Recession or no recession, there are still plenty of rip-offs going on.
My friend Ian reports:
One of my clients needed some code adding to their website, it’s something I could do in 10-minutes, but as the website developer wouldn’t let me have access to the server, my client had to ask them to quote for the work.
They said it would take 2-hours and when asked to substantiate their time replied:
Recieve (sic) request. (so they charge to receive my email!)
Review and understand request. (That’s f’ing brilliant, how pig ignorant are they? Apologies to any pigs reading this.
Specifiy (sic) and quote changes required and confirm with customer (So you’re sending back my request with some prices plucked from the air with it?)
Create backups of the old file. (Dear Client, before I change the headline in your copy, I must charge you for backing up the version you didn’t like. This could take about 10-minutes, I’m sure you’re dozy enough to understand.)
I’m in the wrong business said my pal.
This kind of stuff goes on because too many clients don’t know what they are doing, and because the word online addles what little brains they have.
David Ogilvy used to have a sign saying, “Please God, send us smart clients.”
Which agency is that, Drayton?
Would you recommend me as I could do with getting paid thousands for just being there.
I can 'be there' — I'm good at 'being there'.
Went through three IT consultants and two years before I found a decent one. Then a merger screwed it up!
I feel deeply and emotionally about matters technical as I don't understand them. Not one little bit. My main website was utterly screwed up for 3 years because of not one, but two bullshitting nitwits. This blog keeps doing weird shit, too. Bring back the quill and parchment!!
I feel deeply and emotionally about matters technical as I don't understand them. Not one little bit. My main website was utterly screwed up for 3 years because of not one, but two bullshitting nitwits. This blog keeps doing weird shit, too. Bring back the quill and parchment!!
Heard of these IT nightmares, so took two online web development courses and created own site. Now I can make changes on the fly without any crap from anyone.