A walkthrough of the specific problems that make an actor website look dated, from unreadable text to testimonials saved as images.
Drawn from what is actually said on camera, so you can decide whether to spend the 2:44 watching it.
A quote saved as a picture cannot be read by search engines, so praise trapped in a graphic does nothing for how findable you are. Type testimonials out as real text on the page instead of screenshotting them.
A site that is nowhere close to responsive fails the moment anyone opens it on a phone. If the layout does not adapt to smaller screens, that alone is grounds for a rebuild.
Custom cursor animations, text that changes font size on hover and effects that make no sense all read as annoying rather than creative. If an animation does not help a visitor find your work, take it out.
Photos a visitor cannot click are a dead end, and broken images in the footer signal a neglected site. Gallery spacing that is visibly off has the same effect.
Captions in blue on purple can be unreadable, and some visitors, including the person deciding whether to work with you, may be color blind. Choose text and background combinations that stay legible for everyone.
Red carpet shots work well for any actor, and a fun action shot is fine. Photos of you consuming a lot of drugs and alcohol are worth dialing down, no matter how much you like them.
An ugly background and a berserk visitor counter mark a site as a relic of the nineties. Follower counts on Instagram do not make up for a homepage that looks abandoned.
Managers usually have your best interest in mind, and being fond of your current site is not a reason to keep it. A second set of eyes usually catches problems the owner has stopped seeing.
Naming your pages things like "Mane Page" is charming, but it does not fix broken images, unreadable text or a site that will not load properly on a phone. Wordplay is decoration, not structure.
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