Question For Freelancer Web Designer
By rockerchick
@rockerchick (289)
Canada
August 2, 2007 7:58pm CST
Say you have a client that you made a website for but they paid for the web hosting with another company. Then, suddenly they don't pay their web hosting bill but you have listed them on your own personal website as a client with their website address. How do you explain to potential new clients why that website is longer available to view? What would you do in this situation? Would you take screenshots of the website you developed and say its currently offline? How do you think that would affect your potential with new clients? Do you think your new clients would be understanding? Please give me your advice!
5 responses
@pinkista (892)
• Philippines
2 Jul 08
Well, you don't have nothing to worry about it. Did you client paid you after making a website for them? If yes, you don't have nothing to worry since your client already paid you. It doesn't matter if that website is not already exists. If you have taken a screenshot of that website then you can still post it on your portfolio site. This helps your visitors to see more of your works with your recent clients.
@suchand (117)
• Australia
24 Oct 07
Its always a good option to have a backup. you can atleast have some proofs when some one comes in with a qn.
@xfahmix (12)
• Ireland
30 Aug 07
It is quite common things which happened to many website developer. In my humble opinion, the best approach in collecting your portfolio is to take full / raw snap shot the website design: front end and also back end design. You can always write up the website objectives, features, technology used (CSS, HTML, Flash etc) to backup your portfolio. Hope this help.
@Cognition (195)
• Norway
14 Sep 07
It's always good to have a portfolio of screen shots, and what you could also do, if the sites you make aren't too big, is put up a mirror of it on your own host.
