Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)

date posted 7th March 2008 22:40

On Saturday 08 March 2008 00:19:23 Ben Johnson F wrote:

> When presenting static and CMS options to a new client, it is perfectly
> acceptable to weight the pricing of the options to reflect business
> considerations (including discounting the static option to reflect
> potential future MSA income). As with the photographer's quote, the client
> is in no way bound to accept the quote - both options still need to be
> priced competitively.

Agreed.

> > I find *many* businesses and business practices "ethically challenging".
>
> Fair enough - there's plenty of evil gotchas out there (the order in which
> VISA payments are applied to different-rate balances springs to mind).

Diverging slightly, the one that the banks pull where they promote a=20
particular savings account and then later reduce the interest rate to=20
negligible and hope you don't notice...

> However, I completely disagree that there is anything unusual or unfair
> about reflecting business considerations such as MSA income when pricing
> static vs CMS options in an open tender.

I don't disagree here either.

> unreasonable. But charging =A370 for a CMS that means the client will not
> need your assistance with updates does not make sense from a business
> perspective.

Unless it really is only an hour's work...

Personally I don't want to do client site updates, it's boring. I'd rather=
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sell them a tool to let them do it. Ultimately I think the professional=20
and ethical approach is to let the client know what the various options
are and try as far as possible to give them something that does what=20
they want at the lowest *total* cost - by which I mean, of course, the=20
total cost to them, including *their* time.

> I suggest agreeing to disagree on this point! :)

I don't think we are that far apart, at all.

> Have a good weekend all - don't miss the superb 'Crash' at 10pm on Sunday!

And I agree with you here too. A very powerful film. (And about having a=
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good weekend).

Some other recent-ish viewing recommendations, in no particular order:
=2D Life is beautiful
=2D Downfall
=2D Black book

Hmmm... I didn't set out to choose three foreign language films!