Fix My Site - Professional Reviews of Ghanaian Websites

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
by George Appiah

Does your site suck? Yeah, I know. Most Ghanaian sites are terrible, to say the least. Sometimes I wonder whether the webmasters who spew out such websites were given special orders to make the website as painful to use.

I appreciate the fact that there are just too many variables at play when it comes to web sites, that it’s practically impossible to build that perfect website that suits every single visitor or user agent out there.

But your business website is supposed to help you do more business. And if you cannot directly account for any return on your investment, then it’s total waste of time, in my humble opinion. Certain things are just inexcusable. Broken links, annoying flash intros that take ages to load, huge images, broken search boxes, broken contact forms, copy that makes you want to scream … the list goes on and on.

That’s why I’m introducing Fix My Site, a new addition to GeorgeAppiah.com. Once a week, I’ll pick one Ghanaian website, rip it apart, and present a thorough professional review, from the point of view of organic search marketing.

These reviews are not meant to ridicule anyone (even though I’m probably going to laugh my head off as I browse through some sites). I’m simply trying to bring web developers, designers and small business owners together to produce websites that get results.

But as they say, charity begins at home. So I’ve been working hard to ensure I’m not guilty of the things I’m going to talk about. So far, I’ve managed to achieve valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional and valid CSS. And more features and functionalities are coming.

So if you’re not happy with the performance of your website, fret not. Professional advice is coming. And you don’t have to pay a dime for this advice. Just shoot me an email, and I’ll take a look at your site and provide you with some real suggestions. And by real, I mean real.