WHAT? I have never heard of the "average" person's web site needing to pay to prevent hackers.No this is for my site. My web designer says I need it. You know, for hackers..
See..you did not state that clearly... You are talking about different things here.This is how she states it " yearly fee for hosting " I do have Go dad, isn't that my host?.
Let me ask an indelicate question...how much money do you have sunk into the website at this point?Is Drupal used by BIG companies like Disney? How is the average person suppose to know all this? I going nuts. Hey I suck at computers but boy are my people skills top notch! Also how long does it take for the average B&B website to be developed? I first contacted her April 29 and you see what I have todate. Thanks again..
I don't think I would compare Disney to your site:-(Is Drupal used by BIG companies like Disney? How is the average person suppose to know all this? I going nuts. Hey I suck at computers but boy are my people skills top notch! Also how long does it take for the average B&B website to be developed? I first contacted her April 29 and you see what I have todate. Thanks again..
Is Drupal used by BIG companies like Disney? How is the average person suppose to know all this? I going nuts. Hey I suck at computers but boy are my people skills top notch! Also how long does it take for the average B&B website to be developed? I first contacted her April 29 and you see what I have todate. Thanks again..
Drupal is a content managment system that can be used for many different things. And can run some very large professional sites (I don't think Disney is one of them)MTLLodge said:Is Drupal used by BIG companies like Disney? How is the average person suppose to know all this? I going nuts. Hey I suck at computers but boy are my people skills top notch! Also how long does it take for the average B&B website to be developed? I first contacted her April 29 and you see what I have todate. Thanks again.
This is how she states it " yearly fee for hosting " I do have Go dad, isn't that my host?.
As Catlady said, "having GoDaddy" can mean several things.MTLLodge said:This is how she states it " yearly fee for hosting " I do have Go dad, isn't that my host?
Swirt,This is how she states it " yearly fee for hosting " I do have Go dad, isn't that my host?.As Catlady said, "having GoDaddy" can mean several things.MTLLodge said:This is how she states it " yearly fee for hosting " I do have Go dad, isn't that my host?
For what little has been created so far, and assuming you are looking for a "basic" B&B site that does not require all of the additional functionality that Drupal is capable of, it may be less of a headache, if you are firing your current designer, to have the next person start over and not use drupal. There is not enough already created (of value) that would tie you to the extra trouble of finding someone that knows drupal well enough to make it work for you.
- It may mean only that they are your registrar, meaning you registered your web address (domain name) through Go Daddy.
- It may mean you are paying for hosting which would not include updating Drupal as new security updates are released.
- It may mean both 1 and 2 and using GoDaddy to manage Drupal which would task GoDaddy with keeping Drupal updated but in the process makes it so that you have fewer options at your disposal as some things are out of your designer's control because GoDaddy is managing the Drupal install.
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every change took more time and hence, more money. hypothetically, if I had been very unhappy with a design or lack thereof and felt like I wasn't going to like the end result, would that be enough to break a contract? Would I lose my deposit? What happens when you fire a designer midstream?Swirt,This is how she states it " yearly fee for hosting " I do have Go dad, isn't that my host?.As Catlady said, "having GoDaddy" can mean several things.MTLLodge said:This is how she states it " yearly fee for hosting " I do have Go dad, isn't that my host?
For what little has been created so far, and assuming you are looking for a "basic" B&B site that does not require all of the additional functionality that Drupal is capable of, it may be less of a headache, if you are firing your current designer, to have the next person start over and not use drupal. There is not enough already created (of value) that would tie you to the extra trouble of finding someone that knows drupal well enough to make it work for you.
- It may mean only that they are your registrar, meaning you registered your web address (domain name) through Go Daddy.
- It may mean you are paying for hosting which would not include updating Drupal as new security updates are released.
- It may mean both 1 and 2 and using GoDaddy to manage Drupal which would task GoDaddy with keeping Drupal updated but in the process makes it so that you have fewer options at your disposal as some things are out of your designer's control because GoDaddy is managing the Drupal install.
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I know when I had my site designed last time, I gave a deposit, signed a contract and had a lot of input with the designer. I was very happy when it was finished, but it did take a lot of input from me and my vision was difficult to communicate just in e-mails. I know I paid more because I was shown a page, then I wanted changes and every change took more time and hence, more money. hypothetically, if I had been very unhappy with a design or lack thereof and felt like I wasn't going to like the end result, would that be enough to break a contract? Would I lose my deposit? What happens when you fire a designer midstream?
My situation worked out well, but I'm sure there are many new innkeepers out there who aren't very versed in website design and don't know how to approach this very important aspect of their business.
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Sorry, those are some hard lessons you learned, but you did learn them and I am sure will never make any of those mistakes again.The contract helps define both the expectations and outcomes. Without those defined there is simply too much room for unhappy results on both sides of the agreement.
I NEVER thought about a contract, that is the differance between a professional and just somebody who does it as a hobby
My biggest problem was not seeing the web page going forward. There was no mock ups. It was when I felt the website was going "backwards" that I was done with it.
Now I see why the town doesn't use her for their website! There's your sign!
When she wanted final payment before it was done "to get it off the books" Then less then 2 weeks later sent me a bill in the mail with a $5 late charge! If I would of payed it then any changes would of been an additional charge! There's your sign
Look at the rooms page, she just throw that up there to say the room page is done??? She never asked me what I wanted, if I liked it NOTHING...... There's you sign!
These are just some of the things that were not right..
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