As the title says, life in today's world amazes me sometimes. Yesterday, I was contacted with the offer to produce two websites for two companies here in SmallTown, Mississippi. Everything regarding the websites was talked about and negotiated over email. I have never spoken directly to this woman, and I have no idea who she is or what she looks like.
It just amazes me how things like a business transaction can be totally taken care of over the internet these days. In one way, I appreciate this since I stumble over my words and make myself look like a fool when talking to a customer about money, but in another way, it seems so strange to me. These people trust me with their business, website, money, and sometimes credit cards without knowing who I am, what I look like, or if I'm even a real person. Instances like this just make me even more wary about giving my credit card details over the internet, but it doesn't seem to phase most people.
Now I'm just waiting for them to figure out that I'm not a real graphic designer....*
(*I'm kidding. Kind of. In school, I majored in fine arts with two semester of graphic design, so I feel like I have an eye for what colors go together, and how to make a website flow. However, I'm not skilled in HTML or any of those other computer languages it takes to make a website from the ground up. Honestly, I just plug and play in an already made template. I am totally honest with my customers and tell them this upfront, so if they want to keep paying me for this, I'm not complaining!)
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