Freelancers Forum Messages on Thursday March 6th 2008
RE: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 23:53
Ben J wrote:
> The last point is crucial: if you give the client a means of updating =
the
> site themselves, they are obviously less likely to need your help in
future
> / be willing to sign up to a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 23:08
On Thursday 06 March 2008 21:01:13 Ben Johnson F wrote:
> The price you charge for the CMS add-on needs to reflect:
> - IMPORTANT: The maintenance revenue you will lose as a result.
> - We...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 22:59
I have to disagree with you there Ben.
As you say, you can spend ages coming up with a ball park only to find
the client can't afford it.
I have always found it easier to ask what the client is look...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 21:33
Lee Rickler wrote:
> Never give a price, always ask for a budget.
Nice theory, but many clients suspect a rat (possibly justifiably, =
depending
on the integrity of the supplier!) and point-blank ref...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 20:18
OK well when I did first start freelancing I was not charging very much to
get some experience, which lead me to a job as a web developer (avoiding
junior positions) so with my extra experience plus...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 20:09
Never give a price, always ask for a budget.
Lee Rickler
Director Point and Stare - pointandstare.com
Web Design and Development for over 11 years
Tony Crockford wrote:
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>
> On 6 Mar 2008, at 19...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 20:06
On 6 Mar 2008, at 19:25, a wrote:
>
> I didn't mean =A370 for the update I meant =A370 for the actual CMS =
(php/=20
> mysql)
how long will it take you to build, install and explain how to use =20...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 20:05
On 6 Mar 2008, at 19:15, Darren Moore wrote:
>
> I deal with small companies at the moment and they don't have budgets
> set. Sure they sometimes have marketing budgets but they always forget
> the...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 18:40
> I didn't mean =A370 for the update I meant =A370 for the actual CMS=20
> (php/mysql) where they could do their own updates.
I presume (hope!) you mean =A370 for the CMS add-on, not for the whole =...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 18:37
My two bob's worth....
I'm currently running about 15 sites on a monthly maintenance basis having
charged between £200 and £2,000 as set up charges depending on size and
requirements. The monthly m...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 18:27
Mine are pretty basic though I'd like to develop better ones as I go and
just sell them as an add-on. Good luck with yours----- Original
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Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 18:20
My apologies.
Depends how good the CMS is and how long you spent on it. I'm pretty
much throwing my CMS in for free at the moment - a little freebie for
my customers. I'm in talks with a company to s...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 18:04
I didn't mean £70 for the update I meant £70 for the actual CMS (php/mysql)
where they could do their own updates.
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From: "Darren Moore" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Re: FN-FORUM: [DISCUSSION] - Adobe Flex
date posted 6th March 2008 17:57
Ramnish Kalsi wrote:
> What does the group think of Flex technology, and its potential.
>
>
>
I'm already using it, but development is focused on the back end and not
something we will be delive...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 17:54
I deal with small companies at the moment and they don't have budgets
set. Sure they sometimes have marketing budgets but they always forget
the website. I find it's good to give them a few options an...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 17:31
I've been thinking about a "what's your budget" sort of approach. Although
the last time I tried it they wanted a price. What would you say is a fair
price for a CMS I was going to start with £70...
RE: FN-FORUM: [DISCUSSION] - Adobe Flex
date posted 6th March 2008 16:28
Great for those who are into advanced as development (as3), it built on =
the eclipse IDE and has some really nice tools that make it a more =
efficient place to develop AS than the native IDE in Flas...
FN-FORUM: [DISCUSSION] - Adobe Flex
date posted 6th March 2008 16:16
Hi there,
I am positive, people would have heard of Adobe Flex by now.
http://learn.adobe.com/wiki/display/Flex/Getting+Started
Almost everyone with Java background knows the pains of
JSP/MVC/front...
RE: FN-FORUM: I've just been ripped. :(
date posted 6th March 2008 15:52
> -----Original Message-----
> Sam M - www.wiredeyes.com wrote:
> > Agreed though there isn't much I can do, they haven$B!G(Bt ripped
> the
> > site directly (apart from the icons) although they hav...
FN-FORUM: Gammadyne Mailer Or TEXT unsub
date posted 6th March 2008 15:22
anyone use Gammadyne mailer? and know how to setup the unsub function ?
Or I was thinking of setting up an unsub link in the email but that only
works if people click the link and go to the site. P...
Re: FN-FORUM: I've just been ripped. :(
date posted 6th March 2008 15:20
I was just about to say, your best defence is a contract and a deposit.
I based my contracts on these ones
http://www.wilsonweb.com/worksheet/pkg-con.htm
Lee Rickler wrote:
>
> Well the only legal...
Re: FN-FORUM: I've just been ripped. :(
date posted 6th March 2008 15:14
Well the only legal matters could have been if the client has paid for
bespoke coding and then I used that elsewhere, I suppose, but I couldn't
see what leg they had to stand on when their developer...
RE: FN-FORUM: I've just been ripped. :(
date posted 6th March 2008 15:05
Lee Rickler wrote:
> I contacted the ex-client, told them I could prove it was my work,
> they said their developer had let them down and could I finish the
> project at which point my quote mysteri...
RE: FN-FORUM: I've just been ripped. :(
date posted 6th March 2008 14:57
>There are the same icons there WITH the mentioned shadow/shading =20
>effects, so perhaps he's just downloaded
>what, roughly looking 2,000 to 3,000 people have done across the many =20
>lightbox do...
Re: FN-FORUM: I've just been ripped. :(
date posted 6th March 2008 14:55
Do what I do and stick some extraneous code somewhere amongst all the
(validating!) code.
Then if you say "you nicked my website" you can prove it.
Long story illustrating this (but cut short):
clie...
RE: FN-FORUM: I've just been ripped. :(
date posted 6th March 2008 14:44
Sam M - www.wiredeyes.com wrote:
> Agreed though there isn't much I can do, they haven=1B$B!G=1B(Bt =
ripped the=20
> site directly (apart from the icons) although they have for all=20
> intensive pur...
Re: FN-FORUM: I've just been ripped. :(
date posted 6th March 2008 14:39
On 6 Mar 2008, at 15:07, Sam M - www.wiredeyes.com wrote:
>
> The icons are certainly ripped, yes they are stock but I've mod'ed
> them
> quite a bit adding the mirror shadow effects and changing...
Re: FN-FORUM: Suggestions for small open-source project management/collaboration tool
date posted 6th March 2008 14:21
On Wed, 2008-03-05 at 22:27 +0000, Duncan Glendinning wrote:
> Good Evening,
>
> I know there are hundreds out there... but I want your recommendations.
> I am after a small opensource web applicatio...
FN-FORUM: Flash Programmer Required
date posted 6th March 2008 13:57
Hi
I need some Flash work doing so anyone interested contact me off list
and I shall give you details of the job.
**************
Regards
Peter Stubbs
Applejack
Tel: +44 (0)845 129 8453
Fax: +44...
RE: FN-FORUM: I've just been ripped. :(
date posted 6th March 2008 13:46
The icons are certainly ripped, yes they are stock but I've mod'ed them
quite a bit adding the mirror shadow effects and changing the colouring etc,
plus the file names are exactly the same.
Agreed t...
Re: FN-FORUM: I've just been ripped. :(
date posted 6th March 2008 12:34
They haven't ripped any icons, they are stock that anyone can purchase.
Admittedly the layout is stock as well, but you'll find that even your
version is the same as a thousand others.
lazy, yes, ri...
RE: FN-FORUM: I've just been ripped. :(
date posted 6th March 2008 12:33
Sam Morgan wrote:
> I've just had my first website design ripped :). You all know our site
> www.servwise.com and this is their site www[dot]ufhosting[dot]org. =
looks
> very similar, they have ripped...
RE: FN-FORUM: I've just been ripped. :(
date posted 6th March 2008 10:15
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Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 09:59
> I'm a big fan of budget-driven quotes. Get an idea of what the client can
> afford to spend, then tailor what is included to suit.
Forgot to mention my current-favourite analogy: building a website...
RE: FN-FORUM: marketing guys
date posted 6th March 2008 09:36
Hi!
Yes - I could hopefully help!
Get in touch.....
Paul
Paul Hughes MCIM
Smarter Marketing
• Literature production
• Website design and production
• Copy writing
• Press Release...
Re: FN-FORUM: marketing guys
date posted 6th March 2008 09:22
Me -
I do a lot of branding and brand marketing, please see me site and if
interested please get in touch.
www.prismbrands.com
Benjamin Ridgway (Creative Director)
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FN-FORUM: marketing guys
date posted 6th March 2008 09:08
any marketing guys out there looking for a new project?
Andrew...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 6th March 2008 09:03
> Honestly , I'm not trolling - but do you get enough of them to make a
> living at that price?
No, but only one of my clients has bought that "package" all of my other
clients have had some bespoke...
Re: FN-FORUM: I've just been ripped. :(
date posted 6th March 2008 08:29
On 6 Mar 2008, at 07:05, Sam M - www.wiredeyes.com wrote:
>
> I've just had my first website design ripped :). You all know our site
> www.servwise.com and this is their site www[dot]ufhosting[dot]o...
RE: FN-FORUM: I've just been ripped. :(
date posted 6th March 2008 08:18
Well that's a poor rip done by some poor coders if they've resorted to
tables to re-create your design, don't think there's a lot you can do =
about
it though, you can report them to Google and get th...
FN-FORUM: I've just been ripped. :(
date posted 6th March 2008 05:44
I've just had my first website design ripped :). You all know our site
www.servwise.com and this is their site www[dot]ufhosting[dot]org. looks
very similar, they have ripped the icons at the top and...
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