Thank you Wayne.
And to you too, Ayin. I DID think about writing to you before I started this because I trust you totally about these things but, you always have a ton on your plate. So I just barreled ahead by my little lonesome self into uncharted territory. At first, I expected HIM to sort of suggest the design based on what I was hoping to do because I had given him lots of ideas and links and suggestions before even starting. But once I realized that wasn’t going to happen, I changed the plan and said let’s make this as simple and easy as possible. Mostly it was me driving the design, but when things kept coming back to me looking totally misaligned, or mismatched, or so obviously wrong, I wondered if he was over his head, or if I was going insane. Once he informed me he was having this “Fluid Engine problem,” well, that helped.
This guy was very nice, with a lot of experience doing Squarespace sites. He had just never used this editor thing which was new and apparently, causing issues and frustration/anger with a lot of other developers. (He sent me a link so I could read all the complaints for myself.) So I don’t think I was getting ripped off or anything, but I was just surprised he would send the final invoice with no explanation whatsoever.
I just sent an email to ask him for ”an accounting” (as stated would be provided on the proposal). I would like to see how much of his time was me asking for typical client changes, and how much of his time was him struggling with the editor thing. I’ll balk and pay anyway and will keep using him for future changes. It’s just an uncomfortable - and unexpected - chunk of change.
