Careers>Consulting>Web Design http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Careers/Consulting/Web-Design A listing of the most recently indexed works about Careers and Consulting and Web Design in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif Careers>Consulting>Web Design http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Careers/Consulting/Web-Design Client’s Needs, Client’s Wants and Finding the Balance http://tc.eserver.org/32054.html http://tc.eserver.org/32054.html Since a healthy percentage of Reencoded readers deal directly with clents, it’s time we take a closer look at how to deal with them. It’s not uncommon for a client’s wants and a client’s needs to head in completely different directions. Hopefully these tips will help you draw the two back together and provide the client with a product or service that they’re happy with and that suits their requirements. Pricing and Selling Web Design Services http://tc.eserver.org/28403.html http://tc.eserver.org/28403.html Price your services appropriately in line with your competitors. Never sell yourself short - always make sure your clients appreciate what they're buying. The Ones That Don't Come Back http://tc.eserver.org/26408.html http://tc.eserver.org/26408.html On occasion, (and only about 5% of the time) a client will not renew with us. They give us various reasons for this, the most common of which has something to do with 'not the results I was expecting.' When You Are Your Own Client, Who Are You Going To Make Fun Of At The Bar? http://tc.eserver.org/26229.html http://tc.eserver.org/26229.html Should your blog have a business? Jim Coudal shares insights into the adventure of transitioning from client services to product creation. Getting Paid http://tc.eserver.org/20227.html http://tc.eserver.org/20227.html As businesses struggle to stay in business, many are short–changing vendors or woefully delaying payment. Zeldman laments the difficulties of getting paid. Estimating Online Projects http://tc.eserver.org/18537.html http://tc.eserver.org/18537.html Describes a detailed process for estimating the time and costs of online communication projects. Marketing Your Web Business http://tc.eserver.org/14738.html http://tc.eserver.org/14738.html Leonard-Wilkinson presents several ideas for marketing Web businesses to appropriate audiences. Selecting Professionals http://tc.eserver.org/13265.html http://tc.eserver.org/13265.html Before you get too deeply into establishing your firm, you will need to surround yourself with business professionals who have seen all this before. Putting time and research into the process of selecting these professionals can lead to trusting business relationships that will last for years. Web design firms can count on needing at least an accountant, an attorney and a bank. Corporations will also need a registered agent if they are incorporating outside the state where the business is conducted. Some portions are repeated between professionals since the processes of selecting them are similar. The Client Did It: A WWW Whodunit http://tc.eserver.org/13230.html http://tc.eserver.org/13230.html Why is it that we allow ourselves to be put in a compromising position where the client tells us how to be web designers? Maybe it's because the perception among the wider public is that 'anyone' can make a website. And they're right. Anyone can make a website--but not everyone can make an emotionally engaging interactive experience that will live in the visitor's memory. (Similarly, anyone with access to a photocopier and a stapler can 'make a book,' but good books are scarce.)