Hi,
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Michael Green wrote: >> To Harvey - I understand what your saying and agree that pricing to low >> at the start leads onto >> difficulties at a future date. but i don't plan on staying in the >> freelance area for more than this project takes as i am looking for >> apprenticeships next year or payed work experience before taking on study. > > With all due respect... > > That position makes life harder for everyone else on this list. > > I have to deal with customers every day telling me they can get a cheap > student and have to explain why this is bad. I loose that job and I end > up wasting much time. Now, the minute they mention 'student' I just > hand up. > > I spend the other half of my day sorting out problems for customers who > have had a job done by a student how has moved on but left then hanging > with no support. > > Often the person registers the domain name in their own name - take 3 > unchargable hours for me to fix. Why is that unchargeable. Its not your fault? > > They host with a co and don't pass on details, password, user - normally > just can't fix this. Customer writes off hosting, we rehost and then > give them a control panel (if they are competent to drive it). > > This leads me to two points for the list and you... > > 1. If you're going to do it at all, do it properly, please :) > > 2. We need to do more as a list to sub-contract these guys so they can > have some cash work but not stuff up the market at the same time. I > know some of you do this, and I know all of you care! :) I confess that > this is a lesson for me to... we don't do enough of it. > Quite simply put, some clients have developed up to the level of hiring the student and some have developed further. They all need to make these mistakes once, if we're lucky they make them hiring a builder or plumber, but if not thats just how it is. HTH, Jochen --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
