Because doing work for free is pointless.
I agreed to make my cousin a website for his "record label" and "recording Studio" I got together with him on Friday, got all of the layout done, info etc. Told him it was like 20 bucks a page (which i know is fucking cheap, but im not pro). Estimated about six pages. Well after i do everything, changed a few ideas, it came out to like 9-10 pages. I figure he's my cousin, he's KINDA helped me with shit before, so i'll just stick to my original $120 estimate.
I upload it and called him sunday night, last night. and he said he loved it. he thought it was really good. So i said cool, lets get together tomorrow (tonight) so we can finalize everything. (IE collect payment)
I give him a call, and we go through all this bullshit about him saying he'd only pay me 100 and that he only agreed to pay me that much. AND that he wont have the money UNTIL THE 30TH!!
I said "Chris, I told you that the website would be done on monday"
"Yeah but I didnt say I would pay you then"
he continues on about him only agreeing $100, that, that was his budget.
then he continues to say that for if i keep insisting on $120, he's just going to have some one else do his entire website for cheaper.
THEN he says that after all of the times he hooked me up. !!!! i fucking PAID him to get me a hotel room for prom. Thats what he ALWAYS refers to, as him hooking me up. The hotel room was like 109 for the night or some shit. I gave him 120 and called it even. HE MADE 11 fucking dollars off of me!
So, the more i think about it, he can just call me on the 30th when he has my "money" and im going to tell him to get some one else to do it for him for cheaper, because 100 dollars isnt worth my time.
Don't do business with family.
Collect your money before shit starts.
/rant.
I agreed to make my cousin a website for his "record label" and "recording Studio" I got together with him on Friday, got all of the layout done, info etc. Told him it was like 20 bucks a page (which i know is fucking cheap, but im not pro). Estimated about six pages. Well after i do everything, changed a few ideas, it came out to like 9-10 pages. I figure he's my cousin, he's KINDA helped me with shit before, so i'll just stick to my original $120 estimate.
I upload it and called him sunday night, last night. and he said he loved it. he thought it was really good. So i said cool, lets get together tomorrow (tonight) so we can finalize everything. (IE collect payment)
I give him a call, and we go through all this bullshit about him saying he'd only pay me 100 and that he only agreed to pay me that much. AND that he wont have the money UNTIL THE 30TH!!
I said "Chris, I told you that the website would be done on monday"
"Yeah but I didnt say I would pay you then"
he continues on about him only agreeing $100, that, that was his budget.
then he continues to say that for if i keep insisting on $120, he's just going to have some one else do his entire website for cheaper.
THEN he says that after all of the times he hooked me up. !!!! i fucking PAID him to get me a hotel room for prom. Thats what he ALWAYS refers to, as him hooking me up. The hotel room was like 109 for the night or some shit. I gave him 120 and called it even. HE MADE 11 fucking dollars off of me!
So, the more i think about it, he can just call me on the 30th when he has my "money" and im going to tell him to get some one else to do it for him for cheaper, because 100 dollars isnt worth my time.
Don't do business with family.
Collect your money before shit starts.
/rant.
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