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Oh dear god, I just woke up and its already starting.
So a family member referred me a project. Cool. Except that the client is all "ummm, I need a good deal, she said you'd give me one."
...Fine. I'm extremely broke right now anyways, I'll be nice.
SHOULD'VE KNOWN. I SHOULD'VE.
Well, I look at their site, and it's a wreck. But, its also a simple one, so I offer a really decent price, and ask what they want done. They love their site, they really like the colors, and layout, but it's all just executed very, very poorly. So they ask for me to basically make it more professional looking.
She then reminds me that she needs a really good deal, because she's a family friend. Yes. Yes I know.
So I write up the contract and send it on over...very simple contract, too. She promptly pitches a FIT, saying I'm out to fleece her because the contract states that if extra work is needed, she'll have to pay more. She claims I'm going to scam her, that I'll triple the cost of the project, this is how my kind of people get money.
My eye starts twitching, I nicely explain that no, it's just for the possibility of her asking for more features...all extra costs are thoroughly discussed beforehand with clients.
So after going back and forth, she finally signs the contract. PHEW. But not without reminding me that she's a family friend. Yes I know.
Well, I get started, and within a day, turnaround a really nice mockup that revamps their whole layout, but still incorporates their colors. I'm thinking this will go over really well, and my only worry is that it looks a bit too different.
Shouldn't have worried.
I promptly get a reply that I've STOLEN the old design, how dare I do such a thing! Everything still looks exactly the same, its way too close. They wanted something totally different. (?!?!) She also states I need to get better pictures than the ones they use right now, because their photos are bad. Her suggestion is to just "use Google image search, there's lots of really nice images on that for free."
Um, that's copyright infringement. What I did isn't stealing, but what she's suggesting IS.
Took me a little bit to calm down after that, but I managed to politely explain that a) I followed her directions, b) If she wants something different, please tell me, and c) Just using random images off Google search is bad, and asking for a lawsuit.
This is going to be a fun project. I can just tell. -.-
So a family member referred me a project. Cool. Except that the client is all "ummm, I need a good deal, she said you'd give me one."
...Fine. I'm extremely broke right now anyways, I'll be nice.
SHOULD'VE KNOWN. I SHOULD'VE.
Well, I look at their site, and it's a wreck. But, its also a simple one, so I offer a really decent price, and ask what they want done. They love their site, they really like the colors, and layout, but it's all just executed very, very poorly. So they ask for me to basically make it more professional looking.
She then reminds me that she needs a really good deal, because she's a family friend. Yes. Yes I know.
So I write up the contract and send it on over...very simple contract, too. She promptly pitches a FIT, saying I'm out to fleece her because the contract states that if extra work is needed, she'll have to pay more. She claims I'm going to scam her, that I'll triple the cost of the project, this is how my kind of people get money.
My eye starts twitching, I nicely explain that no, it's just for the possibility of her asking for more features...all extra costs are thoroughly discussed beforehand with clients.
So after going back and forth, she finally signs the contract. PHEW. But not without reminding me that she's a family friend. Yes I know.
Well, I get started, and within a day, turnaround a really nice mockup that revamps their whole layout, but still incorporates their colors. I'm thinking this will go over really well, and my only worry is that it looks a bit too different.
Shouldn't have worried.
I promptly get a reply that I've STOLEN the old design, how dare I do such a thing! Everything still looks exactly the same, its way too close. They wanted something totally different. (?!?!) She also states I need to get better pictures than the ones they use right now, because their photos are bad. Her suggestion is to just "use Google image search, there's lots of really nice images on that for free."
Um, that's copyright infringement. What I did isn't stealing, but what she's suggesting IS.
Took me a little bit to calm down after that, but I managed to politely explain that a) I followed her directions, b) If she wants something different, please tell me, and c) Just using random images off Google search is bad, and asking for a lawsuit.
This is going to be a fun project. I can just tell. -.-
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