Archive for the ‘client’ tag
Receiving Unique Payments with PayPal
My small design and development gig, Boston Web Studio, has been creating websites for small-business owners since January, 2005. In the three years that have passed, I’ve never once been asked if I can take a credit card for payment on an invoice I’ve sent to a client. It has always been a check or cash transaction and I’ve given little thought to receiving any other form of payment. Last month, however, three separate clients asked me whether or not I could take a credit card. I had to answer “No,” but I told each of them that I would make it possible, and soon. In my opinion, making it easier for a client to pay you money owed is never a bad thing.
Why Give Clients More Than One Mockup?
I might be alone here, but does anyone else think it’s a bit odd that a majority of web firms/agencies are happily giving their clients more than one mockup during the design phase of a project? I’m of the opinion that if enough initial research has been done about the client, their target audience, their goals, their existing brand/identity, their competition, their budget, etc., then the design team should have enough information in their arsenal to come up with a great design that meets most, if not all, of the project’s goals the first time around.
If a mockup is created and, when presented to the client, it’s met with unsatisfactory reviews, then it’s likely that the initial research wasn’t thorough enough or that the client wasn’t clear with some of the information they provided.
