Re: Opinion, please

Daphne, you most certainly are *not* 'being weird'.  Nine times out of ten,
if that little bell goes off in the back of your head, it's for a reason.
And speaking of reason, there's no reason that either the client or the
broker should have any use for the source code.  That, after all, is what
you get paid for.

One of the wisest pieces of advice I ever received was from a gentlemen who
spent more years than my age working for IBM and who later went on to
establish the pioneer Internet gateway on the Gulf Coast.  His advice was
that a presentation for a client was just that, show them pretty pictures
and assure them that it all works together.  If they were sophisticated
enough to get anything out of looking at source code, they certainly didn't
need to hire you.  And surprise of surprises, this industry is populated
with less than noble individuals and companies, sad to say.

I would avoid this broker like the plague.  Sooner or later, someone else's
design is going to show up with his name on it and the community will take
care of him in its own way.

Karin


----- Original Message -----
From: Daphne Garrison <daphne(at)garrison-grafixx.com>
To: <hwg-business(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 3:13 PM
Subject: Opinion, please


>
> I need everyone's opinion on something.
>
> I just received a proposal request from a guy I've never worked for.
> Basically, he gets the clients and outsources the work to other designers,
> which is okay with me.  Anyway, this request bothers me:  he wants me to
> create a mockup of what I think the homepage should look like and send him
> the HTML.  He would then show the mockup to a client, along with my bid,
and
> the client would pick one.
>
> Call me paranoid, but I'm concerned he could take these mockups, pick the
> one he thinks is best, tell that designer that "the job has been filled,"
> create the site using that mockup, and get all the credit (and money) for
> it.  Plus, the idea of taking my time to create a home page, the hardest
> page to create, without guaranteed money, is disheartening.  It would be a
> little different if he just asked for a .gif mockup, but not much: he
would
> still have my design ideas, and he could take those and run.
>
> Am I being weird?
>
> Thanks in advance for your input...
>
> Daphne
>
> --------------------------------------------
> Daphne Garrison
> Garrison Grafixx ~~~~ Graphic & Website Design
> http://www.garrison-grafixx.com ~ daphne(at)garrison-grafixx.com
> AOL Instant Messenger: Daph1234 ~ ICQ: 33258076

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