jo1ene - 1:37 am on Jun 19, 2004 (gmt 0)

Sometimes you just HAVE to fire the client....

I wish I could fire one of my client's but he still owes me too much money. I'll make a fortune in late fees if he ever pays up.

Yeah, you can't sweat it. I have a competitor in town that does the $39.95 for the home page and $9.95 each additional page thing. They seem to have quite a loyal following, even if all of their sites suck out loud.

I think you're better off charging more and doing good work. Then, the theory goes, you'll attract the higher budget customrs. I'm still waiting for that to matrialize, but I think it's a good rationale.

In fact, I remember going to a Chamber of Commerce event and telling somone that I was in web design. He said somthing like, "Hey, that's a $5,000 a pop business, right?" I admitted that I usually run under $1,000. He wasn't impressed.

Which reminds me of my art teacher telling me to make sure to charge big bucks for my paintings. That way people will think that they're worth something.