Unnapreciative people really piss me off

[schneiderguy]

tell her to use freewebs or googlepagecreator and make her own website? 😕 :thumbsup:

 

[blakeatwork]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
A relative called me begging me to make a website for her on the cheap because she couldnt afford it. She wanted to pay $500. I made it quite clear to her that the minimum we do websites for is usually around 10k, but I would do this for $500 when I had spare time as a favor. Not completely "getting it" she harrassed me for a month or so asking when it was going to be ready. Just to get her off my back I spent a few hours yesterday doing her site while putting off real clients. Today she called me that the colors are not right, the fonts aren't good, we discussed doing it differently, etc. etc. I wanted to hang up on her. For God's sake, I'm doing a FAVOR. Take it or leave it. Actually, please leave it. I don't want you hassling me.

I told her (too nicely) that for $500 I'm not spending too much more time on this. I have real paying clients. I don't have the time for her shite. "But when we met, we discussed doing it differently. etc.etc.".

STFU. You're paying $500. Shut up, sit down and be grateful.

Relatives suck.

:|

No, your pages suck! 😛

dealing with family for business is always a headache, especially when you don't own the company they want work from...

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: blakeatwork

Originally posted by: ThePresence
A relative called me begging me to make a website for her on the cheap because she couldnt afford it. She wanted to pay $500. I made it quite clear to her that the minimum we do websites for is usually around 10k, but I would do this for $500 when I had spare time as a favor. Not completely "getting it" she harrassed me for a month or so asking when it was going to be ready. Just to get her off my back I spent a few hours yesterday doing her site while putting off real clients. Today she called me that the colors are not right, the fonts aren't good, we discussed doing it differently, etc. etc. I wanted to hang up on her. For God's sake, I'm doing a FAVOR. Take it or leave it. Actually, please leave it. I don't want you hassling me.

I told her (too nicely) that for $500 I'm not spending too much more time on this. I have real paying clients. I don't have the time for her shite. "But when we met, we discussed doing it differently. etc.etc.".

STFU. You're paying $500. Shut up, sit down and be grateful.

Relatives suck.

:|

No, your pages suck! 😛

dealing with family for business is always a headache, especially when you don't own the company they want work from...

I do own the company. 😛 Not the web development company, but my own graphic design place. I'm a graphic designer. This web development place sends me all their graphics work, so about 85-90% of my work is web stuff.

 

[IGBT]

..yup..I learned the hard way. With many people including relatives.. no good deed goes unpunished.

 

[dirtrat]

You make $10,000 for a few hours work? I guess I need to find a new job!

Originally posted by: ThePresence
A relative called me begging me to make a website for her on the cheap because she couldnt afford it. She wanted to pay $500. I made it quite clear to her that the minimum we do websites for is usually around 10k, but I would do this for $500 when I had spare time as a favor. Not completely "getting it" she harrassed me for a month or so asking when it was going to be ready. Just to get her off my back I spent a few hours yesterday doing her site while putting off real clients. Today she called me that the colors are not right, the fonts aren't good, we discussed doing it differently, etc. etc. I wanted to hang up on her. For God's sake, I'm doing a FAVOR. Take it or leave it. Actually, please leave it. I don't want you hassling me.

I told her (too nicely) that for $500 I'm not spending too much more time on this. I have real paying clients. I don't have the time for her shite. "But when we met, we discussed doing it differently. etc.etc.".

STFU. You're paying $500. Shut up, sit down and be grateful.

Relatives suck.

:|

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: dirtrat
You make $10,000 for a few hours work? I guess I need to find a new job!

Way to read the thread!
I honestly don't know how you inferred that.