Yall! Its 2026—what are we doing about our websites?! There are no excuses in this day and age not to have a good website with basic wording and functions that actually let people know what you do and sell. If the user experience is frustrating, you bet I will not be partaking in a long visit. My logic is: if the frontward-facing entity is a mess, I cant image whats going on behind the scenes.

Across the board and industries, these are some common website mistakes Im seeing so far this year. Here is my official, unofficial list of website pet peeves of 2026.

If you’re a restaurant, coffee, shop, or bar and you don’t have your menu on your website—immediately annoyed. Im talking a simple PDF would even be fine at this point. The number of times I go on vacation in the USA or abroad, check out a place online, and can’t even find a menu… my worst nightmare. Or my personal favorite: when some other saintly patron had to take a picture and post it to Google Maps. Love them for that, hate that for you and your business. Post your dang menus online! Include prices too!

If your a small business and your about page reads like a PR statement, your an industry plant. Most people want to support small business—heck, some people like me even go out of their way to find you just to spend money. Small Businesses have my heart, my sympathy, and also my rage! Small businesses are personable, approachable, and neighborly. Act like it! I don’t want to read some corporate jargon on your About page. I want to know that you’re a mom of two who decided at 34 to start a business to support her small growing family and, in your spare time read fairy smut. That’s what I want! You’re a person running a business, and none of us get out of this life alive—be fun!

Lastly, if it its wildly unclear what you actually do as a business, I’mma head out. I don’t want to guess through the smoke and mirrors of your word salad what you’re services actually are. Using words like vibe, curate, and juxtaposition might be fine for a more hidden page on your website, but if it’s the first time I’m seeing you online, I want you to pretend I’m a moron and spell it out in big, fat, shiny letters right on the homepage for me. Don’t assume the public knows who you are and what you provide. In fact that should be business law #1: assume the general public knows nothing about you.

This list might extend…or it might not. Either way, 2026 is already off to an interesting start in terms of website edits I’ve suggested. If you like this unhinged list, feel free to subscribe to my email newsletter where I also say unprovoked things and use it like a personal digital marketing diary. Tune in next week to see what other questionable business advice I give.