A meeting today with a client was very productive. She gave me the rest of the materials needed to launch her site. Now all that's needed is the ftp info. We started with looking at free website templates. I customized the one she selected which used a sliced psd file. I need to learn how to manipulate the slices and minimize the number of pieces used in the design. Both the client and I are excited about how the design is turning out. A snapshot of the home page will be posted here when it's done.
She also agreed to pay me for optimizing her images. Originally, she was going to optimize her images to minimize the amount of time I spent on her web page but she was swamped being a student (summer student to boot which is much more challenging) and a business owner. She had been giving me money for meals for our meetings and was going to give me gas money. I told her that her money would be better spent towards me optimizing her images so her site could get launched rather than on food and gas for meetings. Her work load was preventing her from completing her task with the images and the meetings weren't expediting what she needed to do. It's mutually beneficial to have me take care of the images. She gets her site up and running sooner and I get to add another website to my portfolio. I also pointed out that she could start out with a few images per gallery rather than trying to get all the images she wanted on her site. She can always add more later.
Websites are not and should not be static. They are dynamic and should be updated regularly. Images can be added and text changed over time. As a designer, it's a good idea to refresh the online portfolio with recent work and sometimes it's a good idea to totally revamp the site.
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