On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:16:07 Sid Bachtiar wrote: > > It was a good example. Why? > > I was just anticipating comments like "So you compare web developer to > a company that produces junk food", not saying here that McDonald is > producing junk food, but pretty sure that many people out there think > so. > > > Because McDonalds can read what their customer is thinking, which is why > > they'll continue to be successful. > > I think you missed my point. My point was that clients failing to pay > their invoices is not unique to web development industry. Every other > industry that sends invoice after they deliver the goods would have > same kind of problems. It is a common problem where people don't pay > their power bill, phone bill, internet bill, etc. > > We should not make excuses for clients not paying their invoices.
Take my comments or leave it. I have written off one invoice in the last 6 years since I started my business, for an amount of around $70, and I knew at the time I took the job that the client probably wouldn't pay. My #1 piece of advice I would give a starting out web developer (or anyone not too set in their ways) is to find out what the customers *really* wants and develop a commercially viable way to provide it to them. Not another 'website developer' or 'web host' company! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
