I run a small, local jam and preserves business. Nothing out of the ordinary; I buy fresh blueberries, strawberries and raspberries at a discount from a friend of mine who owns a berry farm, and I make really nice products from them. My neighbors have always loved my jams and they've been telling me that people would buy it if it was for sale, so I decided to go into business for myself. My eventual goal is to sell the product online, nationwide. It's a great way to make money, as my husband is retired and has some health problems, so we're on a limited income. Plus I can work from home, which is great so I can be around my husband for whatever he needs.
Now, the trouble begins. I know my nephew is big into web design. He's a really talented graphic designer for a web design firm that regularly charges upwards of $10K for their sites. I asked him if he'd make me a site on the cheap, and he agreed to do so for $500. I didn't expect anything fancy, but what I got was unbelievable.
The site was entirely designed with Comic Sans MS font. The background was yellow dancing bananas (I have no idea where he got the idea to use bananas), and there's MIDI music (River of Dreams, by Billy Joel!!!) in the background. Oh, and how can I forget the freaking animated waving American flags all over the site! If I didn't know better, I'd swear the site designer was mentally retarded and cobbled it together in five minutes. There's no e-commerce backend, which means it's entirely useless from a business perspective.
I asked my nephew to make some changes, including the font and the horrendous color scheme, but he's refusing to do so. And the best part is, he still wants me to pay him $500!! What should I do?
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Now, the trouble begins. I know my nephew is big into web design. He's a really talented graphic designer for a web design firm that regularly charges upwards of $10K for their sites. I asked him if he'd make me a site on the cheap, and he agreed to do so for $500. I didn't expect anything fancy, but what I got was unbelievable.
The site was entirely designed with Comic Sans MS font. The background was yellow dancing bananas (I have no idea where he got the idea to use bananas), and there's MIDI music (River of Dreams, by Billy Joel!!!) in the background. Oh, and how can I forget the freaking animated waving American flags all over the site! If I didn't know better, I'd swear the site designer was mentally retarded and cobbled it together in five minutes. There's no e-commerce backend, which means it's entirely useless from a business perspective.
I asked my nephew to make some changes, including the font and the horrendous color scheme, but he's refusing to do so. And the best part is, he still wants me to pay him $500!! What should I do?
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the title was good.
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