Nobody needs to name names — I'm not fishing for that. But I've burned a few evenings opening sites that look almost too tidy: clean landing page, FAQ that reads like an actual person wrote it, reviews with dates that don't all clump together.
Feels fine right up until I'm staring at the payment box, and then I just close the tab.
I started keeping a short checklist in my phone notes. Is there an address anywhere on the site. Does the same product page say two different things about what's in it. Is there a phone number that a human picks up, or only a form. So far most of them wilt by question two.
The honest part is that my own head is the bigger issue. Portion work has been steady for about seven months, and shiny new things are exactly the kind of detour I used to take. So how do you all decide a place has passed your gut check — or do you just stop looking and put the phone down?