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

From: Adam Barrington (AdamBarrington_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/10/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 07:33:03 -0700

> 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.

Hey Curt. Thanks for the insights.

>From what he's told me, he doesn't have any contract whatsoever with the
current company. I don't know how, but that's what he says. I've asked to
see ANYTHING he has in writing from them.

Also, how could I already be in trouble? I've only viewed the site they did
for him as any other web visitor would.

Adam

"Curt J Raddatz" wrote:

> 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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