Been looking around http://www.hardweb.com.au/index.html and wondering why a site with code that doesn't validate and work perfectly across browsers is on the first page of google results.

A few usability issues I noted (ones I am aware of so far..):

1. text size cant be changed in IE but can in FF (alters alignment quite badly though)
2. few minor image alignment issues between FF & IE
2. some things look like links but are not (example, in 'web information section' on right side of screen the text best reasons and new clients is bold but link is at end of paragraphs
3. two search bars, powered by picosearch, one doesn't work, error message says 'being worked on' use other search bar.
4. What's the flower pot for?
5. why have all the sites designed placed under main content instead of in web design navigational link? the web design link takes you to page 'about web design'
6. weird right arrows, and not next to the read more here text.
7. loads fast- images very small some been reduced a bit too much I think
8. muddled links at the bottom of home page, at first glance they look like part of the 'sites designed' section but not, here you notice a newsletter can be viewed, css validator link, computer training course, audio welcome (seems pointless) and so on

Can't wait to see how the 'test subject' find this page compared to my critiques, especially if I ask them to try to find the newsletter! (without using the search bar)