Comments on: RESULTS: Web Pricing Survey http://gregrickaby.com/2009/11/web-pricing-survey-results.html Power WordPress user; Thesis, Genesis, and Headway Developer Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:03:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: gregrickaby http://gregrickaby.com/2009/11/web-pricing-survey-results.html#comment-1889 gregrickaby Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:55:18 +0000 http://gregrickaby.com/?p=2922#comment-1889 Well said. Just like a mechanic taking a extra day or two longer on your car. Really pisses you off :) Well said. Just like a mechanic taking a extra day or two longer on your car. Really pisses you off :)

]]> By: berchman http://gregrickaby.com/2009/11/web-pricing-survey-results.html#comment-1888 berchman Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:40:46 +0000 http://gregrickaby.com/?p=2922#comment-1888 Hi Greg,<br>Great information. Thanks for doing this and for sharing. I find the section "If you could change one thing..." extremely interesting. I would agree from my own experience that communication is key. Its not good if a client feels like they are in the dark. Even communicating that you are "in the middle of something" is better than nothing at all. At least they know you are still there.<br><br>I've heard the horror stories and actually have experienced it myself with a contractor who disappeared off the face of the earth-not a fun experience. So, I can appreciate where people are coming from.<br><br>As an aside I think the one area that contributes to lack of contractor/client communication is time management. When you as a designer/developer take on too much and promise too many things to too many people you let them and yourself down. Better to be up front and let someone know you can't start their project for a couple of weeks than string them along. If they really want to work with you they will wait. Otherwise its better for them to find someone else. Both of you will be happy in the long run.<br>--<br><a href="http://www.berchman.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.berchman.com</a> Hi Greg,
Great information. Thanks for doing this and for sharing. I find the section “If you could change one thing…” extremely interesting. I would agree from my own experience that communication is key. Its not good if a client feels like they are in the dark. Even communicating that you are “in the middle of something” is better than nothing at all. At least they know you are still there.

I've heard the horror stories and actually have experienced it myself with a contractor who disappeared off the face of the earth-not a fun experience. So, I can appreciate where people are coming from.

As an aside I think the one area that contributes to lack of contractor/client communication is time management. When you as a designer/developer take on too much and promise too many things to too many people you let them and yourself down. Better to be up front and let someone know you can't start their project for a couple of weeks than string them along. If they really want to work with you they will wait. Otherwise its better for them to find someone else. Both of you will be happy in the long run.
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]]> By: gregrickaby http://gregrickaby.com/2009/11/web-pricing-survey-results.html#comment-1853 gregrickaby Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:55:18 +0000 http://gregrickaby.com/?p=2922#comment-1853 Well said. Just like a mechanic taking a extra day or two longer on your car. Really pisses you off :) Well said. Just like a mechanic taking a extra day or two longer on your car. Really pisses you off :)

]]> By: berchman http://gregrickaby.com/2009/11/web-pricing-survey-results.html#comment-1851 berchman Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:40:46 +0000 http://gregrickaby.com/?p=2922#comment-1851 Hi Greg,<br>Great information. Thanks for doing this and for sharing. I find the section "If you could change one thing..." extremely interesting. I would agree from my own experience that communication is key. Its not good if a client feels like they are in the dark. Even communicating that you are "in the middle of something" is better than nothing at all. At least they know you are still there.<br><br>I've heard the horror stories and actually have experienced it myself with a contractor who disappeared off the face of the earth-not a fun experience. So, I can appreciate where people are coming from.<br><br>As an aside I think the one area that contributes to lack of contractor/client communication is time management. When you as a designer/developer take on too much and promise too many things to too many people you let them and yourself down. Better to be up front and let someone know you can't start their project for a couple of weeks than string them along. If they really want to work with you they will wait. Otherwise its better for them to find someone else. Both of you will be happy in the long run.<br>--<br><a href="http://www.berchman.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.berchman.com</a> Hi Greg,
Great information. Thanks for doing this and for sharing. I find the section “If you could change one thing…” extremely interesting. I would agree from my own experience that communication is key. Its not good if a client feels like they are in the dark. Even communicating that you are “in the middle of something” is better than nothing at all. At least they know you are still there.

I've heard the horror stories and actually have experienced it myself with a contractor who disappeared off the face of the earth-not a fun experience. So, I can appreciate where people are coming from.

As an aside I think the one area that contributes to lack of contractor/client communication is time management. When you as a designer/developer take on too much and promise too many things to too many people you let them and yourself down. Better to be up front and let someone know you can't start their project for a couple of weeks than string them along. If they really want to work with you they will wait. Otherwise its better for them to find someone else. Both of you will be happy in the long run.
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