December 2005
Many of my clients want to hire a salesperson. They figure they are not very good at selling, so why not hire somebody. In my opinion, this can be a huge mistake. Here’s why: 1. Salespeople... Read More
Quick one – knocked up a list of “dangerous” functions and functionality in PHP, in relation to the use of UTF-8, available at http://www.phpwact.org/php/i18n/utf-8. These are for a... Read More
Thanks for great input and posts on the recent blog about how not to do a sales call. Since someone asked, here is how I do a sales call: 1. I pick a few companies that I want to do work for. 2. I... Read More
Update (Dec 3): first should point out opinions expressed here I my own and I take responsibility for them – they are not Sitepoint’s or Maarten’s. In retrospect should have... Read More
I’m not a big fan of offering free work to clients, but I know that sometimes some of you do that with good reason. But if you must volunteer, please treat your assignment as if it were paid... Read More
