Posted by SAZ on 01/25/08 14:39

In article <Xns9A2FD3CD72AAnanopandaneredbojias@85.214.90.236>,
monstersquasher@yahoo.com says...
> Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:28:02
> GMT SAZ scribed:
>
> > In article <5vsfb3F1ogr1tU1@mid.individual.net>,
> > hmessinger.removethis@comcast.net says...
> >> SAZ wrote:
> >>
> >> > A lesson in this business that I learned a long time ago - do what
> >> > the customer wants, no matter how stupid it seems. Why give the
> >> > work (and money) to someone else?
> >>
> >> Because that isn't the only consideration in the world?
> >>
> >
> > You can be as self-righteous as you want. You can advise against
> > something all day, but if the client wants it and it's legal, give it
> > to him or be prepared to lose the business.
>
> There is no disagreement with that statement. The discussion is about
> whether to do it regardless for other reasons, and legal is not always
> ethical or just.
>
> > Anyone who has any kind of business sense knows that it's cheaper and
> > easier to keep a customer than find a new one.
>
> How profound. But how cheap do you sell yourself to keep that customer?
>
>
Cheap is relative. My clients pay me $75/hour to do whatever they want.

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