Stefan
]]>Hmmm …. seems to me if you have to work with many developers that you have a problem.
One bad one, sure. Then two developers, hmmm, then you say many! Wow, that tells me you are one of the most unlucky guys out there, or you are difficult to deal with.
Stefan
]]>That is the typical response from a ‘lazy client’. I have never ‘screwed’ a client because:
1. It is not right.
2. It’s also not good for business. The best web contracts, are the long term contracts – if you screw people over, you will miss out on the long term returns.
Thanks but no thanks, for the advice on taking courses on business … I’m doing quite well and have been for the last 20 years in my entrepreneurial career.
🙂
Stefan
]]>Marvin
]]>I learned quickly(and of course, the hard way) that we really DO train our clients as to how they can treat us. When I began my journey as a freelancer, I was quite mistaken in thinking that the further I bent over backwards to meet unreasonable client demands, the more I was building a solid client relationship. In fact, it was just the opposite. Almost without fail, the very same unreasonable clients I jumped through hoops to satisfy would be the ones who were unhappy with Something at the end.
I began to earn more respect and land better clients when I established firm rules of operation from the beginning–and stuck to them throughout the course of the contract. I believe I was seen as being more professional when did that–and that I commanded more respect for doing this early on.
There is much to be said for having your rules of operation in place from the start–it will save a lot of agony in the long run…
]]>Edward
]]>When I hire assistants for my own projects, I look to find trustworthy people and after a few small projects, where I see he/she can work at a speed that is acceptable for me … I let them work on a per dium/by the hour method.
You may want to agree on a fixed cost since you will probably not be able to judge how long something will take to do.
Stefan
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