Are you less likely to patronize a business if it doesn't allow you to do everything online or doesn't have a presentable website??

[Problematic Pat]

Example you are trying to get insurance would you rather sign up online or speak to an agent??

I don't want to talk to anyone. If I can't do it all online I'm not fukking with it. Especially food spots. It's still a few that you have to call because they refuse to operate in the 21st century. Then you have businesses that have janky ass Anglefire or Tripod websites like it's 1995.
Or someone that offers a service but their email is @gmail, @hotmail, @yahoo instead of @(business name). That shyt fukking irritates me and I just write them off as a scammer.

 

[SoulController]

having a cheap looking site is def a red flag. esp for insurance

 

[AnonymityX1000]

It depends what I'm shopping for. If it's just food I don't care about their website. But something like insurance or something else that requires government compliance yeah you gotta roll with shyt that is super official.

 

[drederick tatum]

I won't deal with either. If you have me start online and then try to make me call, or have someone call me, I'm out.


If your website is trash, I'm out.
To piggyback off of @Problematic Pat 's post, just a quick story. One of my old jobs, I had an customer and their attorney call and threaten to sue the company and me. I told him, 'your attorney has a hotmail email address, good luck. '. Called me 20 minutes later and apologized

 

[Diunx]

Yep, I don't like calling and I want to know if the actually have what I'm looking for before taking the time to dirve there

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

I used to do marketing for clients with small businesses and some of them would have trash websites so it would work against them even with leads they couldn't make sales. That was damn near 20 years ago. Today it would be laughable to have poor online presence and expect to be taken seriously as a business

 

[Diunx]

Also, fukk having to explain addresses, the local pizza spot has a whatsapp but you have to write the address instead of sending the location

Also Domino's lets you put the location on their site but the fukking drivers are always calling asking how to get here.

 

[Raw Lyrics]

I won't deal with either. If you have me start online and then try to make me call, or have someone call me, I'm out.


If your website is trash, I'm out.
To piggyback off of @Problematic Pat 's post, just a quick story. One of my old jobs, I had an customer and their attorney call and threaten to sue the company and me. I told him, 'your attorney has a hotmail email address, good luck. '. Called me 20 minutes later and apologized

Damn....I have a hotmail e-mail.

 

[drederick tatum]

Damn....I have a hotmail e-mail.

As long as you aren't in a fiduciary or life-saving career, you good, brodie

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

case by case basis

like ... concert tickets. i was just looking at the dreamville fest tickets this morning. they want to make me sign up for email/waitlist just for vip which i don't want to do. i just want to buy some damn tickets seamlessly. but, the website is the only way

 

[Selena]

Yes.

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

Sometimes. It's not about the website, it's about the putting forth an effort in their product/service.

 

[IIVI]

Non-presentable website is a red flag imo.

If you’re not a proven name and you can’t put forth the effort/investment to get a decent website right, why should I trust you provide a decent service? It ain’t the 90’s.

shyt, in the 2020’s if your competitors got a web/phone app and you don’t, you’re slacking heavy.

 

[MajesticLion]

Unless I personally know the farmer/distributor involved, I'm never doing anything food online. No fancy website is going to make the food any better, nor make a space any more clean or healthy. I'm dealing with that face to face.

 

[Problematic Pat]

case by case basis

like ... concert tickets. i was just looking at the dreamville fest tickets this morning. they want to make me sign up for email/waitlist just for vip which i don't want to do. i just want to buy some damn tickets seamlessly. but, the website is the only way

What I'm starting to understand about some businesses is that they advertise themselves as being one thing but secretly they are just data farming from their customers and selling the info to advertisers. It's a huge market. Amazon is a prime example. They have your age, sex, and what type of things you like. Google has the same information and also knows what sites you visit and how often. What items you search for.
Then some company buys that data from them and then you start getting hit with advertisement on those specific things you searched for.