Itong Family » cheap http://family.i-tong.com Our little home in Cyberspace Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:45:24 +0000 en hourly 1 My Wife Said NO!http://family.i-tong.com/2007/12/16/my-wife-said-no/ http://family.i-tong.com/2007/12/16/my-wife-said-no/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:11:02 +0000 Melo http://family.i-tong.com/2007/12/16/my-wife-said-no/ Recently, I finished a few design projects for a client. 2 static websites, an ebay template and an ebook cover. I decided to bill the client for it because we really needed the money but, unfortunately, my client said I still need to finish the rest before getting paid. I asked how many more and he sent a list of work to do which, including the first 4, totals 13 jobs. The jobs include designing and creating websites, brochures and graphics designs. He priced all 13 jobs at $250 and if you divide that to 13 will give you less than $20 per job. On that list, I can understand that 1 or 2 or even 3 are worth $20 but the rest like designing new websites and creating brochures are worth more than $20.

I told my wife about it and after a long discussion (and being scolded for accepting work cheap) she said NO! That I should just demand payment for the work done, which I did, and just forget about it. I also asked other people’s opinion about it and they agreed that, even with my shortcomings, $20 for a website is too freaking low. Well, I do agree with them, $20 is only 800 pesos, with today’s exchange rate, and that is not cheap, that is inhuman. I asked because I wanted to know their opinion about it.

My wife said NO and she is right. It’s not worth it.

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