A DOMAIN NO ONE GETS. If the domain you want has one of the most commonly misspelled words in it, or a common variation-- you're just asking for trouble! Either you'll have to change your mind or you'll have to also buy every spelling variation (We own ManchesterBlvd.com, ManchesterBoulevard.com, and ManchesterBolevard.com)

A COLOR SCHEME THAT OFFENDS. Colors mean things to people and more often, they speak louder than pictures or words.

DEAD ENDS. No one likes to end up at a dead page. Even a "Coming Soon" page is better than that.

TOO MANY OPTIONS. I know, it seems great. The person browsing can change your font size, turn on and off the music, and alter the background color of the page. It's a completely personal experience! Well, not really. It's actually just a really confusing one. Unless you're selling websites with those various formats, it's not a big hit with the surfers.

ICKY ADS. Everybody's got a make a living, but people get annoyed paying for yours. Ads should be tasteful, cleverly organized, and themed. Don't bombard your visitors and diminish the reputation of your site for half-pennies on the dollar.

LACK OF INFORMATION. Websites are valuable specifically because of their ability to hold a lot of information. Take advantage of that! Sites with hardly any information make people seek their needs elsewhere.

OUTDATED-NESS. Websites change often. Get with the program.

SURPRISES. No one likes them. Sure, some people say they do. But no one likes them. Not the big neat pop-up, not the sudden onslaught of music, and certainly not the graphic picture in the middle of page 7.

MORE COOKIES THAN WORMS. The feeling that a site is built more for the site owner and less for the visitor is discouraging. The idea is that you, the site owner, are fishing for visitors. You like cookies, but you're fishing-- and fish like worms. Keep it in mind.