worst client ever.
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- eficks0
damnit, weirdly enough she kept my logo on there. http://www.edownlines.com
look at the when page, even put working links down the bottom since i hadn't activated the actual flash links..
last time I do a crap website soley for the money.
- mbr0
Good luck getting the cash. She's obviously aware that you could have taken it down. I assume it's only swf files online? That's certainly one nice thing about Flash.
Send her an invoice for your time, and keep sending it, calling, etc.
You could send a collection agency after her, but for only $900....I'd be happy you got 40%. Next time ask for 50%. If it's a larger site, do something like a 30,30,30,10. That way you can't lose too much.
Good luck. Bad clients suck and there seem to be no shortage of selfish folk with aweful taste.
Oh, just make sure they don't keep your logo on there. Most likely, she'll run to another designer. I had that happen once and it sucked. Took all the general ideas but the guy had no design sense...just sucked.
- eficks0
shit! she cancelled the agreement, but ripped the files from my site and is using it anyway. what can I do get the rest of the payment>!?!?!?! she owes me about $900 if she uses it.
- eficks0
kyl3, hahaah
- ibye0
I wanted to email them to tell them what a steaming pile of horse manuer their site was, but i can't seem to find a contact link. Nice personal logo by the way, remove it ASAP.
- Crouwel0
pizzazz-heavy content indeed.
i agree, we need Chris Walken again, to record the phrase:
"There's just too much cowbell on this one!"
;)
- jevad0
lol
- kyl30
finally,
more than enough cowbell
- davey_g0
I just had a small seizure from looking at that link...
- kbags0
Who's the ad wizard that came up with that one?!?
- jevad0
nothing so bad as a client that emails the site to friends for review.
OMFG, i had one of this kind..
finish the job, take the money and run..
then puke in the toilet, take an ice-cold shower, say a prayer for every design-sin you made in that site and make contact with Lucifer to demand a place in Worst Clients Hell for this client of yours.
Let karma do the rest.
Crouwel
(Nov 7 05, 04:39)HAhahahaha
- eficks0
they didnt show the site to friends, just my comments on the tackiness of scrolling and bouncing...
- digilee0
"i think it needs more .. ermm ... sshhhwwwinnngggg, and maybe a bit more ... swwwoooosshhhh"
"Oh, and can I have it in the next 10 minutes."
- mbr0
I dont' think it's unusual for someone to show their friends. As a matter of fact, I'd say 50% of my projects, whether web or 3D end up getting some forwarded email from someone I've never been introduced to and have no idea what/why they are involved.
Just part of the game. It's like buying a new tailored suit, you will ask someone with you what they think.
There are a few things that I don't understand. Clients always ask for specific things, but did they hand you a template and give you references for those moving titles? It just seems many clients want something 'snazzy' and 'cool', usually bad stuff they've seen, but if you show them examples of good motion and why it's good, you can usually bring them back in.
Go on and on about sophistication and timelessness, and, most importantly, how it'll make them look better.
- kelpie0
I think it's great, love the pizzazz dude.
- flickster0
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
Take the money and run... and tell no one that you have any association with this site...
in fact, I'll just pretend, as I am sure everyone else here will, that you haven't enen brought this shite to our attention.
Although it is a brilliant example of what not to do.
*bookmarked
- jimeeboy510
can you ask your client what site inspired her to go with that idea? i'd like to see this. and did she also tell you what her friends thought about it?
- the-saint0
Does anyone know how too get Coffee out of the keyboard because I just spat mine all over the place seeing that site.
I know it's not your fault, but man that is awful. it made me a little motion sick..
The client sounds very un professional and I would finish job but make sure you take your credit off..
why do people like that higher a designers???
- Crouwel0
nothing so bad as a client that emails the site to friends for review.
OMFG, i had one of this kind..
finish the job, take the money and run..
then puke in the toilet, take an ice-cold shower, say a prayer for every design-sin you made in that site and make contact with Lucifer to demand a place in Worst Clients Hell for this client of yours.
Let karma do the rest.
- eficks0
yes i got 40% upfront.
and yes I will be removing my link too. but it looks like it might not be getting finished anyway.