Comments on: Rant: Why It's So Difficult To Be A REAL Web Developer http://www.amberweinberg.com/rant-why-its-still-so-difficult-to-be-a-real-web-developer-today/ Design, Development and Freelance Articles and Tutorials Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:01:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thttp://www.amberweinberg.com/rant-why-its-still-so-difficult-to-be-a-real-web-developer-today/#comment-13175 T Wed, 11 May 2011 03:20:54 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/blog/?p=128#comment-13175 Thanks for this, it's a great article. Having just jettisoned a client who expected me to design a site with no content and no hosting, it's been a very difficult couple of months. I designed the basic structure locally on my servers. Then kept getting excuses as to why they hadn't purchased hosting, sent promised content and copy or photos. They changed their site URL and busy model mid-design, and selling the business to another company.Then without even acquiring hosting decided that the site isn't what they wanted without even seen the finished product. Three months of step by step, "What I need from you is..." emails led to nothing but an email from the client that stated "My not getting you content and the things you requested should not hamper your ability to do the work." Huh? Oy! Thanks for this, it’s a great article. Having just jettisoned a client who expected me to design a site with no content and no hosting, it’s been a very difficult couple of months. I designed the basic structure locally on my servers. Then kept getting excuses as to why they hadn’t purchased hosting, sent promised content and copy or photos. They changed their site URL and busy model mid-design, and selling the business to another company.

Then without even acquiring hosting decided that the site isn’t what they wanted without even seen the finished product. Three months of step by step, “What I need from you is…” emails led to nothing but an email from the client that stated “My not getting you content and the things you requested should not hamper your ability to do the work.” Huh? Oy!

]]> By: Christinahttp://www.amberweinberg.com/rant-why-its-still-so-difficult-to-be-a-real-web-developer-today/#comment-12938 Christina Sat, 09 Apr 2011 18:49:42 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/blog/?p=128#comment-12938 In order to be a good web developer you need creativity and a lot of work. Is not enough to know a few web languages. In order to be a good web developer you need creativity and a lot of work. Is not enough to know a few web languages.

]]> By: Carriehttp://www.amberweinberg.com/rant-why-its-still-so-difficult-to-be-a-real-web-developer-today/#comment-11982 Carrie Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:48:13 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/blog/?p=128#comment-11982 If you get to think how much money could a good website bring to the owner, you are right to charge more!!I mean nowadays, good websites, with good design and content can "make" a looooot of money!!Good luck!! you have a wonderful job!! ;) If you get to think how much money could a good website bring to the owner, you are right to charge more!!

I mean nowadays, good websites, with good design and content can “make” a looooot of money!!

Good luck!! you have a wonderful job!! ;)

]]> By: Johnhttp://www.amberweinberg.com/rant-why-its-still-so-difficult-to-be-a-real-web-developer-today/#comment-7602 John Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:18:45 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/blog/?p=128#comment-7602 Nice blog. I agree too. But I also think $2500 is way too cheap for a decent transactional site. Maybe if you are working for individuals or start-ups but if you want to earn more money in the sector then review your clients and move up the stack. Proper companies do not expect to pay as little as $2500 for a site because proper companies (i.e. ones that are savvy enough to know about how to make a profit and grow) know they'll get rubbish for that. Proper companies also expect project plans, deliverables, deadlines, commitment and no excuses. If you can deliver that, you won't get out of bed for $2500 any more! Nice blog. I agree too. But I also think $2500 is way too cheap for a decent transactional site. Maybe if you are working for individuals or start-ups but if you want to earn more money in the sector then review your clients and move up the stack. Proper companies do not expect to pay as little as $2500 for a site because proper companies (i.e. ones that are savvy enough to know about how to make a profit and grow) know they’ll get rubbish for that. Proper companies also expect project plans, deliverables, deadlines, commitment and no excuses. If you can deliver that, you won’t get out of bed for $2500 any more!

]]> By: Amber Weinberghttp://www.amberweinberg.com/rant-why-its-still-so-difficult-to-be-a-real-web-developer-today/#comment-3865 Amber Weinberg Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:28:32 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/blog/?p=128#comment-3865 $2500 for a full design and code is actually cheap and I charge much more than that now. $2500 for a full design and code is actually cheap and I charge much more than that now.

]]> By: Tarahttp://www.amberweinberg.com/rant-why-its-still-so-difficult-to-be-a-real-web-developer-today/#comment-3863 Tara Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:29:26 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/blog/?p=128#comment-3863 $2500.00 a site??? How are you still getting business in thes recession??? $2500.00 a site??? How are you still getting business in thes recession???

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