Comments on: Frustrating and pointless website http://blog.the-escape.co.uk/2008/02/01/frustrating-and-pointless-website/ UK Design and Web Agency Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:37:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Jo http://blog.the-escape.co.uk/2008/02/01/frustrating-and-pointless-website/#comment-885 Jo Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:10:25 +0000 http://blog.the-escape.co.uk/2008/02/01/frustrating-and-pointless-website/#comment-885 Indeed, - you could find that it's a 'plain' website produced by a manufacturer for distributors to link to as a 'showcase' site. Your blog is now ranking 2nd on google for 'earthenware mug manufacturer'....such is search ;) Indeed, - you could find that it’s a ‘plain’ website produced by a manufacturer for distributors to link to as a ’showcase’ site.
Your blog is now ranking 2nd on google for ‘earthenware mug manufacturer’….such is search ;)

]]> By: Craig Killick http://blog.the-escape.co.uk/2008/02/01/frustrating-and-pointless-website/#comment-886 Craig Killick Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:28:24 +0000 http://blog.the-escape.co.uk/2008/02/01/frustrating-and-pointless-website/#comment-886 That - kind of makes sense, in terms of a destination... but it doesn't in terms of "right I found you, now what do I do..." If it is the case that it's a plain site, surely it needs confirmation of it's purpose, or some sort of enquiry form that could be distributed accordingly. Alternatively, if attracting visitors is not the purpose - you robots the site out of the search engines. Seems like someone is losing out somewhere - Users: as in this original post, and the manufacturers, for dismissing sales leads. That - kind of makes sense, in terms of a destination… but it doesn’t in terms of “right I found you, now what do I do…”

If it is the case that it’s a plain site, surely it needs confirmation of it’s purpose, or some sort of enquiry form that could be distributed accordingly.

Alternatively, if attracting visitors is not the purpose - you robots the site out of the search engines.

Seems like someone is losing out somewhere - Users: as in this original post, and the manufacturers, for dismissing sales leads.

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