Have you tried Pizza with your wallpaper glue? Works for me

Cheers

Stephen G

I’m loath to add zeroes. I’m still smarting from a debate I had back in ‘07 about what ‘ancillary tasks’ meant.

And not ONE of the four home-by-Christmas invoice payments I was promised materialised under my tree. Wallpaper glue sure tastes crap.

So I think I’ll hold my rates steady just now!

…not to mention how remaining dormant issues irony ;-P

Yep! I’ve been on the web since 1994 (not constantly mind…I went to the loo once , have been a web content manager on a huge Web2.0 project and this is the only blog I’ve ever regularly been involved in. It’s the Bee’s knees and the Cat’s piggy-jim-jams (insert the ineffable influence of the maestro of nostalgic cliches here (that’s Paul for yooz noobies) . I write more here than on my own blog

Good folks, good fun and never a dull moment…not even when Malcolm shows up

And as for intensity…here? Never! cough, cough, cough

Look forward to your returns…

Oh and Paul? Haven’t you been listening to Malcolm mate? You need to whack a few more zeros on that there budget o’ yours. Why? Because your worth it! Ooh! Don’t you just love a good makeover?

Cheers

Stephen G

In the meantime can you just have a quick look at my latest blog post as I need to finalise it in the next 20 minutes.

By the time I give a client their best/worst case proposal, I’ve spent time listening, reading and asking questions. As a result, the nature, order and duration of tasks on their proposal will likely differ from every proposal I’ve done before. That’s how bespoke I go.

At this stage, about 90% of prospective clients give me the green light. The other 10% throw their hands up in horror. That’s why I put the sample proposals on my site. Nothing wrecks my day like four hours of wasted, unpaid groundwork!

Perhaps, Susan, you could become my client and we could tackle this problem together over a $10K budget. Don’t you think that’d be nice?

I agree about the first and if you look at the words they are not very clear or client friendly. Eg. poor brief.

The second one is better, but I don’t think it is really clear from a clients perspective. For example – set language tone. The middle ground still leaves me unclear except I know your hourly rate.

I know it is difficult and I do admire what you guys do. You should be paid for the result and not have the old price war with clients.

If you need input to solve this issue from a client’s perspective let me know.

It’s ironic how dormant issues remain. It’s a luxury to have found such a great spot to visit, read, learn, contribute a bit here and there (cough, cough, cough) and just enjoy the comfort of belonging.

Now if the words would come as easily when someone is writing a check! Oh, that’s right, they don’t want this kind of intensity!

Did you need some duct tape for that guitar?

Over and out until next time.

Cheryl

I’m just writing up my invoice to send to MYOB as we speak… ;-P

And not only is it cheaper than therapy, is entirely not tax deductible

I’m taking my guitar back…it’s got a hole in it…

Cheers

Stephen G