Comments for Clients From Hell http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:43:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Skinned alive by another web desiger http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/skinned-alive/#comment-686 another web desiger Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:43:19 +0000 http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-686 Boy would I love to co blog with you on this crap. The other day I had someone come back from 6 months ago and say that come customers couldn't see her web pages. I said, okay, give me the type of browsers or something to go on here. And she sends me a customer reply who said "I use Mac and Microsoft Word". I thought to myself, WTF, no wonder she can't see it. So I tell her, okay I think it might be the javascript on the page, so I can position the stuff to the side and that might help. She's complaining, why I'm not doing this for free. Are you Serious! Ah because I have to get dinner tommorrow night and I need the cash. What other reason is there? So she finally sends me 85. dollars after 15 emails and in her final email she says "just as long as it works in all browsers" and that was the final straw. I thought to myself, and now I'm going to be hearing from her every day saying it doesn't work on Microsoft Word and some freaking browser on a mobile phone. What's worse is it occurs to me at this point that now I'm going to be cycling back and back with this bitch for the rest of my life over an 85 dollar fix for something that is mysteriously broken that I don't know what it is. That's it. I refunded the money, blocked her emails and blocked her number from my phone. Seriously people, we don't need to try to live up to your ridiculous expectations for the rest of our lives for 85. dollars. If you don't have 85. to run a business then you should go get a freaking job. Boy would I love to co blog with you on this crap. The other day I had someone come back from 6 months ago and say that come customers couldn’t see her web pages. I said, okay, give me the type of browsers or something to go on here. And she sends me a customer reply who said “I use Mac and Microsoft Word”. I thought to myself, WTF, no wonder she can’t see it. So I tell her, okay I think it might be the javascript on the page, so I can position the stuff to the side and that might help.

She’s complaining, why I’m not doing this for free. Are you Serious! Ah because I have to get dinner tommorrow night and I need the cash. What other reason is there? So she finally sends me 85. dollars after 15 emails and in her final email she says “just as long as it works in all browsers” and that was the final straw.

I thought to myself, and now I’m going to be hearing from her every day saying it doesn’t work on Microsoft Word and some freaking browser on a mobile phone. What’s worse is it occurs to me at this point that now I’m going to be cycling back and back with this bitch for the rest of my life over an 85 dollar fix for something that is mysteriously broken that I don’t know what it is.

That’s it. I refunded the money, blocked her emails and blocked her number from my phone. Seriously people, we don’t need to try to live up to your ridiculous expectations for the rest of our lives for 85. dollars. If you don’t have 85. to run a business then you should go get a freaking job.

]]> Comment on About by Sean Patrick http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/about/#comment-680 Sean Patrick Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:30:17 +0000 #comment-680 I love it. Truly. I've identified with EVERY post here. Keep it up, please. It's therapeutic. Cheers. I love it. Truly. I’ve identified with EVERY post here. Keep it up, please. It’s therapeutic. Cheers.

]]> Comment on Family members can be the worst clients by supr http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/2008/11/25/family-members-can-be-the-worst-clients/#comment-678 supr Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:59:29 +0000 http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-678 Great stuff if you need to vent some frustration out :) Keep'em coming man! Great stuff if you need to vent some frustration out :)

Keep’em coming man!

]]> Comment on Asking me to outsource by Globulart http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/asking-me-to-outsource/#comment-677 Globulart Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:52:23 +0000 http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-677 Hah! That's incredible, we recently posted a job offer searching for XHTML/CSS specialists, and were contacted by someone who claimed to have extensive experience and knowledge but... no URL to show! What are some people thinking...? By the way, nice touch, that tiny little smile at the top of your page. Hah! That’s incredible, we recently posted a job offer searching for XHTML/CSS specialists, and were contacted by someone who claimed to have extensive experience and knowledge but… no URL to show!
What are some people thinking…?

By the way, nice touch, that tiny little smile at the top of your page.

]]> Comment on I want something simple by clientsfromhell http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/i-want-something-simple/#comment-670 clientsfromhell Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:16:02 +0000 http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-670 I am still in business indeed. Although I must turn down your offer :) What if we don't get along as client-designer? Then I wouldn't be able to bitch about you on the blog :D Maybe the hosters/designers you are going to, tell you they like your page because you're not willing to compensate them for the effort required to re-design the website? [ I charge approx $3000 for a 5-10 page website - inclusive of a contact form, no Flash - international web standards HTML and CSS. ]But who knows what their excuse is! Are you talking about www.othello-enterprises.com as the website that you need re-designed? Very kind of you to say that you think I 'get' it :) Great hearing from you! I am still in business indeed. Although I must turn down your offer :) What if we don’t get along as client-designer? Then I wouldn’t be able to bitch about you on the blog :D Maybe the hosters/designers you are going to, tell you they like your page because you’re not willing to compensate them for the effort required to re-design the website? [ I charge approx $3000 for a 5-10 page website - inclusive of a contact form, no Flash - international web standards HTML and CSS. ]But who knows what their excuse is! Are you talking about http://www.othello-enterprises.com as the website that you need re-designed? Very kind of you to say that you think I ‘get’ it :) Great hearing from you!

]]> Comment on I want something simple by Grey Wolfe http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/i-want-something-simple/#comment-669 Grey Wolfe Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:24:30 +0000 http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-669 Are you still in business? I hate stupid webdesigners! I designed my webpage a while ago and I hate it. It took me 24-hours to get it up and running and I have gone to at least 4 different "webdesigners" or "hosters" and they all do the same stupid thing -- tell me they like my page so why change it. I also hired someone to change my phone number on the page and add a mechanism for people to contact me and the all the idiot did was add my email address to my page. Duh! They just don't get it, but you sound like you do. If you have a contact info, please help me find you. Thanks. Are you still in business? I hate stupid webdesigners! I designed my webpage a while ago and I hate it. It took me 24-hours to get it up and running and I have gone to at least 4 different “webdesigners” or “hosters” and they all do the same stupid thing — tell me they like my page so why change it. I also hired someone to change my phone number on the page and add a mechanism for people to contact me and the all the idiot did was add my email address to my page. Duh! They just don’t get it, but you sound like you do. If you have a contact info, please help me find you. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Corporation’s new logo – The Onion by Cartoon Robot http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/2006/12/19/corporations-new-logo-the-onion/#comment-668 Cartoon Robot Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:55:59 +0000 http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/2006/12/19/corporations-new-logo-the-onion/#comment-668 Hilarious, thanks for the link to that. Hilarious, thanks for the link to that.

]]> Comment on Spoon feeding by Cartoon Robot http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/spoon-feeding/#comment-667 Cartoon Robot Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:53:44 +0000 http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/spoon-feeding/#comment-667 conscience? what's that? I hope they're paying you well for teaching them about their business. conscience? what’s that? I hope they’re paying you well for teaching them about their business.

]]> Comment on Spoon feeding by marilyn's shampoo http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/spoon-feeding/#comment-661 marilyn's shampoo Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:31:15 +0000 http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/spoon-feeding/#comment-661 i never mind (too much) if clients are hopeless as long as they are open to help. it's the ones that think they no everything but don't that drive me really batty ;) i never mind (too much) if clients are hopeless as long as they are open to help. it’s the ones that think they no everything but don’t that drive me really batty ;)

]]> Comment on Spoon feeding by suprpp http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/spoon-feeding/#comment-140 suprpp Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:33:26 +0000 http://clientsfromhell.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/spoon-feeding/#comment-140 Sounds like this is a low-tech client, they usually aren't so bad (or bad at all) if they actually listen to you. And they seem to listen to you. :) http://freelanceswitch.com/clients/12-breeds-of-client-and-how-to-work-with-them/ Regards, Boštjan Sounds like this is a low-tech client, they usually aren’t so bad (or bad at all) if they actually listen to you. And they seem to listen to you. :)

http://freelanceswitch.com/clients/12-breeds-of-client-and-how-to-work-with-them/

Regards,
Boštjan

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