First Real Design Job

[furca]

As we all know, duncan isn't the snazziest of the designers... But my aunt hooked me up with a website job for this designer of jewelry or something.

Right now her site is crap AKA nothing interesting.

I have her number, and I don't know what to say or ask, could you please help me?... This other guy was going to charge her $125.00 to do it. I will charge way less then that.. but not too sure...

I have Fireworks MX 2004 (just got it) and MS Frontpage..

Also when she asks me to put a new page.. do I ask her to write me the content in an email?

Thanks alot.

-- PS if you need the website then PM me, I just don't want ppl stealing my first job

 

[insomnia]

wow, price seems pretty cheap. usually you ask them for any ideas of what they want the site to look like, then build some drafts and develop on what they like.

 

[Anthony Ng]

For a jewelry designer? Way less than $125? I thought you meant the logo. And yes, always ask for typed text so you can copy and paste EVEN when you are an excellent typist.

 

[furca]

The site is already built, she wants pages added. Pages of what shes selling I believe. But there is a form and buttons, im not to savvy on that kind of stuff :L But I believe if I worked at it I could try.

 

[Anthony Ng]

You know what, I think she needs a shopping cart. Good luck.

 

[furca]

Thanks for your input nameslave, paypal shopping cart? Or like.. credit card?

 

[Anthony Ng]

Thanks for your input nameslave, paypal shopping cart? Or like.. credit card?

It really depends on the client. I see from her prices that most of them are in the low end market, so PayPal should at least be an option.

 

[aldwin]

Whatever you do don't use Frontpage.
It adds all kind of junk to html code and the website will get penalized in SE rankings..

 

[furca]

Well I guess ill have to pass up this job then aldwin

 

[mmkrulz]

Well I guess ill have to pass up this job then aldwin

There are alternatives to Frontpage, use dreamweaver, its a 1000x better.

 

[furca]

Thats in the next yearly budget I wasn't even a member of dnf when I bought frontpage, it was years ago.

 

[aldwin]

Well..use frontpage if you have enough knowledge to fix the code with NotePad after building the design

 

[DNGeeks]

Please don't get me wrong, I dislike frontpage and suggest you use anything that doesn't include a gui. However, you could try using frontpage express. FPX does not add TOO much crapola, and it's free. You can still download it from a few sites.

Another option which I've suggested to people who need a GUI is a program called HTML-Kit. It is a freeware GUI webdesign app that is quite easy to use.

http://www.chami.com/html-kit/

As for the price, charge whatever you're comfortable with. Your customer needs to know that the cheapest price isn't always the best. Remind her that afterwards she will think of things she wants changed or modified (after sales support) and you can include that in your price.

 

[MrDude]

I suggest getting the dreamweaver 30 Day fully functional trial, Then if you are satisfied with it, Buy a licence, if not, Uninstall it.

http://macromedia.com

Shouldnt take you longer than 30 days to complete this

 

[Mr.Domains]

Outsource it to someone from Scriptlance and keep half the cash! lol ;-)