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- How Much Are You Looking to Spend?
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I spend a fair amount of time developing quotes for websites. Heck - I’m even travelling to the Netherlands to talk about my approach for quoting and planning ExpressionEngine based sites. One of the tougher aspects of quoting work is that initial feeling-out of the prospective client. Do they want steak on a hamburger budget or are they realistic about the costs involved for what they want?
You’ll often get the advice to ask about their budget early on. Prospective clients don’t always have one, or aren’t always willing to share one if they do, but often you can get a response with a number that does a good job of letting you know if it’s a conversation worth continuing. Put another way, you should ask potential clients: “How much are you looking to spend?”
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- Fun Magic - Fun Prizes
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Here’s a fun little promo with a big giveaway - a 40” HD TV. Moview is a West Michigan company making wall and desk mounts for LCD screens and monitors. I had a small hand in some of the early planning and conceptualizing of this campaign - so am not eligible to win. You can though (you just owe me a movie night if you do). No purchase or retweeting or any other odd behaviors necessary!
Check out the video and then head over to the Contest Entry Page.
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- On Not Setting Goals
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If you don’t have goals, how do you measure or even define success? - John Faulds via Twitter
John asked me this question as part of a conversation taking place on Twitter - and while his question was specifically around the use of Twitter (and part of a related conversation) it caused me to back up and look at my life and work in general.
I’m not a goal setter. I can’t find the time or the interest to create goals and then track progress to them.