*sigh* > If a web developer (or any professional for that matter) always supplies > services and products, that are integral to their client's business, and > their client makes money from it, the web developer (or any professional) > will almost always be paid as a #1 priority.
Please read my post above! Clients not paying invoice IS NOT unique to web development industry! It is a problem common to any industry where the good/service is delivered first before asking payment. > The sad reality IMHO is that few websites make money. Outside of Trade me most > NZers prefer to buy their stuff at a bricks and mortar stopfront. Not all websites are for the purpose of selling physical items or to directly make money. There are plethora of websites that are web presence for organisations/companies (including non profit organisations, yes, some non profit organisations have nice websites that they paid for). Website is a communication tool, not just for directly selling stuffs like Trademe. Government websites, promotional websites, on-line competition websites, informational websites, on-line magazine, etc. And, again, where do you get the data that "most NZers" prefer to buy their stuff at a bricks and mortar stopfront? I for one hate to burn fossil fuel, risking accident, waiting at traffic, etc to go and buy something I could order on-line. > I am not questioning the moral right of the developer to be paid for work > properly done, just questioning whether it's astute for them to do it in the > first place? Just because you can't see how people are making money directly/indirectly through websites, doesn't mean you need to talk so badly about the industry! On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 9:56 PM, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:15:27 Hamish Campbell wrote: >> Pedant. noun >> 1. a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of >> learning. >> 2. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details. >> 3. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to >> common sense. > > hahaha.... Now you're posting definitions. How learned um... 'pedant' of you > Hamish. :-) > > After reading Berend's comments, I will also invert the original statement- > > If a web developer (or any professional for that matter) always supplies > services and products, that are integral to their client's business, and > their client makes money from it, the web developer (or any professional) > will almost always be paid as a #1 priority. > > The sad reality IMHO is that few websites make money. Outside of Trade me most > NZers prefer to buy their stuff at a bricks and mortar stopfront. > > Now if anyone is in an industry where over 90% of their clients aren't making > money from the service that they are supplying, is it any wonder when the > economy hits realignment time, they are a low priority? > > I am not questioning the moral right of the developer to be paid for work > properly done, just questioning whether it's astute for them to do it in the > first place? > > That's all. > > > > -- Blue Horn Ltd - System Development http://bluehorn.co.nz --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
