Ha, ok lets clear something up.
1. You should not view yourself as a middle man, you may be new at this but let me give you some FREE advice, middlemen tend to have to dodge alot. You need to step into your position as coordinator and make sure the client and the others involved stick around to see the project through.
2. Take every project you are hired to do as an opportunity to grow, try to learn as much as you can about each phase so in the future you can eliminate a few and handle them yourself.
3. The 'ball' as you put it, realistically must be in the court of the person paying. You know how much to, and not to burden the client with to keep from pushing him away, at the same time you can't push everything off on the designer or developer as it was not his idea that sparked the project in the first place.
So to proceed, lets move onto the project scope and project developement demo site.
I will develope a nice developement site for this project which will be broken into 3 main areas:
1. Outline of entire project scope from initial discussion phase to launch phase so that you will have a better idea of what needs to be done.
2. The demo sites, these demo sites will give you a detailed view of the available options/products we are willing to incorporate into your project, you explore the admin area control panel, and front end visitor views, and decide what you do and don't like about each one.
3. Track and detail area, this will house the descisions we make for changes throughout the project and determine how it will or will not effect the scope.
This phase is important as it will help mesh the ideas of you and your client with the developers.
I will require payment for this phase for a total on your part of $30.00: Terms:
start a $5.00 question and add a $25.00 Bonus.
Entitle the question:
"Project Scope and Demo Site Developement"
Keep in mind that this price is well below what most individuals would charge you, I am willing to do it for this price only to secure future progress, and none of the code for this sites developement will leave the server I put it on.
Thanks,
Shane
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