So i had my sites built by this guy and Im getting fucked..
 

OK . I had my sites built by this designer and now since I dont use him anymore... Mind you he has always been paid in full and even advanced rent money when needed... since I dont use him any more he wont tell me how my site works as to remove items, etc. He wants to charge me $100 an hour fee.
Isnt this like buying a car then having to pay extra for the keys. What do I do.

I will help you if you want Joe. for free.

shoudl be easy to hire someone else to sniff though the code and have them do it.

please post the company or web designer name so we all don't get screwed.

Joe, all you need to do is ask Joe or I and of course we would help you , told you that in Phoenix....

I know, Im giving the kid a chance to grow up and be professional

At least you are not being an asshole and naming names without giving the guy a chance. If he doesn't own up or respond, he deserved to be flamed by the boards.

Similar stuff is going on with me right now...I never post it though.

Well ive tried everything , Im just asking advise what to do now to main tain my sites

come on... expose the scammer... :)

Let me get this right, you want this guy to work for free, and if he doesn't that makes him a scammer? This makes no sense to me. Pay him for his time.

It apears he did work but left it unusable... He sold a car to Joe with no keys...

Depends on the site and the nature of the work, simple jobs are always done for free, follow up with a client is mandatory in our book. We are always busy, but always have time to help out a previous client, and many get this for free and they know this.

It's not always about cash, it's doing a good job and making the client happy and we have given away a ton of freebies.

Professionalism is inherent to good business practices and to customer service.

If you want some help, hit me up and will try to help you out.

That sucks! :(

name names, I know the feeling when they cry to you and u help them with money on;ly to get treated like shit

are you taliking basic info about how the site works? Or does this involve a fair bit of time on his part?

Either way, if you've thrown alot of work his way, he should be more than happy to do it for you, or most people would.

Ask for the PSDs and other source files if any the next time (you might need to pay a bit more for it). But this designer isn't going far in this business.

As EB posted, name names.

after the project has been approved, you cannot expect any changes for free, unless designer wants to make a favor to you. But anyway 100$ per hour is way to much. Next time look for designer who provides all the source files upon completion. Good luck, i hope you will resolve this issue.

Jesus man, have those thumb images resized.

http://www.amacontent.com/video.php

500kb thumbs. Ouch. Those thumbs could easily be 10kb and look perfect. Save your bandwidth and also make the page faster for webmasters. And that can only have a positive effect. Win win.

:)

one of those things about people u learn the hard way

So how much longer do we have to wait for a name?

Was it Thong Sniffer?
:1orglaugh

Holy shit. Hope the guy charging $100 an hour isn't responsible for the 500kb thumbs.

What kind of maintenance work do you need done, is this information that only the designer can provide?

wow, i guess it would depend on what you are asking for, but that price seems WAY rediculous

Knowing how the site works when you pay someone to build it for you sould be included in the fee paid in the start.:2 cents:

He's a fuckin' ripper! Don't pay him at all ! :Graucho :321GFY

i am assuming that you got the original PSD's or whatever was used. if so, i am sure you can get someone to help you out, for free, or for a low cost.

Maybe you should teach yourself ?
What can be so hard in maintaining a site ? Especially if you have a control panel (as I understood you have).

Those are not thumbs.
Those are big images resized into html :))
I have seen a lot of this situation on content brokers that doesn't use a decent brokering script.
They just put a width in the html and .. that's it :Graucho

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

What the fuck you mean work for free.. I paid him over $10,000 in work. He built my sites and I need info on where to rermove files. I paid for the fucking shit

Yah there is a place where my web guy cant find the files to remove and all i need is the designer to tell him where it is. Its the same on all my sites

Well that's pretty fucking lame, hope you are able to get the information you need :(

OMG! 500k thumbs ! That's fucking hilarious! :1orglaugh

are you talking about a mysql entry to add stuff, or an actual file structure ?


if you're talking about a file structure, that's easy to find.. actually, it all is... even if it's mysql...


but if it's a file structure and you are trying to find where the folders are, login through ssh or telnet (depending on the host) and do locate filename (filename beeing the name of one file you know is in that dir... say go over the net to that pic or video and copy the filename)

that's for freebsd that I use... I ain't very litterate with webservers, but it works for me over here... maybe someone else can help with other webservers if you don't have freebsd

No, if you want maintenance done on your car it costs.

dont try and down grade a designers service.

wait you idiots in here think some guy can get a site designed, then fucking 6 months come back and want extra work for free?

fucking gimme a break.


:1orglaugh

oh and for the thumbs, buy thumbsplus ;)

Yap.
But anyway that's not a very polite behavior.

I might be wrong.... but I am under the impression he calls designer work what a "programmer" did for him...

at least, that is what I am thinking...

I never expect a designer to redo work once all is paid and agreed to be done... that'd be using the good will of someone.

BUT, there's something different with programming. if you hire a programmer to build your entire site, and then maintain it, he should let you know how everything works by the time he leaves...

That's why everyone should always know how everything works WHILE someone does it for them... cuz then this shit don't happen.

sounds more like he sold you a car and drove you around for a little while.

and now that he's gone you want him to teach you how to drive.

hire another driver.

ah true, but same could be applied.

you pay someone to do a script.

they provide working script.

you come back 6 months later wanting changes, why cant he ask for his hourly rate?

I dont know the rates so 100 could be much, I dont know. but what one values their self or time should be of no issue to anyone who has been privded with the service and product then comes back later for changes.

theres still an issue of what someones time and talent is worth, whether its designs or code.

just my opinion though.

do you want him 2 do the work for *FREE* ?

I don't work for *FREE* and I'm sure you do not either.

Tell the person what you want done and ask how much they will charge.

are you sure he is a scammer? shut your pie hole until you know for sure.

you posted before i did

why not ?:Graucho

once a final design is okayed, expect to get charged for any other work that needs to be done. if this guy was working for you in-house, would you not pay him on the day he'd have to update sites??

and it's a valid opinion... I agree with you 110% :)


But unless I heard wrong, all he is asking is the path of something... lol...

"hey, where did you upload my design again?"

"I know, but I'll tell you for 100$ an hour"


this is how I see it... if it's different and requires work from the other individual, then payment is to be given...