Comments on: Ugly Web Sites: Is Ugly the New Black? http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2006/03/ugly_web_sites_.html Web Marketing Strategies for Small Business Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2006/03/ugly_web_sites_.html/comment-page-1#comment-1251 Tim Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:01:48 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2006/03/ugly_web_sites_.html#comment-1251 <p>Thanks for bringing this up! I had a draft started about this same topic, but you beat me to it. Just to add to the list of ugly sites that are known to make lots of money.</p> <p>www.engadget.com<br /> www.camcorderinfo.com<br /> www.livingroom.org.au/photolog/</p> <p>I think you are correct though, in many cases people probably click on the ads because they don't realize they are an ad and they become the more attractive part of the site.</p> <p>I also wonder if the popularity of these sites can partially be attributed to "root for the underdog" attitudes. Possibly why blogs have been so hot lately and things like craigslist where more people want to stop supporting the "big brother" sites.</p> <p>This prompted me to try to find a list of websites I felt had a stunning design, and also were profitable with advertising... Not much luck so far.</p> Thanks for bringing this up! I had a draft started about this same topic, but you beat me to it. Just to add to the list of ugly sites that are known to make lots of money.

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http://www.camcorderinfo.com
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I think you are correct though, in many cases people probably click on the ads because they don't realize they are an ad and they become the more attractive part of the site.

I also wonder if the popularity of these sites can partially be attributed to "root for the underdog" attitudes. Possibly why blogs have been so hot lately and things like craigslist where more people want to stop supporting the "big brother" sites.

This prompted me to try to find a list of websites I felt had a stunning design, and also were profitable with advertising… Not much luck so far.

]]> By: Tim http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2006/03/ugly_web_sites_.html/comment-page-1#comment-9079 Tim Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:01:00 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2006/03/ugly_web_sites_.html#comment-9079 Thanks for bringing this up! I had a draft started about this same topic, but you beat me to it. Just to add to the list of ugly sites that are known to make lots of money. www.engadget.com www.camcorderinfo.com www.livingroom.org.au/photolog/ I think you are correct though, in many cases people probably click on the ads because they don't realize they are an ad and they become the more attractive part of the site. I also wonder if the popularity of these sites can partially be attributed to "root for the underdog" attitudes. Possibly why blogs have been so hot lately and things like craigslist where more people want to stop supporting the "big brother" sites. This prompted me to try to find a list of websites I felt had a stunning design, and also were profitable with advertising... Not much luck so far. Thanks for bringing this up! I had a draft started about this same topic, but you beat me to it. Just to add to the list of ugly sites that are known to make lots of money.

http://www.engadget.com
http://www.camcorderinfo.com
http://www.livingroom.org.au/photolog/

I think you are correct though, in many cases people probably click on the ads because they don't realize they are an ad and they become the more attractive part of the site.

I also wonder if the popularity of these sites can partially be attributed to "root for the underdog" attitudes. Possibly why blogs have been so hot lately and things like craigslist where more people want to stop supporting the "big brother" sites.

This prompted me to try to find a list of websites I felt had a stunning design, and also were profitable with advertising… Not much luck so far.

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