There are two types of websites: sites that provide the reader value and those that don’t. And there are two types of web designs: those we like and those we don’t. I have noticed that sites that provide good value almost always follow good web design practices. Sites that have annoying user interfaces also tend to have limited value.
If I come across a bad web design where I like the topic, I will seek out a replacement. On the rare cases where I can’t find a replacement, I will grit my teeth and head back to the site. For more than 10 years I’ve blinded myself reading the online Testosterone website. In a post I Can See Clearly Now The Glare is Gone, we covered ways to read the hazy yellow text on a black background using Javascript bookmarklets. This post isn’t going to rehash that topic. Instead I want to cover a little T-History. By my count, this site has had different 4 domain names in the past decade. Actually 5 if you count their female site Figure Athlete.
- testosterone.net
- t-mag.com
- t-nation.com
- figureathlete.com
- (NEW) tmuscle.com and figureathlete.tmuscle.com
Yes, they changed their domain name again. The last two times they did this, all my bookmarks broke. It appears they still work with the most recent change. The site is still a visual wreck. It is 2009 and they still don’t have tags. I love this site. It has some the best fitness and nutrition writers in the world. They deserve a better website to house their content.
