"Hit me up" as a sales response

[Hammer]

Understood Hellpuppy and I agree. If a designer doesn't have a portfolio online I wouldn't give them the time of day to start with and it's not asking too much to at least expect a price range or a basic idea of pricing.

I also understand your point about keeping your projects close to the vest, but any good designer that hopes to keep a good reputation in this business would be committing professional suicide if they stole an idea from a potential client.

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by Hammer

Understood Hellpuppy and I agree. If a designer doesn't have a portfolio online I wouldn't give them the time of day to start with and it's not asking too much to at least expect a price range or a basic idea of pricing.

I also understand your point about keeping your projects close to the vest, but any good designer that hopes to keep a good reputation in this business would be committing professional suicide if they stole an idea from a potential client.

But youd be surprised at some of the firms that do exactly this.

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by gonzo

But youd be surprised at some of the firms that do exactly this.

Usually not directly, and in some cases it may not even be intentional. But I dont even want my ideas coming up between buddies as "hey, i saw something cool today that a client of mine is doing...". Might have innocent intentions, but still can let the cat out of the bag.

I learned around 1997 not to brag....had a lot of my stuff ripped off.

Now you gotta find my stuff by accident. Makes me grin when someone accidently finds one of my skunkworks projects and discovers who it belongs to and goes "damn I had no idea you guys own THAT!".

When it comes to business, everything is need to know with me.

[Hammer]

I feel the same way Hellpuppy and rarely show anyone any of my sites anymore.

I used to show my sites to those that signed up under me to promote ClickCash to give them ideas and got tired of all the 'similar' sites that kept popping up. The final straw was when one day this guy ICQ'd me all proud of his new site and told me he'd worked very hard on it and sent me the link. It was a direct copy of my entire site except for a few small graphics he'd changed and a word here and there. He actually did not think he was 'copying' but only 'borrowing'.

[spazlabz]

Originally Posted by Hammer

He actually did not think he was 'copying' but only 'borrowing'.

THATS fucked up.... it is along the lines of 'borrowing' your wife.


spaz