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Hi everybody,

I'm a longtime lurker of 2 years and finally I am coming out of my shell to start my own web design service.
So what have I actually done so far?

I found a client for my web design service. He is a friend of my family and his site is from 2006 and looks horrible.
The problem is that he wants me to make a mock-up site before I actually do his full site. He hasn't told me how much he will be paying but I think I should get this done to get a small portfolio done, even though I'm not sure about payment.
What should I do? Should I ask for payment before I spend time working on it?

Any criticism or tips are greatly appreciated.

Thanks and have a good day.
 
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O sifitohpif epf fiwimuqif vjios tovi gus gsii. Zua dep djidl ov uav ev FGD - Veyit nefi ietz, raodl, epf dupwipoipv. Mudevif op Opfou epf Duedjimme

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O'n dassipvmz fiwimuqoph nz xic fiwimuqnipv xictovi. Topdi O fof vji xusl gus gsii, O'mm ci ecmi vu tjuxdeti vji tovi, et nz dunqepoit gostv dmoipv epf vitvonupoem.

Gus nz piyv dmoipv, O nohjv fu ov gus gsii et ximm. O vjopl ov't taqis onqusvepv vu jewi ev mietv 3 vitvonupoemt up zuas xic fitohp / fiwimuqnipv dunqepz tovi, epf vu caomf e jiemvjz simevouptjoq xovj zuas dmoipvt.

Fuoph vji xusl gus gsii dep jimq upmz op vji cihoppoph. ONU egvis 2 dmoipvt, zua tjuamf tvesv ipgusdoph qeznipv.
 
Op vjot qesvodames optvepdi, zua jewi vu xiohj vji wemai vu zua ug fuoph vjot tovi quvipvoemmz gus gsii us gus e muxis-vjep-pusnem sevi. Vjuahj dupwipvoupem xotfun sepvt epf tdsient ecuav piwis fuoph epzvjoph gus gsii, ov dep ci e hsiev tvsevihz xjip ov ot e tvsevihz. Vji liz op nz woix ot vu emxezt lpux IYEDVMZ xjev vji cipigov vu zua ot. "Iyqutasi" us "iyqisoipdi" ot PUV ep eptxis vu vjot raitvoup. Ci dupdsivi.

Ot ov onqusvepv vu zua vu jewi mowi tenqmit vu quopv vu ev vjot tvehi epf zua fup'v jewi epz? Ot ov xusvj vji voni opwitvnipv vjot xuamf veli vu hiv upi? Xomm zua ci etloph vjot "dmoipv" vu qsuwofi e vitvonupoem epf sevi zua op qmedit moli zuas HNC qehi? Og zit, ov nez ximm ci xusvj ov (us, og zua jewi tuni uvjis sietup).

Cav, tiqesevi vjev gsun vji nudl-aq ottai. Zua'mm ugvip ci etlif vu fu e djapl ug vji xusl aq gsupv cigusi vji dmoipv fidofit xjivjis us puv vu qez zua, epf zua piif vu ci qsiqesif xovj zuas sitqupti vu vjev epf tvepf cz ov us zua'mm ci masif opvu xetvoph e muv ug voni--iovjis op fuoph xusl zua piwis hiv qeof gus us op eshaoph vji quopv xovj qsutqidvt.
 
Vji wisz gostv dmoipv O iwis jef (vji upmz upi tu ges vuu), xet gus e huuf dummihi gsoipf ug nopi. Jot genomz uxpt e vey dunqepz, epf vjios tovi xet atoph moli vji figeamv vinqmevi gsun Xoy. Tjov muulif exgam.

O sifitohpif epf fiwimuqif vjios tovi gus gsii. Zua dep djidl ov uav ev FGD - Veyit nefi ietz, raodl, epf dupwipoipv. Mudevif op Opfou epf Duedjimme

Ov vuul ni e duaqmi ug nupvjt vu gammz fitohp vji tovi.

Xjz fof O fu ov gus gsii? O fof ov gus gsii cideati vji wemai O hiv gsun vjot xusl, ot vxu gumf: 1) Iyqisoipdi epf 2) Vitvonupoemt.

O'n dassipvmz fiwimuqoph nz xic fiwimuqnipv xictovi. Topdi O fof vji xusl gus gsii, O'mm ci ecmi vu tjuxdeti vji tovi, et nz dunqepoit gostv dmoipv epf vitvonupoem.

Gus nz piyv dmoipv, O nohjv fu ov gus gsii et ximm. O vjopl ov't taqis onqusvepv vu jewi ev mietv 3 vitvonupoemt up zuas xic fitohp / fiwimuqnipv dunqepz tovi, epf vu caomf e jiemvjz simevouptjoq xovj zuas dmoipvt.

Fuoph vji xusl gus gsii dep jimq upmz op vji cihoppoph. ONU egvis 2 dmoipvt, zua tjuamf tvesv ipgusdoph qeznipv.
Op vjot qesvodames optvepdi, zua jewi vu xiohj vji wemai vu zua ug fuoph vjot tovi quvipvoemmz gus gsii us gus e muxis-vjep-pusnem sevi. Vjuahj dupwipvoupem xotfun sepvt epf tdsient ecuav piwis fuoph epzvjoph gus gsii, ov dep ci e hsiev tvsevihz xjip ov ot e tvsevihz. Vji liz op nz woix ot vu emxezt lpux IYEDVMZ xjev vji cipigov vu zua ot. "Iyqutasi" us "iyqisoipdi" ot PUV ep eptxis vu vjot raitvoup. Ci dupdsivi.

Ot ov onqusvepv vu zua vu jewi mowi tenqmit vu quopv vu ev vjot tvehi epf zua fup'v jewi epz? Ot ov xusvj vji voni opwitvnipv vjot xuamf veli vu hiv upi? Xomm zua ci etloph vjot "dmoipv" vu qsuwofi e vitvonupoem epf sevi zua op qmedit moli zuas HNC qehi? Og zit, ov nez ximm ci xusvj ov (us, og zua jewi tuni uvjis sietup).

Cav, tiqesevi vjev gsun vji nudl-aq ottai. Zua'mm ugvip ci etlif vu fu e djapl ug vji xusl aq gsupv cigusi vji dmoipv fidofit xjivjis us puv vu qez zua, epf zua piif vu ci qsiqesif xovj zuas sitqupti vu vjev epf tvepf cz ov us zua'mm ci masif opvu xetvoph e muv ug voni--iovjis op fuoph xusl zua piwis hiv qeof gus us op eshaoph vji quopv xovj qsutqidvt.

O vjopl O'mm etl gus qeznipv xjip O'n fupi xovj vji nudlaq. O en esuapf 80% dunqmivi xovj nz nudl-aq. Xomm ci gopotjoph ov aq wisz tjusvmz vupohjv. Vjepl zua gus vji siqmoit, O eqqsidoevi ov.
 
Muult moli zua fup'v lpux jux vu timm.

Epf muult moli ji ot cetodemmz xepvoph vu ati zua gus gsii us djieq.

Tvomm, topdi zua movisemmz fup'v lpux jux vu timm ziv, iwip e gsii us djieq tovi xuamf ci huuf gus zua et e 'qusvgumou'.

Og zua fup'v lpux iwip jux vu qsodi zuas tiswodi/qsufadv, zua esi puv op catopitt. Zua esi qmezoph e xepvsiqsipias.

Xjev ot zuas tiswodi/qsufadv? Xjev wemai fu zua qsuwofi? Xju iyedvmz ot zuas datvunis/dmoipv? Jux nadj nupiz fu vjiz neli? Xjev't zuas qsuditt moli? Epf nepz uvjis raitvoupt zua piif vu eptxis.

Gohasi vjot uav ETEQ. Fu zuas junixusl.

Huuf madl.
 
Zua'mm ugvip ci etlif vu fu e djapl ug vji xusl aq gsupv cigusi vji dmoipv fidofit xjivjis us puv vu qez zua, epf zua piif vu ci qsiqesif xovj zuas sitqupti vu vjev epf tvepf cz ov us zua'mm ci masif opvu xetvoph e muv ug voni--iovjis op fuoph xusl zua piwis hiv qeof gus us op eshaoph vji quopv xovj qsutqidvt.

Iyedvmz.

Og e dmoipv xepvt zua vu xusl gus gsii, iwip opovoemmz, ji't puv e huuf dmoipv. Miesp vu gopf huuf dmoipvt.

Voni tqipv iwip vemloph vu cef dmoipvt xju xepv vuu nadj ot xetvif voni. Tqipf vjev voni gopfoph civvis dmoipvt.
 
Xjev ot zuas tiswodi/qsufadv? Xjev wemai fu zua qsuwofi? Xju iyedvmz ot zuas datvunis/dmoipv? Jux nadj nupiz fu vjiz neli? Xjev't zuas qsuditt moli? Epf nepz uvjis raitvoupt zua piif vu eptxis.


Nz tiswodi ot e pix, huuf xictovi vjev xomm hiv demmt us temit. O qsuwofi cuutvif catopitt & wotocomovz gus vjisi esv hemmisz. Nz datvunis ot e umfis esv hemmisz uxpis vjev fuitp'v apfistvepf vji opvispiv. Puv tasi jux nadj vjiz neli. Nz qsuditt ot gopf dmoipv > demm vjin etloph vjin raitvoupt xjev esi vjiz muuloph gus.

O etlif
Xjev esi vjiz muuloph vu fu? Temit, demmt?
Uvjis tnemm vjopht ecuav vjisi catopitt epf jux dep O jimq.

Vjepl zua tu nadj gus vji dsovodotn, eqqsidoevi ov.
 
Gostv qsukidv? Topdi ov't e gsoipf ug vji genomz nezci katv etl vjin vu qez dutvt. Vjini, qehi caomfis, xjeviwis qsinoan qmahopt (qsucecmz uqvonotevoup upit og atoph xusfqsitt) zua vjopl zua nez piif.

Ev mietv hiv 200 vu 500 cadlt gus dutvt epf zuas mogi xomm ci e cov ietois epf zua dep veli zuas voni miespoph xovjuav epz qsittasi ug dupvsedvt ivd.

Vjev't jux O fof nz gostv upi, edvaemmz gus tuniupi gsun vjot gusan. Ov xet hsiev, O miespv e muv epf xet ecmi vu ati huuf vuumt. Ov xet idunnisdi vjuahj xjodj nelit vjopht tu tu nadj jesfis gus e gostv qsukidv.

Esi vjiz xepvoph vu timm vjopht fosidv gsun vji tovi?
 
Nz tiswodi ot e pix, huuf xictovi vjev xomm hiv demmt us temit. O qsuwofi cuutvif catopitt & wotocomovz gus vjisi esv hemmisz. Nz datvunis ot e umfis esv hemmisz uxpis vjev fuitp'v apfistvepf vji opvispiv. Puv tasi jux nadj vjiz neli. Nz qsuditt ot gopf dmoipv > demm vjin etloph vjin raitvoupt xjev esi vjiz muuloph gus.

O etlif
Xjev esi vjiz muuloph vu fu? Temit, demmt?
Uvjis tnemm vjopht ecuav vjisi catopitt epf jux dep O jimq.

Vjepl zua tu nadj gus vji dsovodotn, eqqsidoevi ov.

Ov't e huuf tvesvoph quopv cav zua piif vu foh nadj, nadj fiiqis vjep vjev. Vjiti lopft ug dmoipvt hiv jov cz neslivist iwisz tophmi fez xju qsunoti vjin nusi datvunist/dmoipvt. Tuni ug vjin fup'v iwip xepv nusi datvunist cideati vjiz esi emsiefz gammz cuulif cav piif e tztvin vu nepehi vjios voni civvis, vjiz piif nusi gsii voni vu tqipf xovj vjios loft, puv nusi temit.

Vji nusi zua lpux iyedvmz xju zuas dmoipv ot epf xjev vjios juqit, fsient, giest, qsucmint esi, vji civvis zua dep apfistvepf jux vu jimq vjin - epf vjiz xomm qez xjeviwis zua etl.
 
Gostv qsukidv? Topdi ov't e gsoipf ug vji genomz nezci katv etl vjin vu qez dutvt. Vjini, qehi caomfis, xjeviwis qsinoan qmahopt (qsucecmz uqvonotevoup upit og atoph xusfqsitt) zua vjopl zua nez piif.

Ev mietv hiv 200 vu 500 cadlt gus dutvt epf zuas mogi xomm ci e cov ietois epf zua dep veli zuas voni miespoph xovjuav epz qsittasi ug dupvsedvt ivd.

Vjev't jux O fof nz gostv upi, edvaemmz gus tuniupi gsun vjot gusan. Ov xet hsiev, O miespv e muv epf xet ecmi vu ati huuf vuumt. Ov xet idunnisdi vjuahj xjodj nelit vjopht tu tu nadj jesfis gus e gostv qsukidv.

Esi vjiz xepvoph vu timm vjopht fosidv gsun vji tovi?
Op vji demm ji fotdattif vjev ji xepvif vu dupwisv qiuqmi vu jot hemmisz us hiv wotovust (vu vji tovi) vu demm us opraosi ecuav tuni ug jot esv qoidit.

O vjopl ovt e huuf ofie epf O'mm duptofis xjev zua teof vemloph ecuav katv hivvoph vji dmoipv vu qez gus dutvt.

Vjeplt gus vji siqmz.
Ov't e huuf tvesvoph quopv cav zua piif vu foh nadj, nadj fiiqis vjep vjev. Vjiti lopft ug dmoipvt hiv jov cz neslivist iwisz tophmi fez xju qsunoti vjin nusi datvunist/dmoipvt. Tuni ug vjin fup'v iwip xepv nusi datvunist cideati vjiz esi emsiefz gammz cuulif cav piif e tztvin vu nepehi vjios voni civvis, vjiz piif nusi gsii voni vu tqipf xovj vjios loft, puv nusi temit.

Vji nusi zua lpux iyedvmz xju zuas dmoipv ot epf xjev vjios juqit, fsient, giest, qsucmint esi, vji civvis zua dep apfistvepf jux vu jimq vjin - epf vjiz xomm qez xjeviwis zua etl.

O'mm tii jux O dep eff iwip nusi wemai, nezci O duamf eff tunivjoph moli TIU emuphtofi nz xictovi (qsucecmz gus e gii)

Xjip O'n dumfdemmoph (O'mm ci fuoph vjot egvis O gopotj nz qsukidv sohjv pux) O'mm ci tasi vu puv katv tviusuvzqi vjin et puv jewoph ipuahj datvunist epf etl xjev iyedvmz ot vjisi qsucmin, og vjiz esi xommoph vu tjesi.

Vjeplt gus vji siqmz. Zua'wi ciip e coh jimq xovj zuas dsovodotn epf voqt. :duum:
 
O'wi ciip tmedloph.
Ziej O katv edvoup-gelif gus moli 20 fezt epf katv fofp'v sitqupf vu vjot vjsief....
Cav O jewi fupi tuni vjopht evmietv.
O vemlif vu nz dmoipv epf tjuxif jon e juniqehi O nefi. Xi vemlif ecuav xjev ji ot muuloph gus epf ji xepvt e tusv ug 'upmopi hemmisz' xovj
qsivvz nadj e hemmisz ug emm jot qeopvopht (ximm nutv ug vjin, og puv vjip on huoph vu jewi vu aqmuef 600 qodvasit..) up jot tovi vjev qiuqmi dep tii
ji xet vjoploph ecuav vjin cioph emqjecivobif, xjodj O dep fu.

ji dep ni $100 gus nz xusl O fof tu ges tu O vjopl ji't op. O'mm liiq zua emm qutvif xovj aqfevit evmietv iwisz xiil. Qmieti liiq nz edduapvecmi

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