> I would optimize their website,
> submit it to search engines, etc.
> and they would pay me
> only if they got results.
your first order of business is to write the clause
for the contract that stipulates how to measure these
"results" in a non-subjective manner
rudy
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Riva,
> Someone has approached me with a proposal: I would optimize
> their website, submit it to search engines, etc. and they would
> pay me only if they got results.
Define "results"... if the target is to get your client a top ten listing on
Google for a search on "real estate", you coul
Hi all,
Someone has approached me with a proposal: I would optimize their
website, submit it to search engines, etc. and they would pay me
only if they got results. I am not sure if I am going to do this
yet or not, but I was wondering if anyone could point me to a
website of someone else wh
> ... click through rate for banner ads -
> for every person that clicks through from your
> website, they pay you x amount.
you need to specify who measures this, and what the
rate is
> They feel that if they get traffic to their site
> it won't matter what it looks like
that is true, but t
Thanks Franni.
I am not worried about being paid - one of the guys I know really well,
but you are right - they are looking for someone to work for free. If
(big IF) I did this I would make a very clear cut contract for them to
sign. Is this even worth my while?
Riva
Franni Vincent wrote:
Riva,
> They feel that if they get traffic to their site it won't
> matter what it looks like - I don't know if I agree with that.
I think your client is wrong.
If I'm looking to buy a widget, I'll visit a bunch of widget-selling sites. At
each one I'll expect to be able to find the particula
I agree Jon. They sell replacement windows. The website (for those who
are interested) is www.zenwindows.com. The guy told me that they are
not having a lot of people fill out their online form. Well, it took me
a few minutes to find the link to it!!
Thanks,
Riva
Jon Haworth wrote:
I th
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> I agree Jon. They sell replacement windows. The website
> (for those who
> are interested)
Thank you! I agree 100%.
Riva
Gerenday, Perry (P.) wrote:
>You might ask them to have someone objectively review their site.
>It comes across as unprofessional to me.
>I found four typos while reading just two pages.
>Additionally, the homepage content is hard to understand.
>They have a link cl
At 16:09 17/11/2005, you wrote:
Is this even worth my while?
Well, I suppose if you are sitting at home wondering where the next
buck is coming from it might be better than getting bored stiff!
Otherwise forget it is my advice - contract or no. Once you've done
there'll be another somewher
Only you can judge that, Riva - I've spent most of my admin time this
week chasing a 'missing' one-third upfront payment allegedly sent
from a client in Hong Kong a week ago, so I'm probably just taking a
more pessimistic view than usual...
Franni
Thanks Franni.
I am not worried about bei
The guy told me that there was a company that they were looking in to
that charges $3500 up front, $1000 per month and the $3500 is refundable
if they don't get results in 6 months, but that is still $6000 for nothing.
Thanks for the advice.
Riva
Peter MacGregor wrote:
Well, I suppose if you
At 09:35 AM 11/17/2005, you wrote:
Someone has approached me with a proposal: I
would optimize their website, submit it to
search engines, etc. and they would pay me only
if they got results. I am not sure if I am
going to do this yet or not, but I was wondering
if anyone could point me to a
Thanks Deb. I am not going to do it. It is hard enough when you do a
website for someone who doesn't understand why this happened or why you
can't do that . . . (I once had a client not pay me the full amount
because a few people complained that they couldn't get to her website.
She didn't
> They feel that if they get traffic to their site
> it won't matter what it looks like
I think they're crazy to say this. For something as common as windows, a
prospect will comparison shop. A bad website = lack of credibility. Their
site is not good.
FWIW, I would close the tab on this sit
Thanks Steven.
I remember getting into an e-discussion about websites on a soaping
e-mail group. One person claimed that it didn't matter if there were
spelling mistakes or typos on her site, it was the product that people
came for. I countered that typos and spelling mistakes make a stateme
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To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com
Subject: Re: [wdvltalk] Website optimization question - kinda
I agree Jon. They sell replacement windows. The website
(for those who
are interested) is www.zenwindows.com. The guy t
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hi List
my first post btw...
IMO, if you have someone whos approached you in this way, I would start
getting a bit nervous. If you havent read this, it may be worth a look.
http://andybudd.com/archives/2005/05/10_bad_project_warning_signs/
so if you immediately feel a tad sweaty about it, be
Hi Alex,
Welcome to the list!
Thank you for the URL. I actually wrote to the guy last night and told
him I was not going to do the project. I also sent him some snippets of
the list's comments about the site. He wrote back that he appreciated
my honesty and would pass the feedback on to th
Riva wrote:
I remember getting into an e-discussion about websites on a soaping
e-mail group. One person claimed that it didn't matter if there were
spelling mistakes or typos on her site, it was the product that people
came for. I countered that typos and spelling mistakes make a statement
about t
Dear Hardnose Tim ;-) ,
The fact that so many programs have spell checkers today makes it even
more inexcusable. I heard from a HR person once that, when they post a
job, if any of the resumes have typos or spelling mistakes on them (in
the cover letter), they don't even bother looking at the
Portman wrote:
Hi Alex,
Welcome to the list!
hey, thanks! :)
Thank you for the URL.
np
[snip]
I feel much better turning him down.
result!
A.
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