Comments on: How to Plan Your Website: Design Tips for Non-Designers

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:06:46 +0000

Heheh. Wouldn’t it be fun to round up all the freelancers and compile a big list?

By: --Deb

--Deb — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:14:46 +0000

“Would you mind…?”

“I hate to ask, but…”

“It would be really helpful if…”

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:26:05 +0000

Oh yes, “if it’s not too much trouble,” is definitely another feature-creep red flag! I’ve been lucky; most of my clients don’t engage in feature creep and have been pretty straightforward and understanding about requests for changes. But I’ve heard from other designers and copywriters for whom it’s been a big a problem.

By: --Deb

--Deb — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:16:11 +0000

“It’ll only take a minute” is just as scary a phrase as “If it’s not too much trouble!”