> Gary Barber > Why bother taking the time to make something that is good > quality when > at the end of the day the client just wants cheap and functional and > looks nice.
Professionalism? > So the client says "Why should I use you with your standards and > accessibility, Cowboy Design Joe here is half the cost and looks the > same, same Google ranking". I find that building stuff with standards has dramatically reduced my development time, which in turn reflects quite favourably to the cost I can quote when doing my occasional bits of freelance. Of course, at the same time I'm also quite picky as to which projects I take...and if the initial discussion with a client already starts off with something like "that guy can do it cheaper", then that's not the kind of client I want/need (as in the long run, they'll ALWAYS be more trouble than they're worth). IMHO, of course. P ________________________________ Patrick H. Lauke Web Editor Enterprise & Development University of Salford Room 113, Faraday House Salford, Greater Manchester M5 4WT UK T +44 (0) 161 295 4779 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.salford.ac.uk A GREATER MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
