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- ♣
...Moooooooo.
No. Actually, the client said this:
"Does going with Flash make the content harder to modify?
What is the maintainability of the site? Let's say she adds a practice area, a partner, or location - or
simply wants to modify the content of one of the existing practice areas. Does someone needs to be a Flash
whiz to pull that off? Who ends up owning the site and all it's related code/content?"How would answer? I have a few ideas in mind. Just wanted some other input.
thanks,
bB
- dstlb0
Depends how good you are with Flash, you can build a lot of stuff like menus dynamically based on info in external files. Text and images can also be loaded from external sources so it's just about possible to build a site that needs no Flash knowledge to maintain and update.
Don't ask me how though, way too long and complicated to explain :)
- ♣0
Ya, I was thinkin' XML. Just did a menu with it and the files can be taken into a word editor, changed and then uploaded to affect the Flash doc.
Of course I could always charge them for "additional" changes. :-)
- ********0
Sounds like a job for HTML to me.
- JamesEngage0
For the boxer site we used a simple back end and flattened the hieracrchy of data so that new catagories could be created as well as new sections...
The old News/Projects/About Us structure can be very limiting
- YourClient0
Yes, corcondingly we used the reverse switches and flattened the loop on the data used to box the creativity out of the client.
The project about the news concerning us is really limiting, so we had to actually use a hierarchy of elements to create sections to talk more technical nonsense to sucker our client into biting the dust to get our state of the farm, not actually dynamic Flash CMS.
:)
- rasko40
I'd recommend thinking outside the box while pushing the envelope, its the only way to get an integrated dynamic solution in todays cutting edge market.
- YourClient0
Yes, if you can't find a box we recommend using an envelope, never forgetting to push it, it's the only way to dynamically doit while cutting the market from the real solution.
:)
- JamesEngage0
sorry do i have to speak in baby language for you
- YourClient0
Ouch... My 7 years of experience going down the drain...
- JamesEngage0
I forgot you were that uptight person that was here ranting a few weeks back. How is it working in healthcare?
- JamesEngage0
7 years experience doesn't mean much... sounds as if it was a 'bad experience'
- YourClient0
Worse experience ever man, clients actually figured out that technical talk or fancy stuff like flash is not good against mom and pop's $199 site deals.
- JamesEngage0
you gets what you pays for or whatever the saying is.
- rasko40
what do I get for fifteen dolla James?
;)
- JamesEngage0
a wet crotch probably
- rasko40
excellent, I'll be round later.
- dessalles0
i would reccomend putting together a database driven site as well. there are tons of good books on flash, php, xml and sql.
charge them extra for the time it takes you to learn it. and it will ultimately be invaluable for you when looking for future clients.
for people designing sites in flash, i would think that being able to build a dynamically structured site should be a necessary skill.
serious.
- YourClient0
Learn all you can and then be temporarily oofline after :)
- dessalles0
heh
You're my favorite NT'er YourClient.
Sorry, by I'm no big time designer like you.
Just a hobbyist.
Oh, yeah. Almost forgot. I'm looking for a new dental plan. Any advice?
- YourClient0
Hmmm, Dental plan for uneskilled freelancers is almost nonexistent dude, you need to actually "be" working for that dude, I mean a real job, not playing James, and I doubt he has health insurance also.