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What's the most annoying thing on your website?

Is there anything on your site that bugs you every time you see it? Do you know what your shopper thinks is the most annoying thing?

Man, where to start? In no particular order:
  • Unorganized navigation - items within a section that aren't relevant
  • Unorganized content - improper topic/folder structure
  • Improper URL structure - making it difficult to track conversion activity
  • Non-functional hero image sliders - lacking call to actions, don't link to a lower level page and/or having more than 7 or 8 slider images
  • Stale, outdated, unpersonalized page copy - or just blocks of unnecessary text that nobody is ever reading
  • Unnecessary clutter - unimportant page elements
  • Improper page hierarchy - (ex: making everything the same size font, or putting non-important elements above key business drivers)
  • Video's that play upon page load - and that are difficult to close
  • Cluttered VDP's that still have a dozen call to actions and/or don't remain a constant grid - switching from full width, to two column layouts - or even three columns
  • Any type of tabbed or accordian content
I'll add more - just scratching the surface.
 
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✨ AI Highlights

Automotive dealers discuss common website frustrations, ranging from UX issues like poor navigation, inconsistent fonts, and oversized homepage ads to functional problems like outdated inventory, missing prices, and lack of search filters. Key complaints include overly complex dropdown menus that confuse shoppers, the inability to save vehicle comparisons, and missing autocomplete features—with several participants noting these issues are widespread across franchise dealer sites. A broader frustration emerges around OEM-mandated website templates that limit dealer autonomy and fail to serve local business interests.

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