Freelancers Forum Messages on Saturday October 13th 2001
Re: FN-FORUM Digital camera ?
date posted 13th October 2001 23:56
I use the Olympus Camedia C920z, with a similar spec as the one below and
it's fine for the web and for limited gallery work
iain
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Re: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 23:32
those industries have watchdogs and authorities and are still riddled with
bastards.
leasing is something of a necessary evil for people and businesses - anyone
here *wouldn't* prefer to buy somethi...
Digital Photography - PixelGallery
date posted 13th October 2001 22:47
Hi all
Since we have been talking about digital cameras of late I have just
completed an update for a Flash Web show of some digital pictures which I
originally took with my Olympus Camedia 960 Zoom....
Re: FN-FORUM quick question on tables
date posted 13th October 2001 20:38
align=top ??
Em
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www.bw3.co.uk
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From: "Lindsey Hill" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: "freelancers" [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 5:25 PM
Subject: FN...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 20:21
At 19:21 13/10/2001 +0100, you wrote:
>Of course there's always a place for leasing websites, but generally it's
>a very cowboy way to do things, quite disreputable in fact.
Really?
I find that t...
Re: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 19:55
OK guys, I've been following this with interest, so let's not degenerate
into personal abuse. I think everyone who has posted has had something of
interest/value to add, and let's not forget differen...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 19:46
Ian Bullough wrote...
> your comments are pretty stupid..
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Earlier in the day Ian had also written
"Tell him to fuckoff."
"To operate on a freelance basis requires many skills other than webi...
Re: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 19:28
Come now chaps, time to drop this thread now surely, its getting a tad
tedius.....
Zzzzzzz
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RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 19:25
Ian wrote...
> I don't do "one offs" but lease my websites.
What websites have you done then? I posted a message earlier saying
that I would like to see your personal website. Of course there's
a...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 18:57
I think you're confusing me with someone who gives a shit.
I do OK.
I get work.
As I said in an earlier post, I get 1 in 50 response and a 100% sales rate
from the potential clients I meet. If you...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 18:45
That's a good point too, but, seriously I CAN'T use the phone.
I don't know why, but I find writing letters works for me.
People ring me back and WANT my services, that makes me feel good and to
te...
Re: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 18:45
Hi folks
This is an interesting debate. I don't like cold calling. When I was an
employee and responsible for buying some external services, I would
regularly get about 15-20 cold calls each day....
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 18:41
I don't do "one offs" but lease my websites.
That way I get a steady income over a number of years.
ian.
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RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 17:43
> Mike
>
> Like the design of your flash site - very nice. Spotted a small typo
on
> the Internet Solutions page though...
Ah well, it's been like that since last December. The 3D rebuild is
soon...
quick question on tables
date posted 13th October 2001 17:37
Hi all
quick question - A 100% table, want to keep bottom row at the bottom, which
does, but want to keep top 2 rows at the top, but it spreads out in the
middle instead when the browser window is m...
Re: FN-FORUM meet up in Reading?
date posted 13th October 2001 17:28
> so... thursday 25th?
That's fine for me.
Ian....
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 17:22
> So, even a smaller percentage like 10% or 20% still represents a
> significant
> slice of the market and is worth chasing.
Absolutely, I agree with you John. I probably chopped off too much of
th...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 16:54
Mike
Like the design of your flash site - very nice. Spotted a small typo on
the Internet Solutions page though - the last line bottom left reads
Visit them at by clicking here -and then the ishop l...
Re: FN-FORUM How to make a start in copywriting
date posted 13th October 2001 16:43
Kee, further to the solid advice below (from Peter), get your friend to call
D&AD (The design & Art Directors Association) Find it in 'Campaign'
(available, as they say, from all good newsagents. In...
FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 16:14
Hi Dan
Take it and don't read too deeply into it. So what if he's making more money
off your back? He gets the clients, takes the brief, probably puts together
elements, tells you exactly what he wa...
Re: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 16:03
> Why spend all your time chasing 15% of the market that already has a
> website
> when you can go for the 85% that don't have a website???
> Not sure this is a good idea AT ALL! Please don't lose...
Hello list ...
date posted 13th October 2001 15:27
Just a quick note to say hello to the list from the Cotswolds chapter
...
Hutch
www.onthebog.net
www.cotswoldweb.net
www.webunlimited.co.uk...
Hello
date posted 13th October 2001 15:20
Just a quick note to say hello to the list from the Cotswolds chapter
...
Hutch
www.onthebog.net
www.cotswoldweb.net
www.webunlimited.co.uk...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 14:42
Ian,
I'd really like to see your website. What's the address? Mine's
www.prideinplace.com
Does anyone else know Ian Bullough's web address?
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By the way - Why does it always take at least an...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 14:31
Ian,
I was interested in some of your comments! What would you recommend as a
starting point for marketing and secondly how do you close a sale? I have
finally decided to make a go of it after tinker...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 13:58
Some of this is very sensible and relevant but... Read on!
> Every man and his dog is cold calling businesses to the point where if
you
> do call, the immediate reaction of the callee is to switch...
Re: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 13:42
Ian
The company I work for has a 100% success rate for getting a meeting from
ringing them up, theres a technique, and its worth learning it. Of course,
this doesn't mean a 100% sales rate, but onc...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 13:32
After reading ALL of this mail I'll reply to specific points within it.
> Are you incapable of reading my whole post????
My attention to detail is excellent, is yours?
> Surely the point of being...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 13:10
I am glad that I am scared of cold calling on the phone, simply because I
have accidently learned something of extreme value to myself.
Every man and his dog is cold calling businesses to the point...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 13:05
Just make sure you have contracts for things. They will not think less
of you, and it would only make you appear *more* professional. If they
do not want to sign NDAs then you would seriously need...
RE: FN-FORUM in addition to my last email/copyright
date posted 13th October 2001 12:38
Dongles as a protection device are akin to spam as a promotion device -
everyone hates them and many people will never buy software with a dongle.
Just say no to dongles!
[EMAIL REMOVED] (Norman...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 12:33
Why does everyone seem to choose snippets to reply on.
Are you incapable of reading my whole post????
Surely the point of being a FREELANCER is to be FREE to choose what you want
to do and when you...
Re: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 12:17
Firstly, thank you Mike, you have been incredibly helpful... I don't feel
too worried that my work is being represented by someone else, although of
course it will be hard to see if that is then use...
RE: FN-FORUM Outlook Archiving Problem
date posted 13th October 2001 11:57
> Last night I installed it on a friend's machine and imported
> his mail from Outlook Express 6 with which there was no
> problem. The problem arose when, although the archiving
> settings in Outlo...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 11:44
Ian Bullough wrote...
> Tell him to fuckoff.
>
Not particularly helpful! We've all had bad experiences with this sort of thing, and it makes us all cautious. But it can work and there are genuin...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 11:18
AAH!
Just seen that they're in Dusseldorf, that could present all sorts of added problems should they not be genuine in their intentions, which I'm sure they are.
Seek legal advice on europe-wide c...
Outlook Archiving Problem
date posted 13th October 2001 11:10
Hi all,
I use Outlook 2000 on both my desktop and notebook machines and it's set up to archive files to an archive.pst file.
Last night I installed it on a friend's machine and imported his mail fr...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 11:04
One final word... promise!
It may be useful, though not always so, to state in an agreement with each site you hand over, to state exactly HOW MANY TIMES they can use it, or an expiry date after whi...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 10:54
One final thing...
Take your company name OUT of the metatext for any sites he uses and just use your OWN name in the AUTHOR tag instead. You'll still retain copyright, but it's won't be clear whic...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 10:53
Further to...
You CAN give him source code if it's an HTML file that he needs to demonstrate to clients, BUT, get a different NDA signed for each project you hand over.
Also, don't assume he's tryi...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 10:52
Tell him to fuckoff.
Get the yellow pages out and start ringing round or (if you're shit scared
of ringing like me), start writing letters.
That is exactly what I am doing at the moment.
I choose...
RE: FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 10:47
Why does he want you to pretend your work is done by him? I assume it's because he's really light on work too (aren't we all right now!) and he likes your portfolio. He's reasonably sure that your...
FN-FORUM does this make sense or not?!
date posted 13th October 2001 10:00
i am so thin on work, this guy is making me a deal... he likes my work, but
for this i must pretend that all my work is done by 4D media - i.e. i am an
employee of them and have nothing to do with dj...
RE: FN-FORUM Ownership of Software
date posted 13th October 2001 09:18
It is quite possible that you have no claim to copyright on this piece of
software. Many companies have explicit contracts that state any software
developed whilst you are employed by them is owned...
RE: FN-FORUM in addition to my last email/copyright
date posted 13th October 2001 03:06
Trouble is with Dongles though is a) they cause inconvenience for bona fide
customers and b) If the software is any good or particularly
popular/desirable eg 3d Studio Max used to use a dongle, there...
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