Re: Is "stock art" OK for this client?

Okay...here's my own humble opinion...and it is only my own.

There are areas in which I am weak and areas in which I am strong. I am
strong in HTML and in graphics and design, as well as promotion. I am weak
in CGI/Perl (and other stuff like that too numerous to list here). I CAN do
it, but it takes me longer than a "good" Perl person, and quite frankly, I
await the day when some of the Perl I have on the web explodes, leaving
pieces of shopping cart all over the net. :-)

I have a couple of clients with online stores. I must tell you that I was/am
thrilled at the challenge of the layout and graphics -- and beyond thrilled
at the outrageous hourly rate they agreed on.

However, it would be doing both the client and me a great disservice if I
presented them with a final product which was less than 100%. Therefore, I
subcontracted the CGI/Perl out to a "specialist."

I don't have the headache and -- more importantly -- my clients are assured
a final product which works smoothly and which was done in half the time.

I have a separate opinion on "stock" graphics: Aside from beginners'
personal pages and experimenting when you're starting out, I think they do
not belong in a professional product. First, it's not original. Secondly, I
must assume that other people have or have seen these pieces, and I shudder
to think what that might do to my reputation (and my self-image) as a
professional.

I know, I know....long-winded. I said all that to say this: subcontracting
is a viable option.

Michelle "Share The Wealth" Burgest
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