Re: You must be hard up for clients....

All good points.  The critique list is wonderful and I've learned a lot from
it.  However, I wish that there were some way to screen the people on it
more carefully and have some way of accessing basic information about who is
on the list.  Perhaps just name, company and domain name.  The reason below
is enough but there is another one.  When asking for a critique, it would be
nice to have some way to see the skill level of the person giving it.

While I believe most people on this list would not abuse it, I've also
wondered if there would be any interest in starting a private and selective
email list for critiques.

Janet
AnnieMation.com

> You bring up an interesting point that I've often considered.  What's
> to stop someone from using these mailing lists to try and harvest
> clients?
>
> Let's take the critique list for example.  If someone posts a site to the
> list for people to look at who's to say that someone without morals
> won't check out the site, figure out who the company is and contact
> them saying that they can do better?  If you provide them pricing
> information then not only can they figure out what you're charging the
> client, but can then try and undercut you.
>

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