rocknbil - 2:28 am on Dec 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

If you are using the term "sites that suck" on a public board, this says a lot about how you approach your work. This Is Not Good. :D

I agree 100% - but your APPROACH is 99% of your success: how you approach your customers, how you approach the work and how you approach your career.

First off - consider a simple fact: the people that did that sucky site are probably children or non-computer-savvy people sitting in their kitchens and bedrooms playing around with an old copy of Netscape's page editor. To them, it's a freaking miracle. Try telling someone their kid is ugly sometime - the reaction is very similar.

Here is a different "approach." Make a list of how you can improve their site as it equates to DOLLARS and TRAFFIC, the two things that people seem to understand. When it gets down to looks and graphics, even if they agree people will hide behind their egos and tell you that that doesn't matter to them. But after they see what you can do - they will love you. :D

If you accentuate the positive and avoid the negative, you will make the sale.