I bet you are thinking exactly what I was thinking when you were exploring these websites, which look like they came straight from 2005.
"Holy shit how do they put the effort into making this and also have the time to jerk off?"
Well, I'm here to tell you 2 things. First, where there is a will, there is a way. Second, making a website like this is just like any other hobby, even comparable to drawing, creative writing or learning how to play an instrument.
"But, Saccbot... (you ask while a string of snot is coming out of your nose), I can't make a website, unlike you, I am not smart enough for it."
To give you some perspective, a long time ago I used to keep a little rock in a small cup in my room and every day I would take it, put it on the floor, point at it with a bright flashlight and interrogate it, because I thought that rocks were alive and that's why there are little rocks everywhere, I thought that they could move and talk to each other, so I wanted to know their secret. I had no grounds for my theory, I just thought "uhm, why are there so many little rocks everywhere" and the actions I took came after. I used to do a different rock each time, I did it for multiple days and after several threats, drowning, burning, blackmailing and isolating them without any success I decided to stop 3 weeks ago because it was pointless.
Now, obviously you can tell I am not the brightest, because it's clear that rocks speak telepathically. I bet you are thinking exactly what I was thinking when you were exploring these websites, which look like they came from 2005.
You are most likely part of the same generation as me, maybe you are part of the skibidi toilet generation (If so, please stop reading, there is no hope for you even if God himself intervenes), or maybe you are a boomer that wants to revive the internet and defeat the mega-corporations all by youselft (we believe in you), and just as if you were going to start drawing as a hobbie, you can start making a website right now.
I am not going to teach you how, there is a LOT of resources to learn HTML and CSS already, and I am not going to pretend to be a teacher because I don't want to go back to jail. Instead, I want to try to remind you why everything now is ruined on the internet and why you used to have so much fun back then when targeted ads were not a thing and Youtubers were being creepy in private.
The fact that you kept reading this already shows that you will be part of the resistance when the overlords take over, your attention span is slightly above average, so most likely you know what I am going to say, you are so smart aren't you? Well... do you have a job? if my expectations are a bit high by asking that question let me change it a bit, what is your source of income?
Now, maybe you are still in college, or live off of your parents, or you are a homeless person with a PC strapped to your shopping cart. Regardless, you have to make a living, you have to make sure that you have at least enough money to feed yourself (at least half decently), and I have the same worries as you minus the body odor when it comes to money, we all do, specially with the current housing crisis and global inflation, there are just so many things you have to worry and stress about, so we need an escape and a lot of people have their own, from playing chess, to wasting money
gaming, drawing, hiking, walking your dog. We all have an "escape" and most likely you do too, now, if you don't have one, I can guess you are in the verge of a very violent suicide, and while I consider that a very efficient option over OnlyFans for dealing with life issues, you lack a purpose, a drive that makes life a little less gray and yes, I know you know where I am going with this and no, you are wrong, or maybe you are right I don't know, I am not a rock.
Let's mention some of the biggest websites or apps at the moment:
Bet you know all of them, I bet MY ASS you know all of them, I would staple my tits on the roof if you don't know them, and how could you not when I am right almost all the time? And the little detail that millions of dabloons are invested in these companies to make sure you know them.
Keyword: Millions.
The companies mentioned above, are using a team of engineers paid with
-Bigger carts so you want to put more stuff inside.
-Products on sale 24/7 to make you think you are getting a limited-time offer.
-Offer 2 products of different sizes, but make the bigger one with almost double the content seem like a better deal (small: $24 and the bigger one $28).
-Sell EVERYTHING we can to make sure that even if you need a very specific thing, you can stumble onto 5 other things you could buy.
-Background music that's relaxing, something to make you want to slow down and take your time to walk around.
-Ceiling looking incomplete, with the pipes being visible. The more it looks like a warehouse the better, to make you think you can get cheap stuff, if the place "looks" cheap.
Some of them do sound silly but hey, it works, all of the techniques there (and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more) are commonly used by several retailers, because they want you to stay inside like the government during Coronavirus, they need you to spend your money there, so they throw every psychological nuke at you to make sure those products get directly into the depths of the anus of your wallet. Oh, by the way, did you know that the lack of printed bills is somewhat intentional? Similar to what casinos do, if you don't see the money being spent but instead just a chip (or a number in your bank app) it hurts less.
You might think you are smart, and props to you, maybe you actually can count without using your fingers, but you can't beat them, there is no game to be won here, but hey, remember what this is about? Making a website! HECK YEAH A WEBSITE, LETS FUCKING GO LOOK AT THE COLORS
You got it when it comes to retailers sure, but NOW you can see what I mean, going back to the biggest apps, I will repeat what I said because your attention span is indeed fucked, there are engineers who are working to make these sites and apps as addictive as possible, they need your attention, they need for you to interact with it, they sell your information, that's how you are paying them, but because you are not paying directly with money (at least not in all of them in some way) you are paying them with your time, and look at you, sad (possibly), fat (likely) and miserable (definitely).
Everything investors can get their hands on to make more money they will, that's how videogames got ruined
This website is hosted in neocities, a site that wants to bring the spirit of geocities back (go look it up, you are an adult) and it's a good cause, I came here after a melancholic spiral of the old internet and hey, I already knew some HTML and CSS so why not give it a go, next thing I know is I spent the whole weekend strapped to my seat working on it while fucking your mom, because it's just that fun.
You know what the most difficult part was?
The reason why youtube was so great back then and why the internet felt so alive was because there was no actual reason to do it rather than just having fun. People used to have fun, now we don't as much anymore, everything is being designed to keep you hooked somehow and no, things were not better before because of your nostalgia or because of how you felt back then, things were indeed better, technology was innovating, the golden age of cinema was at its peak, the internet was used by people that knew how to use it before it became accessible to anyone, everything was better, and it evolved into this.
We are almost done I promise you, so let's get back to the title of this post, you are thinking of making a website of your own?
If a person that actually works as a web developer in a real company saw how I'm doing things around here, they would shit their pants and die of a stroke, believe me, it's that bad, and the reason why it's that bad is because I was doing this just so it looks good enough to get what I wanted on the screen, have you heard the term spaghetti code? Well, I have the whole bologna baby. I learned HTML and CSS a long time ago thanks to youtube videos, that is enough for you to make your own thing, but there is something I do want to warn you: Don't make this for anyone, make it just for you, like a personal diary
As mentioned above
This post was written by a human, not a publisher, PR team, a bot, or an asshole incentivized by a company selling you something.
I don't care if you read this