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- warheros20
that's not so nice
- ********0
just think you're pretty thick, is all
and then theres boredom...
which leads us to this point.
bye!
- liquid0
I have a new nickname for you....
Moist Man
- liquid0
awwwwwwww moist man went to sleepy sleep.....
- jeneraa0
I can agree with the frustration, but, in reality, corporations or companies don't make that much money.
Most companies barely make 6 cents off of each dollar they sell. It's only the volume that allows them to make the cash that they do. In reality, companies / corporations really make jack. Huge stakeholders (including stupid execs) are the ones who get the money.
- jeneraa0
By the way, beverage industries make a killing. The cost of a soda is about 9 or so cents of syrup, for which we pay a good dollar, dollar fifty or so more.
Now if most companies only make about 6 cents (grocery stores = 2cents on the dollar) for each dollar, and people like McDonald's are making a buck fifty with the same or greater volume just for selling you that 9 cent cost to them soda, just think of those crazy profits coming in. Wow.
- BZZZP0
yawn
- ssm0
I have a good story:
Got the job of designing and developing a specialist book shop's website (Army books). The usually story, when do you want it? Yesterday.
Anyway, I emailed him information regarding what I needed from him, i.e. mission statement, contact details etc. All the catalog would run of the database.
I go to the shop to take some images, before he lets me do that he takes me into the office and says.
"Ok, are you ready to interview me"
"-What"
"Well you need content for the website, I take it you will need to takes notes"
"-Not charged you for that, besides, you knows more about the company than you."
The company had 17,000 books and no database, yet he wants me to sit there with a pen and paper and write an essay his company.
- shaft0
Here's what I usually say to the client who wants me to create his content:
"My field of expertise is design and the technical part, but if you need help with your content, I cooperate with a very good copywriter and a photographer. I can subcontract them for this website if you want me too. They are not very expensive (here I put huge figures they charge) but I can assure you they are top professionals. Just let me know and I'll check their availability."
This usually helps, but not always. I'm stuck with an 'italian' shoes company who gave me zero usable pictures. Morons.
Oh, actually it was my mistake, I broke my rule: "do not start working before full content and 40% in advance is received"