Each person is entitled to their own opinion of whether a website is good or bad. I looked at the Sick HIDs website and it seems to do the job. The guy put some pictures and videos of his work. Each person can decide for themselves the quality of the work pictured. At that point, you can contact him for further information and prices.
The company I work for has a very simplistic website, it describes what we do, our accomplishments and various ways to contact us. It gets the job done and we continue on.
I do think it is rude to want to barter with this "Sick HIDs" person. He may have worked really hard on his website and took offense that you thought it needed updating or improving.
If this business owner had advertised that he wanted to update his website and would barter his services for someone's expertise in web design, then it would have been appropriate to inquire about a barter or trade; otherwise it seems unprofessional.
Just my opinion... feel free to disagree.
The company I work for has a very simplistic website, it describes what we do, our accomplishments and various ways to contact us. It gets the job done and we continue on.
I do think it is rude to want to barter with this "Sick HIDs" person. He may have worked really hard on his website and took offense that you thought it needed updating or improving.
If this business owner had advertised that he wanted to update his website and would barter his services for someone's expertise in web design, then it would have been appropriate to inquire about a barter or trade; otherwise it seems unprofessional.
Just my opinion... feel free to disagree.