GIFs of spinning @s on the “Contact us” page. Common usability mistakes for the sake of visual appeal. Splash pages. Fancy search box. No whitespace. Music on page load. Home page banner of a jigsaw-puzzle globe with a piece missing. Sometimes you just know that what a client is requesting is wrong and that you have to find a way to tell them. But how?

Sometimes you just can’t and you have to weigh whether you want the client. Personally I find it very hard to do things which I know are an incorrect move for their website which could lead to a negative impact on their business. When this comes up I usually turn a project down.

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