Re: .asp vs. .htm and SCARED TO DEATH BECAUSE OF NEW OPPORTUNITY

From: Curt J Raddatz (curt.raddatz_at_ocsc.com)
Date: 08/10/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 08:10:30 -0400

Do your friend a huge favor - do NOT become his webmaster. As someone else
said, you will no longer be friends if you do. You need to recognize that
you are completely unqualified for a web site of this size and complexity
and in fact, you can't even fully assess the complexity because you don't
have access to the files that make up the web site. As important as it is
to know what you can do for a client its equally important to know what your
limitations are. If you want to help your friend, do the following.

1) Raise a stink with the current company. He's paying good money, he
should get good service. If that fails, go to step 2.

2) Look at the contract he has with the existing company. It should state
whether the intellectual property (the files making up the web site) belong
to your friend or the design company. If they belong to the design company,
you're in big trouble already. If the files are the property of your
friend, ask the web design company for a copy of all the files on a CD.

3) Do some leg work to find other web design companies that might meet his
needs.

"Adam Barrington" <AdamBarrington@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:9276CEAB-5455-4F11-99F1-948792BD53A5@microsoft.com...
> I've been asked by a friend of mine to explore the possibility of becoming
> his webmaster. He is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host with
quite
> a following. He's currently with a large web design firm, but is not
happy
> because he's not getting his site updated on a regular basis even though
he's
> paying a monthly retainer. That being said, I'm new to this business and
I'm
> kind of freaked out. I've looked at his site and they use .asp extensions
as
> opposed to .htm. What's the difference between the two? Is .asp better
than
> .htm?
>
> I also noticed that he's currently got some FLASH animation on his site.
> Should I be scared?
>
> Adam

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