my client problem…

  • ins429@gmail.com

    (@ins429gmailcom)


    14 years, 10 months ago

    Ok..
    This is quite off the topic..
    I’m a cs student, and graduating this June.
    I recently grabbed a part time contract job, building a wordpress based blog(social) website.
    And the problem is that my client is dumb, he is a student too, but everytime we have a meeting, his request keeps change(getting more complex).
    He doesn’t understand mostly how wordpresss.org works.
    The project is at like 85%, but this guy keep wants something added and his budget is $500.

    What I’ve done is new wordpress theme(with bunch of jquery, and google map api).
    Is this really worth only $500?

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    14 years, 10 months ago

    This isn’t really the place to discuss job costings but as a general piece of advice, always draw up a detailed job spec before beginning a project and get the client to formally agree to it. Yes – it’s boring & a pain but it can save you a lot more pain further down the line.

    Also – always draw up a contract (even a simple one that just references the project spec) and get the client to sign it or formally agree.

    On large projects (eg over $200), get 50% of the cost upfront.

    If the client tries to add anything on, refer back to the spec and suggest that he adds his new request to a wishlist for “phase 2”. Stick to the spec like glue.

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