On 1/30/2012 12:24 PM, Jarvis, Matthew wrote: >> >> I checked for deadbeats and shut them off as opposed to checking for >> good customers. So if I dried up and blew away, I'd never update the >> deadbeat list and hence the customer would keep using the software >> without issue. Try and devise your "kill switches" that way for best >> results, imo. >> Mike Babcock, MCP > > > That's a good point... Should prolly assume customer is in a 'good' > status, and only have your system deal with 'bad' status customers...
Absolutely. Treat everyone as gold but handle the bad apples. Learn from Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage horror stories. > > I wrote something once to deal w/ a problematic client but chickened out > when it came time to implement it.... wish I had - I'd be $4k richer > right now.... What were you afraid of? That they'd sue? In my case, I had an air tight case (or so I thought). My gamble paid off. It was a well calculated plan of attack. One of my proudest accomplishments that wasn't a really slick app/screen design. -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
