation scheme