Why AI-Generated Website Images Are the Wrong Business Priority

Got into a debate after someone posted: "Just an FYI if you're reaching out to me as a business and the first thing I see on your website is AI generated images, it's going to be an automatic no." This sparked an important discussion about business priorities.

My response: You didn't mention value proposition, you didn't mention social proof, and you didn't mention authority. But you mentioned what mattered least, which is website design. Logical buyers care about design the least - they just want their problems solved.

Here's the hierarchy that matters: If you care about design, then it's likely you're in the business of design OR you're not a serious business owner. The ones really making an impact on the market are the ones who optimize for design last, and optimize for delivery first.

The strategic insight: Realistically, you're thinking at a low-level instead of a high-level if you really think design is what drives revenue for a business. For the emotional crowd, yes design will matter - but you can deal with it after successfully solving problems for the logical crowd.

The optimization principle: Focusing on design in the beginning is called dumb optimization - optimizing for unnecessary things. Design is excess. It will always come after delivery. You solve the problem first, then make it pretty.

The conclusion: Don't let aesthetic preferences distract from core business fundamentals. Build something that works, prove it solves real problems, then worry about how it looks. Function before form, always.

Hope you found this valuable! :)

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