Setting up an estore... am I in over my head?

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I just agreed to make a wordpress eCommerce store for a client (I'm using elegant themes) and when it came to price I suggested $200 (I was originally doing these sites for free, just going off hosting commisions). There are maybe 15 items and the woman is crazy. I'm not getting hosting commission. Should I go through with the deal or am I not experienced enough/not worth it for the money?
 
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Dude I deal with clients all day.... Pass on the crazy ones and save your self the pain!

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Go for it. IMO a lil low at 200 using Elegant+cart
If you already sensed crazy maybe extend your times and establish change orders in contract.
Twenty bux her to death if she goes sour.
Personally it's my friends/family that get me pissy...
 
Just get the job done as soon as possible. Fullfill your part, finish the site, collect your money and move on. If she wants more changes, customizations, whatever...charge accordingly.

Next time either charge more money or turn down the client BEFORE you agree to do the work. It's bad business to bail out on a project you agreed to do.
 
You need to deliver what you agreed to however you can do the following:

Tell them your busy and the project will take a long time to deliver so the contract would need to be updated. Then if they need it done quick, be more than professional and provide a full refund + apology and provide one of your competitors who has better rates than you who can deliver.

That way they won't post negative feedback about you, we all get backed up and providing customer service like this should not hurt you. Then, if they still want to use you, you have a lot more time to get the project done. "Try and get it done ahead of time". Based on your expirence with this person you can choose to work with them in the future or not.

I've been in this situation more than once and it sucks, the above way works best which I wish I had known even a year ago.

Good luck!
 
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Dude I deal with clients all day.... Pass on the crazy ones and save your self the pain!

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My expirience also.
Let the crazies go...
Trust me: its not worth in the long run!
 
Unless it's your first client, pass on it. Will she give you referrals? Is it good for your portfolio? Are you spending more than 4 hours working on it? IMHO it's not worth the headache. Pass and go for others.
 
There's a lot of decent advice in this thread already, but I'll jump in to agree that:

a) You should never take on crazy clients unless they are paying you exceptionally well or you are very desperate for work, and

b) You should be charging far more than $200 to set up an entire e-commerce store for someone.

Remember - she's going to come back the second she wants a product added or something changed, and you should be charging her for this at a respectable hourly rate.
 
Curious, should the fact that OP is using wordpress to set up the e-commerce store, rather than designing one himself, mean that a person should be charged more or less or the same as setting up a commerce store from scratch?
 
Deleted member 84902, when selling your sites focus on the benefits to the persons business that the site will provide, thats all they care about. If you can increase their profits by x% then they will not care if it is custom build or from a template.

That said, if you are using a template you can complete the site more easily, which gives you more flexibility to negotiate down if necessary.
 
I think you go through with this deal. Crazy clients are the best experience you may have. You can learn a lot and avoid many mistakes in the future.
 
An e-commerce site for $200 is insane. Wordpress +just about any e-commerce plugin will only give you fits in the end. Use cart66 if you must (Cost around $75). SSL certificate will be around $50 to $60 as well. WP-Ecommerce and Tribulant have major problems so try to avoid using them if possible. I would call 10 more clients and get a better project. Up your prices!
 
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