Clients and neteller and birthdays, oh my
3 Comments Published by katitude on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 12:12 p.m..
I love playing around with graphics and web design. Love it. That's why I'm still running the biz as a sideline even though I have this nice paid teaching gig.
I don't do big sites, but specialize in small SOHO business get a web presence. And usually it's pretty rewarding.
Usually.
But sometimes I get a client, and my "spidey sense" gets all tingly with a this is going to be a pain in the ass job kind of tingle. I've got that tingle now. I didn't when I took the job and cashed his deposit cheque. I didn't get it when he said "you're a professional, I trust your judgement" after me asking him for direction on colours, text, layout, etc. I didn't get it when I stayed up late to finish his concepts.
I do have it now after the "I don't like any of these" conversation.
So dear Client; please remember that I am not a fucking mind reader. If you know what you want, howz about you communicate that before I waste any more of my time and your money?? Oh yeah buddy, I'm billing you for those concepts. And you're now going to get hit with the YAPITA charge* that I will now hide as something else.
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Neteller. Sigh. Good thing it's not my primary mode of transferring funds.
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FYI, my birthday is actually Saturday. As much as I love you all, there is no way I'm staying home on my birthday, bathed in the blue glow of my laptop screen. Hunny Bunny is taking me out to a lovely dinner and then to a show.
Please come and play some drunken donkey poker with me on Friday night. You know you want to *grin.
Yes, I know it's a lame graphic - work is cutting into my goofing off time again!
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*YAPITA - you're a pain in the ass
I don't do big sites, but specialize in small SOHO business get a web presence. And usually it's pretty rewarding.
Usually.
But sometimes I get a client, and my "spidey sense" gets all tingly with a this is going to be a pain in the ass job kind of tingle. I've got that tingle now. I didn't when I took the job and cashed his deposit cheque. I didn't get it when he said "you're a professional, I trust your judgement" after me asking him for direction on colours, text, layout, etc. I didn't get it when I stayed up late to finish his concepts.
I do have it now after the "I don't like any of these" conversation.
So dear Client; please remember that I am not a fucking mind reader. If you know what you want, howz about you communicate that before I waste any more of my time and your money?? Oh yeah buddy, I'm billing you for those concepts. And you're now going to get hit with the YAPITA charge* that I will now hide as something else.
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Neteller. Sigh. Good thing it's not my primary mode of transferring funds.
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FYI, my birthday is actually Saturday. As much as I love you all, there is no way I'm staying home on my birthday, bathed in the blue glow of my laptop screen. Hunny Bunny is taking me out to a lovely dinner and then to a show.
Please come and play some drunken donkey poker with me on Friday night. You know you want to *grin.
Yes, I know it's a lame graphic - work is cutting into my goofing off time again!
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*YAPITA - you're a pain in the ass
Yes, I know it's a lame graphic - work is cutting into my goofing off time again!
Very true. It's not quite demanding enough, you know?
I'm in, btw. Seeya there.
CUTE!!!!!! You set up your own game. I love it. I promise I will TRY to make it.
I can't make it Friday night....but Happy Birthday!!!
(Tell Janet and Brad I said Hello)