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- JazX0
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- gramme0
Man as I web developer who gets bullshit directions from clients all the time I am not gonna assume its all this guys fault as something like the size u should have seen that from the very start.
if he has done the work at least pay him for his time...its like going to a restuarant and after eating all the food saying u dont want to pay as it was bad.
man I hate clients like you!
xhanubis
(Dec 29 05, 00:27)Why, not having any web design skill at this point, should I have known that? I asked him what size would work & he said 1024 would be good. If I had known otherwise I would have acted accordingly in the template design. And I'm not exactly a typical client, I'm a fellow designer & I never give bullshit direction as I've been on the receiving end of it myself. End of story.
My initial excitement at finally having a website overshadowed the gut-feeling issues I had; asking for opinions only confirmed that. Plus when I asked him for a certain thing, he was usually late in replying and rarely did what I actually asked for.
Think what you will about where blame should rest. I supposed I am somewhat to blame for my naivete in the hiring process and lack of web savvy. Though that is what I hired him for, his knowledge & ability. I simply expect the highest quality from people, as I expect it from myself. I will pay him for his time, he really is a nice guy, but he won't be getting referrals from me. Nuff said.
- gramme0
If I am the client who goes to a restaurant, eats all the food and then says it's bad & doesn't want to pay, it's because I went home, threw up, went to the doctor & found out I had gotten food poisoning.
- shilohous0
he's an idiot for creating the fla at 1024x768. that's the entire screen resolution, dude didnt take in account the browser header and footer bars. tell the dude to edit it. what is the big deal in that
- brundlefly0
too bad you dont have a contract.
most contracts have a kill clause that says, you can kill the contract at anypoint if you are unhappy for 70% of original value...
a little savings anyways.
- gramme0
yeah I know, never again.
Downloaded flash & dreamweaver demos. Havent done this stuff since school (3 years ago). kinda scary.
It might take me forever to figure it out, but at least I'll get what I want.
- gramme0
I asked him if he could shrink the site & he said he would have to rebuild the whole thing
??
- bradpitt0
make him do the changes else no pay.
- kodap0
suggestion:
next tme find a competent webdesigner that signs a contract, or else a trusty mate who you can do a team-work together.
- blaw0
make him do the edits. at least get yourself into the right ballpark.
the fact that he has to "rebuild the whole thing" will serve as a learning point for him, too (always get sign-offs at key milestones).
- tkmeister0
i hate to work with incompent designers.
missing the deadline by a week is out of question.
- gramme0
I agree. It's only the launch of my design studio we're talking about here.
Fresh out of money, looks like I'm doing it myself. I'd rather pay the guy & be done with him.
What a nightmare...
- bradpitt0
Fresh out of money, looks like I'm doing it myself. I'd rather pay the guy & be done with him.
What a nightmare...
gramme
(Dec 28 05, 19:51)explain the situation to him and tell him what a horrible job he has done. Also add that you have do it all over again and you are not willing to pay for horrible work.
- tkmeister0
you need to be careful.
sometimes, it's better to hire more experienced flash developer at higher cost because he'll probably do it faster and quality will be better.
i just worked on the flash file done by jr designer. it was so useless i basically started over. i reduced the file size to 25% plus all scripted.
- gramme0
next time i need a web guy, I'm posting it on here.
Dang I don't know why I didn't do that.
- gramme0
*punches
self
in head
repeatedly
- bradpitt0
*punches
self
in head
repeatedly
gramme
(Dec 28 05, 20:06)want me to help with that?
- gramme0
I'm doing just fine
*pinches nose & tilts back head to slow bleeding
- PonyBoy0
Enter response:
well shit, gramme... if you're that dissatisfied w/my work then just tell me to my face... you don't have to go telling your elist buddies on NT... *sniff... I'll never be as... *sniff... good as them...
... it hurts... my heart is like soggy bacon - dripping of insestual ooze and torment... *sniff
*PSYCHED YA OUT! BITCH!
- PonyBoy0
Enter response:
*elitist