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Posted by Chaddy2222 on 06/15/07 16:49
On Jun 16, 2:33 am, Travis Newbury <TravisNewb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 15, 11:59 am, Scott Bryce <sbr...@scottbryce.com> wrote:
>
> > There is something about reaching your late 40's that gives you a new
> > appreciation for this kind of thing. I find myself reading the web with
> > fonts at 120% more and more lately. People who need to increase font
> > sizes will figure out how to do it.
>
> I am 50 and have (dollar store) reading glasses in both cars, the
> intruder saddle bag, at work, and 2 sets at home, and I use CTRL+ and
> CRTL- all the time. I am blind as a bat for reading. That was one of
> the main reasons I switched to FF. (There were a lot of other reasons
> too) Even so, I don't run away from a site just because it may not
> look right. And I don't believe others to either.
>
> Hell the AARP site breaks with large fonts. Don't you think that an
> organization that represents millions of people over 50 would not have
> that problem if those people complained? People generally don't
> complain. They deal with the problem and move ahead in life.
>
> > The site in question breaks at 120%. You can do that on your own site if
> > you want to. But don't sell your design services to others if you create
> > sites that don't work for those of us who wear reading glasses.
>
> Would you do their site for $450? That might be all Mom and Pop can
> afford.... So do you have no web presents because you can not afford
> someone that can "do it right", or do you spend the $450 and get your
> name out there for the majority of the folks?
The majority of web designers charge by instalments, which means that
paying $1000 for a site would be bugger all, in fact if you only payed
$300 for the first instalment then it would work out less expensive,
especially if the instalments were every three months or so. Also if
the $1000 site got you $5000 in profit, what would you go for. People
don't think about such issues when buying stuff that is "cheap".
--
Regards Chad.
http://freewebdesign.awardspace.biz
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