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Freelancer bo‘lmoqchimisiz? | Grafika.uz — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:38:20 +0000

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By: Hassan

Hassan — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:20:44 +0000

Nice article, good luck for the future.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:58:06 +0000

The site is not actually mine. I just write for the website and will, hopefully, continue to write for the website!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:47:24 +0000

Aaron this is a cool site you have and also its very helpful :) cheers

By: BoondockZaint

BoondockZaint — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:16:55 +0000

Thanks Aaron. Will do

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 05:44:38 +0000

I like the new look better than the old one. You can shoot me an email at anichols448v [at] gmail .com

By: BoondockZaint

BoondockZaint — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:49:54 +0000

@Aaron (not sure how to email you directly you at this point)

http://interachnid.com/images/Interachnid-About3.jpg

This is the tentative ABOUT ME page. The new direction for interachnid.com…

By: BoondockZaint

BoondockZaint — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:30:07 +0000

Steve, AWESOME point!! the FEDS can be a real business stopper! Taxes and all that almost needs to be handled by a pro. If you’re like me, number crunching is akin to watching paint dry. I can do it, but yuck! Especially now when all these “new” internet laws are being proposed and enacted…it can be a real gauntlet

By: BoondockZaint

BoondockZaint — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:24:22 +0000

Aaron, I am in the midst of a total redesign. I have learned so much from sites like this and I have found a new direction. I will shoot you an email when finished. I am very interested in your critique!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 02:48:12 +0000

Very good article, I am very impressed!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 20:06:59 +0000

@Boondock: You make a very valid point and had I been one of the designers that you talked with I would have told you the same things. It is very important that you set the amount of edits you are willing to do. I do believe that each designer, even if they read this, will fall into that trap though trying to make the client happy. It is one of those mistakes you have to make first before you really stop and listen. Even after that you still end up falling into once and a while with a client that you think is really important, but as long as you know what to look out for you can avoid it much better.

Also Boondock I took a look at your site. I am interested to see what it looks like when it is all finished, please shoot me an email when you are finished with it. Thank you for your comment!

By: BoondockZaint

BoondockZaint — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:24:07 +0000

Awesome article Aaron. I think it pertinent to mention two other things. First, feature creep can be a real killer! If, when you and the client seem to have everything discussed, they throw you a curve ball that can trash the whole thing…”what if we added this, this, this, and that…”. Ugh. Try to set the content in the first meeting and make sure to ask the client if there is anything else they might want. Second, I think it is important to set a firm number on the amount of design edits you are willing to undergo. I am new to the game, but I have read books and talked to web designers and what I am told is that specify that you are willing to do three edits and the third is the keeper, regardless. I was told by one designer that he learned the hard way. The client kept hen pecking and totally monopolized his time on just that one design.