Blogging The Blarneystone

Last week I discussed what a good gesture it is to rescue an abandoned and orphaned web site. Now most likely if you are reading this, you are a web designer who couldn’t fathom anyone doing such a dastardly deed as abandoning a web site, right? Are you sure?
What would happen to your clients if [...]

I have a bias because I host most of my web design clients. I did it out of desperation. I used to suggest that my clients shop around and get a low price — after all, it is just a place to put files to connect to the Internet, right? Many of my clients would [...]

[photopress:ondeck.jpg,full,alignright]One organization I have a soft spot for is American Lab Rescue. They rescue orphaned Labrador Retrievers and find them good homes (we have welcomed two of the dogs into our home). I can’t understand why anyone would abandon those wonderful dogs.
My point? Some web designers and web hosts do the same thing… to their [...]

I had a fellow web designer ask me how to present a contract to a client during the initial meeting, “while the iron is hot”. Here’s how to do so and when it is appropriate.
While it is true that some jobs need a lot of planning and thinking to come up with a price, [...]