Work
New client site just went up...not only do I like this lots, but their products are just the coolest things EVER. (Of course I would approve!)
Forever Mine Designs
Their hosting company is insane...they force me to go through some web-based java FTP program, and then the server is set to read and recognize asp files before html...and in fact they prefer htm files!! ARRRRGH! The thing disconnected me six times while trying to upload the site; seems to me as though it's some sort of self-preservation feature on the (used-to-be) current site. It took quite a bit to drive the stake through the undead website's heart.
The two folks who run this business are designers themselves, and they picked up the site from a template and modified it accordingly. Basically they got through a LOT of the site and then got bogged down with work and they were looking for someone to just put the rest of the pieces in place and figure out the little strange quirks it was showing and just FIX the &^%$*#! thing. I can relate.
It did, unfortunately, take TWICE as long as I'd quoted them....12 hours, all told. What started out as putting the puzzle together turned out to be redoing and resizing almost all the photos, and redoing two of the galleries besides. I hate it when that happens. So now I'm really reluctant to try and charge them double my quote, despite the fact that that's how long it really did take, and despite the fact that the Spec Creep monster came in and took over.
This one also had a definite deadline because they're working a baby fair on Saturday and they're trying to get moms-to-be to look at their baby announcements. If you're in the market for any kind of elegant, modern invitation or announcement, I think these guys rock.
Hmmm....other than that, I got some weed and feed for the lawn, which I intend to put down tomorrow. I also got the joy of paying personal property taxes (whee!!!), but that job DID involve a trip to the bank. That's exciting for the kids, because Friday is customer appreciation day and they set out cookies for their patrons. (Kid joy!)
Forever Mine Designs
Their hosting company is insane...they force me to go through some web-based java FTP program, and then the server is set to read and recognize asp files before html...and in fact they prefer htm files!! ARRRRGH! The thing disconnected me six times while trying to upload the site; seems to me as though it's some sort of self-preservation feature on the (used-to-be) current site. It took quite a bit to drive the stake through the undead website's heart.
The two folks who run this business are designers themselves, and they picked up the site from a template and modified it accordingly. Basically they got through a LOT of the site and then got bogged down with work and they were looking for someone to just put the rest of the pieces in place and figure out the little strange quirks it was showing and just FIX the &^%$*#! thing. I can relate.
It did, unfortunately, take TWICE as long as I'd quoted them....12 hours, all told. What started out as putting the puzzle together turned out to be redoing and resizing almost all the photos, and redoing two of the galleries besides. I hate it when that happens. So now I'm really reluctant to try and charge them double my quote, despite the fact that that's how long it really did take, and despite the fact that the Spec Creep monster came in and took over.
This one also had a definite deadline because they're working a baby fair on Saturday and they're trying to get moms-to-be to look at their baby announcements. If you're in the market for any kind of elegant, modern invitation or announcement, I think these guys rock.
Hmmm....other than that, I got some weed and feed for the lawn, which I intend to put down tomorrow. I also got the joy of paying personal property taxes (whee!!!), but that job DID involve a trip to the bank. That's exciting for the kids, because Friday is customer appreciation day and they set out cookies for their patrons. (Kid joy!)
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