Are Websites Meant To Be Hidden?

By the very nature of the web it is clear that websites are designed or developed with the intention to provide or display information to people on the web. That means anyone connected to the internet would be able to access the websites unless some form of user authentication is required.

However, it is not what people do on the websites that I am talking about now, it is about the very existence of such websites.

In Nigeria today, no doubt the quality of websites (including those developed by myself) could be better. This is a bitter fact.

I also believe that we have a lot of young talented Nigerians that could become change agents in this regard and these people can come up with very functional and stunning websites if only they can take time to understand what works and what doesn't work on the web and of course if they can take time to learn what they don't know especially in an environment where people want to get rich fast.

My worry is this, there are quite a lot of web designers in Nigeria that claim to be experts in web design, others claim to have developed complex dynamic websites while others believe that they know all about web development and they do not hesitate to point out issues with the works of others (that is when they are not insulting or abusing other developers).

So, my question is this - Where are these websites these people have designed or developed? Are they on the web? If yes, where, if no why claim that they have done so?

Granted, some websites (like financial institutions and security agencies) would not want the information about the developer displayed on their websites for various reasons. I have developed websites where I charged for them not to have my "powered by justwebservices" displayed at the footer area.

Assuming some of us believe they need not display their works on a public forum at least we read newspapers, we are on the web and somehow the owners of these fantastic websites would one way or the other advertise them for the world to see.

But what we still have out there are majority of not too good websites and/or badly setup ones so WHERE ARE THOSE WEBSITES SOME OF US CLAIM TO HAVE DEVELOPED HIDDING?

Websites are not meant to be hidden and a lot of Nigerians really need to see the fantastic websites out there unless these websites exist in our subconscious minds and in dreams.

Even the bible told us that you cannot put a lit lantern under the bed, you usually put it on top of the table not so?