$99 Website!!
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- byDefault00
lost a job to these hacks last night...
http://www.atlasimage.com/web-te…
client didn't seem to see the difference, understand the importance of w3 validation, nor understand the they're site would be a carbon copy of a handful of sites out there.... any one else experience this? if so any suggestions or is this a lost cause.
open a site offering $98 websites?
- cosmicEntity0
Time to get out
- sherm0
not with this, but the low cost logo folks yes...
- Nairn0
So, what is the importance of w3 validation then, from your client's perspective?
- And what do they care if the site is the same as someone else's? Everyone uses legal or A4 size paper...Nairn
- *3cosmicEntity
- truly didn't seem to care - 'it's shows up on my comp & that's all i care about'byDefault00
- Exactly, byDefault00.Nairn
- PIITB0
4 minute abs.
- blaw0
Customers lost to the $99 group are not customers you want.
- canuck0
But what do they get for the 99$. They will still have to add their own content, and images by the sounds of it. I'm sure it will turn into quite a mess.
- yea - i expect a phone call in 2 months...byDefault00
- then u can charge them a fee for a CMS and send em on their way.sherm
- thebottlerocket0
Those are some tastey templates.
- anxiousarms0
honestly, if your client is cool with using templates then you didn't want the client to begin with.
- the unfortunate part is she is a rather talented jewelry designer - the site def had potentialbyDefault00
- too bad her taste ended there buddy. good riddens.anxiousarms
- canuck0
nice site/work btw byDefault00.
- thanks man appreciate it - but apparently can't compete with $99 hahabyDefault00
- dearhead0
gross.
- pylon0
It's been said above, but seriously, if a client doesn't see the value in what you do then you're of no value to that client. It would have been a frustrating and up-hill battle anyway.
A client doesn't give two shits about wc3 validation, clean code, or even well-composed photography unless it's given relevance to them or their business. Make a business case for why their site should cost more, be valid, and look awesome. The people/companies who see the value in that are the ones you want to deal with.
Could be worse, you could have been beaten out by these guys; inet-web.com
Nice work — you'll do better than that client!
- Glitterati_Duane0
^ I hope that's a parody
- pylon0
^ The inet bit is.
- cannonball0
Question: Did they not need a $99 website?
Question #2: is it your fault if you couldn't clearly articulate why they needed to spend more?
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We as designers have to articulate what we're *selling*.pylon - $99 website might be exactly what they are looking for but after speaking with her in depth for a week or so about the project i do not believe that this is the case. & yes i did articulate why she needed to spend more & take the time to develop a strong product
byDefault00
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- TheBlueOne0
Time to go postal.
- akoni0
you know if we were smart, we would start our own web templates... but do all the setup work, however, create shitty code, make it poorly SEO'd but claim it works great... once word gets around that our work is actually shitty then perhaps it can create a domino affect (with more marketing push)... and get people thinking 'web template sites/companies are complete shite'
just a thought
- ukit0
As others have said, time to find a better client. Anyone who thinks a website is only worth $99 is probably going to have bad taste and ideas anyway.
- cannonball0
You guys are missing the point. instead of turning your noses up at clients like this, you need to educate them tactfully on what "good taste" actually is when it comes to a web presence. Most people don't even know there is such a thing.
- pylon0
Maybe. But some clients really don't want or need that 60K site, you know? The client's scale plays a lot into it too.
Totally agree with your web-presence comment.