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That lovely moment when a client calls out of the blue at 4:30PM (we close at 5), 3 weeks before scheduled launch and says, "My website goes down tomorrow so where are we at with the new site?" So...I scrambled all day today to get the site done and it turns out they don't even own their domain or control their DNS. (facepalm) They put in a 30 day cancellation with their current provider and didn't bother to mention we had barely 2 weeks to develop a full custom site.

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  • 4
    Eerily familiar. Then when they finally sort it they ask "what's an SSL?" adding even more delays.
  • 1
    Curious, why didn't you just knock up a holding page, sort out the domain stuff and stick to original schedule?
  • 2
    Because it's a car dealer and they can't have their inventory down. There's a lot more to it as well such as inventory exports to other places, etc that all would be down. Car dealership sites are a different breed.
  • 1
    You need a new PM.
  • 3
    I am the pm, developer, everything..They make us do it all. From the moment it leaves sales to the day it launches I'm responsible. Also, doing 10 sites at once. Some days I can't even code due to calls and emails. "/ I just want to code
  • 2
    Yes, you should be coding. With that many projects a dedicated PM would really help your company.
  • 0
    We've tried for years.. We got bought out a year ago by a huge company in Cali and they don't care.
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