Posted by dorayme on 06/06/05 03:13

> From: Oli Filth <catch@olifilth.co.uk>

>> So, why should I buy the service of a webdesigner if I notice that he or
>> she would be likely to do a website the way I would not want to?
>
> Because they'll do a better job of it than you. If I was running a
> business and I had a choice between:
>
> (A) paying a web designer to make a website that will work, but
> might not be quite how I like it
>
> OR
> (B) not having a working website
>
> I would choose (A). And we've already established that the "way that you
> want" your site to be is completely different to how 95% of potential
> customers would want a site to be. Surely their opinion is more
> important than yours? (assuming you want to sell anything).
>

I recall making a website for one group once and having a lot of trouble
from one of the partners from the customer group who was trying to
micromanage things. It was getting out of hand, time pressures and other
things. He did not like the look! He hated it and wanted fancy this and
fancy that instead of the very simple design. But he admitted in the end
when I resisted a lot that he could live with it because "it was easy to
operate and had everything in a simple manner". I took that as a compliment
but it was not quite meant that way...

I resisted because I did not trust his instincts and knew the group would
not fully understand the work that goes into even the simplest looking style
and would be unlikely to want to pay for a redesign.

The point is this: sometimes it is better for a customer to trust the
instincts of others. I agree that you need to have some respect, you need to
be able to see a bit of class where it exists - even if you are not ecstatic
over the product. Can the OP recognise class? Sorry to say this but his
https://www.scaiecat-spa-gigi.com/adsl.html is not encouraging evidence.

dorayme

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