Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)

date posted 7th March 2008 20:57

On Friday 07 March 2008 19:58:31 Ben Johnson F wrote:

> Dom wrote:
> > My point is that you can't really charge significantly *more* than some
> > other developer would just because of "lost earnings".
>
> Rubbish. Take photographers (digital, for ease of comparison) for example;
> if you want a copy of the digital negatives, you will be charged a premium
> that is beyond the cost of supplying the negatives. This is perfectly
> reasonable and compensates the photographer for loss of revenue from
> reprints.

FIIK what digital negatives are but the analogy doesn't stand. Only one
person can supply those images. In our world another developer can
modify the site just as well. If the client isn't asking for quotes from
other developers it's because they're trusting you not to screw them
over. If you charge them significantly more than you would if you did
not have the existing relationship, it's a breach of that trust.

Or do you have some sort of contract that says they can't get the
site modified by anyone else?

> Other standard business concepts that could be objected to in the same
> vein:

I find *many* businesses and business practices "ethically challenging".

At least with, say, the contract mobile phone business you know exactly how
long you need to sign up for to get your "free" phone.