[thelist] Spec Work...?

[bull3t]

you don't know what i'd give to be in a situation like that... i don't get
to do what i enjoy for a living, because i can't find any firms that will
hire anyone under 18. life is a bitch.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Langlitz" <feed at chicken3.com>
To: "The List" <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 12:59 AM
Subject: [thelist] Spec Work...?


> Hi all.  Time for a healthy philosophical discussion in design, as there
has
> been a ton of tech talk today.
>
> The Situation
>
> Prospect Client A comes to you and wants to have a web site designed
built.
> But they have been burned in the past by "paying designers tons of money,
> and still not getting what they want."  So, they say to you "I want to see
> two or three designs before I will pay anything.  I am sure you are a
great
> designer, and your work shows it, but I am not sure you can grasp what I
> want.  And I have already paid too much for other qualified designers who
> couldn't do it either."
>
> Now, if you have not had a meal in three days, and the rent is two months
> over-due, this may be very tempting.  But, how many diners can you go to
and
> ask to try two or three different plates before you will pay for "one"
meal?
> True, this is not a clear example of the work a designer does, but you get
> the point.
>
> The worst part of this whole miserable e-mail, is that this happens
> everyday, and designers engage in this activity every day.  I don't know
> about you, but I don't like to spend my time doing free work.  If this
were
> my prospect client, the first words out of my mouth would be "I have the
> number of a developer that I think would be great for you, let me pull it
> from my file here and......."
>
> Any thoughts/comments/experiences?
>
>
> --
> Eric Langlitz
> Principal
> Chicken3
> 3409 NE 62nd Ave #164
> Vancouver, WA 98661
> 360.906.7195
> feed at chicken3.com
>
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