Madness? This. Is. A. PREMAAAAAADE!!! (long)

[Midorikawa]

Oh, and if you stick some random LED's on there that blink and flash for no good reason, people will murder each other to buy it.

Ugh. I *HATE* devices that have that. My old Treo 650 and it's annoying 2 second Green LED flash period about drove me insane. first thing I did when I got it synching with my computer was find an app that kills that 'functionality'.

[shankyknitter]

*minor threadjack, sorry*

My landlady once worked in a place where the big huge showy router in the corner did absolutely nada. Its only purpose was to be there with all sorts of flashy led lights. This was apparently a desperate attempt by IT to confuse the corporate inspectors that the location was handling more traffic than it was. The router was nothing but a shiny flashy decoy.

[HYHYBT]

Thanks; now I know who to blame for my router keeping me awake with the blinky lights.

[RetailWorkhorse]

Oh, and if you stick some random LED's on there that blink and flash for no good reason, people will murder each other to buy it.

That's because the majority have short attention spans and like shiny glittery things. We're kinda stupid like that.

I've thought for quite some time that I must be a very strange person, because LEDs that flash for no reason (especially rapidly-flashing pins and cellphone charms) make me want to grab said item and smash them until they stop flashing...

But...but....SHINY!

[LadyAndreca]

Oh, and if you stick some random LED's on there that blink and flash for no good reason, people will murder each other to buy it.

I've thought for quite some time that I must be a very strange person, because LEDs that flash for no reason (especially rapidly-flashing pins and cellphone charms) make me want to grab said item and smash them until they stop flashing...

[Magpie]

Someone did a study once on buzz words showing up in company and product names. The odds of a new tech company having "nano" in its name aren't as strongly correlated to whether or not they're doing nanotechnology as you might hope.

[Andara Bledin]

Make it NEW and SHINY and people will buy it! Doesn't matter if it works or not, doesn't matter if they need it or not, they will buy it because its new and shiny.

I have a co-irker who is a blithering idiot who absolutely must have new shiny gadgets on a regular basis. She's paid more in termination fees that I've likely paid for my entire annual phone bill.

^-.-^

[Hyndis]

This phenomenon is rampant in the tech industry. I talked to one customer who had hosting service with our company for a YEAR before he finally called and asked what exactly we did. When I explained what we do and how to get to his control panel, he cancelled service because he thought we were an ISP.

Everyone wants the latest and greatest, but they don't know why or what they're going to use it for.

Yup.

And those of us who works in the tech industry also do take advantage of this...

Make it NEW and SHINY and people will buy it! Doesn't matter if it works or not, doesn't matter if they need it or not, they will buy it because its new and shiny.

Oh, and if you stick some random LED's on there that blink and flash for no good reason, people will murder each other to buy it.

[Seraph]

That sounds... incredibly low to me. It might just be because I'm based in (really big city) and because the other web designers I know are doing mostly corporate work, but I'm more used to hearing contracts in the several thousand range. I hope that your low pricing is for really simple sites and small home business types, because otherwise I'd worry that you're under-changing.

LOL, it is a little of both. Unfortunately in a little niche that I have cornered atm, what I charge is considered "exhorbitant". I had some woman flip her LID at me because I told her it was an extra $2.00 per image for something she wanted. Called me a gouger, and whatnot.

But yeah, they're mostly simple sites...thank god.

[Taboo]

Wow, what an idiot. It sounds like it might just be because he's young and doesn't get it yet, though - but at least he can't get any money back.



On a side note:

A custom website, with installation, runs at least $200. Lots of the time though, its around $500 for a nicely done website.

That sounds... incredibly low to me. It might just be because I'm based in (really big city) and because the other web designers I know are doing mostly corporate work, but I'm more used to hearing contracts in the several thousand range. I hope that your low pricing is for really simple sites and small home business types, because otherwise I'd worry that you're under-changing.

[Andara Bledin]

*shakes head*

I'm so glad the people that run the company I work for understand enough to know what they don't know and how to get to people who do know, and then listen to those people.

^-.-^

[Midorikawa]

What an idiot.

He spends a lot of money on stuff he doesn't even know if he can use (or if he even wants it)...

This phenomenon is rampant in the tech industry. I talked to one customer who had hosting service with our company for a YEAR before he finally called and asked what exactly we did. When I explained what we do and how to get to his control panel, he cancelled service because he thought we were an ISP.

Everyone wants the latest and greatest, but they don't know why or what they're going to use it for.

[Andara Bledin]

What an idiot.

He spends a lot of money on stuff he doesn't even know if he can use (or if he even wants it) and then cheaps out with you, but tries to treat you like the person he spent all the money on.

^-.-^

[Seraph]

Of course I don't. He could kick and scream, and he wouldn't get a red cent back in his pocket.

[UncleImpy]

And since he's violating the agreement, you legally dont have to refund him a penny of it, do you?

That kinda warms my cold little heart.