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Business / Re: False Information On New ₦100 Website (Photos) by Elgaxton(m): 7:31pm On Dec 27, 2014
PapTzy:
Just this morning, I got the opportunity to have a feel of the new ₦100 note. As a tech savvy individual, I decided to scan the bar code printed at the back of the new note. I was impressed at the cool use of technology as I was directed to the website of the new ₦100 note.

Going through the numerous photos on the web page, I came across a familiar picture. On a closer look, I realized that it was an aerial picture of the famous "Allianz Arena" stadium in Munich, Germany instead of the Akwa Ibom Stadium, Uyo.

The stadium is being paraded as an achievement of Nigerian government, showing the Nigeria of today. This misinformation is highly unintelligent and embarrassing.

Here's the link to the website : http://sites.visualead.me/ngp_new/#001

The web designer is just a learner seeking for attention.... even the images on the site are very very appaling
NYSC / Re: The Plight Of NYSC Members In Abuja by Elgaxton(m): 8:35am On Dec 27, 2014
PTDF in Area 11 doesn't reject corp members
Sports / Re: Photos: Super Eagles Star Buys $250,000 New Rolls Royce Ghost by Elgaxton(m): 8:31am On Dec 27, 2014
I smell an Amokachi style brewing...
Family / Re: Housemaid Serving The Husband: Is It Right Or Wrong? by Elgaxton(m): 6:18pm On Dec 06, 2014
Very wrong
Romance / Re: I Have Five Suitors And I Let My Boyfriend Know by Elgaxton(m): 5:56pm On Dec 06, 2014
@Op
The challenge with many people is that
they believe once some people are chyking them for marriage then they are ready. The question u should be asking is whether you OP is ready for marriage. No matter how you see it marriage will always be different from Boyfriend Girlfriend relationship. Its also possible ur bf is still watching to see if you are his partner for life.
Yes! your asking him about the marriage thingy is truly pressurizing him. If a man wants to marry u, he doesn't need some reminder / subtle threat. So relax ! That those 5 suitors are on board doesn't truly mean you are ready for marriage.
Politics / Re: Mandela's First Visit To Nigeria After Being Released In 1990 (video And Picture by Elgaxton(m): 8:44pm On Dec 05, 2014
Even with all these assistance dem no give Nigeria microphone to say anything for the man burial
Nairaland / General / Re: Rare Video of A Nairalander who Breathes Under Water by Elgaxton(m): 3:15am On Dec 03, 2014
This is really a rare feat... OP why not hook up with Guinness Book of Records

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Romance / Re: Can A Prostitute Make A Good Wife? by Elgaxton(m): 6:02pm On Dec 02, 2014
Yes she can make a very good wife. Prostitution is simply about sex... so if she can handle other wifey things well then she will be far better than so many ladies who are saint but cook or satisfy their husband's appetite for sex.

God even commanded a prophet to marry a prostitute. Hosea 1:1-2
Science/Technology / Re: Nigeria To Launch First Locally Made Satellite Into Space By 2018 - Minister by Elgaxton(m): 12:01pm On Dec 02, 2014
How far with NigComSat1 have they found it? Mssssssssssssssssssssssssssstcheew
Programming / Re: The 3 Types Of Developers You Will Find In Africa. Which 1 Are You? by Elgaxton(m): 10:37pm On Dec 01, 2014
davidsmith8900:
The past two years I’ve had the chance to interact with over 500+ developers on this African continent - I’ve attended Developer events across the continent from Kampala, Lagos, Accra, Nairobi and interacted with developers from Cairo, Kinshasa, Jo’bug, Maputo, Dar-es-salaam, Monrovia, Kigali, Juba, Lusaka and Dakar.

At events like GTUG’s, DevFests, Barcamps, Where camps, Google G Days, Hackathons, RHoK’s, University Talks, code-labs - name it, I’ve been there. So I feel confident to write about my findings. I have put thesedevelopers in 3 different categories with characteristics relating them to previous African dictators. From my findings i can say these are the kinds of developers you will find in Africa.

Developer Charles Taylor
Just like Charles Taylor , these developer’s strongest weapons are rape and torture of existing code. They willalways exploit existing tools to construct something to meet the client’s needs.

Developers in this category are the guys who have only mastered CMS’s (Content management systems) the likes of Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, concrete5 etc. These guys can edit and patch up the source code, they can tweak these platforms to what they really need them to do. They only edit, re-arrange, pull out, make few changes and have what they need. They can’t build a module from scratch or re-write one.

Just like Charle Taylor’s wealth, some thing i noticed also is that these guys are rich in work to showcase - sites, blogs, templates etc they have and can show you what they have done. At Tech events these guys have very little to contribute as they can’t really write code and work in groups. Something I’ve also noticed with these guys is that a few are moving to RAD platforms like cakephp, codeigniter. Most of the developers in this category write code in or understand PHP.

Developer Robert Mugabe
Just like Robert Mugabe these developers mostly have gone to school and passed through some British/colonial education (programming lessons). They have Microsoft certifications or have done some IT/CS schooling. They use any Microsoft tools given to them and they only know those tools. Developers under this category mostly run on Windows machines and code in Java and .Net Technologies. These guys have some good programming knowledge but purely base everything they do on what they learnt in school.

I’ve noticed that most of the people who win prizes at Tech/Coding events fall under this category. The thing I hate about these guys is that they are rigid, don’t try new things, stick to Java and .Net technologies and are not willing to learn new technologies. They are not into FOSS technologies and know nothing about **nix platforms. They don’t contribute to Open source initiatives so you won’t see them own github or Google code accounts, they have all their code on their laptops. The thing I like with these guys is that they get things done.

Developer Idi Amin
Just like Idi Amin a primary 3 drop-out who didn’t go to school but rose through the ranks in the army to reach far as to rule a Country, these developers mostly have learnt whatever skills they got on their own. I’ve noticed that they mostly own Linux / Mac Machines. They code in languages like Perl, Erlang, Bash, Python, PHP, C++ etc.

Just like Amin who declared him self President for life, these developers at Code events don’t like to be told what to do or how to do things, they just want to be left alone to figure out everything on their own. Something I’ve noticed with these guys is that they understand the OOP principles and can build modules from first principles (bottom - up). They also have another problem, they have nothing to showcase as most of their code / projects are incomplete.

On top of development these guys know basic Sys Admin on Linux platforms and for development, they go as far as understanding coding styles, re-factoring, code readability, Test driven development, Scrum, Modeling etc. These guys also care about nitty gritty things like memory and CPU usage etc.

Developers under this category also get things done but need lots of patience on your side, you need to take them delicately as they are easily offended. These are the kind of guys you will find sited in isolation at back of i-hub Nairobi , next to Pete’s coffee with dark screens and looking very busy like they are changing the world, yet they may just be installing a **nix patch.

The biggest problem with developers in this category is that they don’t have girlfriends and live all their lives on their laptops (including weekends) and some in the Bar.

All in all, I think most of the developers in Africa fall under the developer Charles Taylor and developer Robert Mugabe, that’s why the two most common languages used here in Africa are PHP and Java.

Original Post - http://thedatafugee..com/2012/11/the-3-types-of-developers-you-will-find.html

So what category do you fall under? If you aren't a developer then you don't have the right to critic anyone's work.
Religion / Re: 5 Myths About Spiritual Spouse by Elgaxton(m): 10:46pm On Nov 21, 2014
lastchild:
I didn't copy this from any book or site,this is simply out of my own experience from birth,those who have been following my threads(especially my diary) knows that this issue is almost what I'm in nairaland for.

These are five out of the uncountable myths about spiritual spouse which some pastors even use that is not truth


1. Someone can be initiated or assigned a spiritual spouse to....

This is absolutely not correct,the truth is that someone can send a spiritual spouse to be attacking you but not to marry you,the spiritual spouse the person is sending at you is actually his own or her own whom she/he has accepted just like queen yachikka always ask for my permission to attack my enemies

So no one can assign this spirits to marry you,the same way human is attracted to human that's the same way they are attracted to human,they make their choices,beside 80% of people with this issue is from birth

2... They are just spirit without flesh

Well this may sound strange and untrue,this spirits have the power to come on a flesh, have you forgotten that mami wata is a spirit but when you consult to see her live,she comes out with a flesh,so this spirit can touch you,move objects or even speak to you,the one on my neck presently has touched me severally,she even did now which is why I'm awake and use the opportunity to write this

3... They hate you that's why they are tormenting you

This is not true,the moment they hate you they'll flee from you,that's why where I went this morning for a solution,they suggested my last finger to be cut off so she'll dislike me,well I disagreed with them and left

The truth is,the more this spirit loves you the more he/she will be causing problems in your life because of jealousy,they don't want you to make money because money will bring women,they chase away men who wants to marry you because they feel jealous seeing someone taking you away,they have emotions like we do,that's why if you accepted them,they'll start opening ways for you,but devil will always be devil,the price you'll pay is bigger

4... If you ever have one it'll torment your life

Nope,not all of them,there are 2 types of this nephilim spirits, one that are only interested in having sex with you at nights,therefore they come and go,so whatever you do in your daily lives are not their business,that's why you see people who have sex in the dreams but is not bothered because their lives move the way it should

Second one is the ones that are attached to you,that is possessing you,they are anywhere you are,blocking favors,chasing away people they see as rival

5... They cause other spiritual abnormal behavior like masturbation and excessive anger..

Well this is true,very true but inside the truth there's a different truth,they actually invite these other spirits to work with them in damaging your life,since they don't have the ability to do it all,they can do what they can and invite spirits that specializes on the other , their two best friends are spirit of masturbation and spirit of anger

But these other spirits are weaker,that's why when you go for deliverance they run away first,they are the first changes you'll notice in your life because they leave easily,they were just invited while the oga kpatakpata go dey there dey form boss

But when these other ones left,they start following you around waiting for the gate to open so they'll enter,so what the one inside will start doing is projecting thought inside your mind,you'll always remember that girl you saw at the super market,how round her hips is,immediately you fall and masturbated,the gate will open and the one outside will enter and you start all over again


I laugh when many people commented on my threads saying this thing is not real,I laugh not because they are lying but because many of them saying so actually have this problem without being aware

*If you notice that you have sex in dreams... Please run

*if you don't remember your dreams..please run

*if your marriage/relationship is always breaking up and making up...please run

*if you always say things like I'll not marry in this life or phuck marriage,hmmm you are not the one saying it o...please run

* if you wake up at midnight feeling arouse... please run because he/she is still on that bed waiting for you to sleep

* if you be fine girl and you hardly get attention from guys,what he does in this case is standing in your front while you are moving ... Please run

*If your gf/bf always lost interest in you for no reason ... Please run


If you hardly get any girl,she does the same thing I explained above,moving in front of you while you are following her

The list is endless


Let me go and off the gen,its time to battle this demon,my dikc is not for her tonight.

Run to where exactly?
TV/Movies / Re: Throw Back: Cartoons We Grew Up With by Elgaxton(m): 9:51pm On Nov 19, 2014
Mightor, Captain Planet, and my favorite CENTURIONS.

yOGI bEAR, SWAT CATS
Family / Re: Something You Saw As A Child, That No One Saw Or Believes You Till This Day. by Elgaxton(m): 9:25pm On Nov 19, 2014
I saw Lady Koi Koi and Bush baby cheesy
Politics / Re: Benue Gov, Deputy In Auto Crash! by Elgaxton(m): 8:47am On Nov 15, 2014
Thank God no life was lost... Thank God
Webmasters / Re: Supreme Court Of Nigeria Website Hacked!!! by Elgaxton(m): 7:38pm On Nov 09, 2014
From the homepage of the site you will jusy know that the site is very hackable

Ugly graphics everywhere.

Check out the server error on the About us page.

Server Error in '/' Application.

Multiple types were found that match the controller named 'Profile'. This can happen if the route that services this request ('{controller}/{action}/{id}') does not specify namespaces to search for a controller that matches the request. If this is the case, register this route by calling an overload of the 'MapRoute' method that takes a 'namespaces' parameter.

The request for 'Profile' has found the following matching controllers:
Supremecourt.Controllers.ProfileController
SupremecourtMatter.Controllers.ProfileController

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.InvalidOperationException: Multiple types were found that match the controller named 'Profile'. This can happen if the route that services this request ('{controller}/{action}/{id}') does not specify namespaces to search for a controller that matches the request. If this is the case, register this route by calling an overload of the 'MapRoute' method that takes a 'namespaces' parameter.

The request for 'Profile' has found the following matching controllers:
Supremecourt.Controllers.ProfileController
SupremecourtMatter.Controllers.ProfileController

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:


[InvalidOperationException: Multiple types were found that match the controller named 'Profile'. This can happen if the route that services this request ('{controller}/{action}/{id}') does not specify namespaces to search for a controller that matches the request. If this is the case, register this route by calling an overload of the 'MapRoute' method that takes a 'namespaces' parameter.

The request for 'Profile' has found the following matching controllers:
Supremecourt.Controllers.ProfileController
SupremecourtMatter.Controllers.ProfileController]
System.Web.Mvc.DefaultControllerFactory.GetControllerTypeWithinNamespaces(RouteBase route, String controllerName, HashSet`1 namespaces) +366349
System.Web.Mvc.DefaultControllerFactory.GetControllerType(RequestContext requestContext, String controllerName) +485
System.Web.Mvc.DefaultControllerFactory.System.Web.Mvc.IControllerFactory.GetControllerSessionBehavior(RequestContext requestContext, String controllerName) +61
System.Web.Mvc.MvcRouteHandler.GetSessionStateBehavior(RequestContext requestContext) +137
System.Web.Mvc.MvcRouteHandler.GetHttpHandler(RequestContext requestContext) +33
System.Web.Mvc.MvcRouteHandler.System.Web.Routing.IRouteHandler.GetHttpHandler(RequestContext requestContext) +10
System.Web.Routing.UrlRoutingModule.PostResolveRequestCache(HttpContextBase context) +9737580
System.Web.Routing.UrlRoutingModule.OnApplicationPostResolveRequestCache(Object sender, EventArgs e) +82
System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +136
System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +69

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.34237
Politics / Re: President Jonathan Pictured At Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by Elgaxton(m): 10:36pm On Nov 05, 2014
He's so cute in Suits. He should stop the Native baffs abeg

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Art, Graphics & Video / Re: Who Dies In This Picture? by Elgaxton(m): 10:47pm On Nov 03, 2014
Except the D guy squats which is hardly possible, He's a dead man
Education / Re: 10 Most Marketable Courses In Nigeria by Elgaxton(m): 2:15pm On Oct 25, 2014
Believe it or not the only marketable course is the one for which you have passion for. If you think I'm lying then ask Bill gates

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Business / Re: Gtbank Internet Banking Issues by Elgaxton(m): 2:11pm On Oct 25, 2014
its not GTB, its a thing with the so-called network providers of our internet services.

Glo opens some sites while Mtn doesn't open them vice versa. I believe you were browsing with MTN that's why.

Na the new thing wey all of them learn be that.
Family / Re: BEATING YOUR KIDS; Discipline Or Abuse? by Elgaxton(m): 6:38am On Oct 23, 2014
IMO I dont think people without kids can really say the truth about this topic since they are inexperienced.

I dont beat, I spank them with a goood cane and they all know and call the cane Dr Do Good.

Talking doesn't work that much for kids
Celebrities / Re: Google Removes Linda Ikeji's Blog by Elgaxton(m): 11:37pm On Oct 08, 2014
I don't think google just pulled down the site at an instant, they must have sent her a warning of some sort to warn. I guess she didn't reply them explaining the true position of things. She should have consulted a web personnel like us smiley or someone who's be in the game for long and understands how the web operates. Whichever, it will only make her stronger.
Art, Graphics & Video / Re: 13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations by Elgaxton(m): 10:05am On Oct 03, 2014
erad:

[b]The hardest part of design is presenting work. You can’t even argue about this. I’ve seen people who did amazing work get up in front of a client and lay eggs. I’ve also seen people do alright work and work clients around their little finger. Optimally, you want to do good work and present it well. But I’d rather have a good designer who can present well than a great designer who can’t. In fact, I’d argue whether it’s possible to be a good designer if you can’t present your work to a client. Work that can’t be sold is as useless as the designer who can’t sell it.

And, no, this is not an additional skill. Presenting is a core design skill.

The first time I presented design to a client I absolutely choked. I put the work in front of them and stood there like an idiot. It was humiliating. The next time was a little easier. And the time after that, well, you get the idea. I have done every one of the things on this list. I’m sharing them with you in the hopes that they’ll spare you a humiliating experience or two. It’ll take time.[/b]


[size=14pt]1. Seeing the client as someone they have to please[/size]
Your client hired you because you are the expert at what you do. They are the expert at the thing they do. And you have been brought in to add your expertise to the client’s expertise to help them accomplish their goal. (If you’re presenting work and unclear on what that goal is we have a bigger problem than this article is going to address.) What they didn’t hire you to do is make them happy[/b], or be their friend. Your decisions should revolve around achieving that goal, not pleasing the client. And while you should do everything in a professional and pleasing manner, never conflate helping the client achieve their goal with making them happy.

They will ask you to do things that run counter, in your expertise, to achieving the goal. Your job is to convince them otherwise. In the end, they will be better served if you see yourself as the expert they believe they hired. And while this may result in some unpleasant conversations during the project, having unpleasant conversations is sometimes part of the job. Doing the wrong thing to avoid an unpleasant conversation doesn’t do either of you any favors in the long run.

[size=14pt][b]2. Not getting off your ass
[/size]
This is your room. Your first job is to inspire confidence. Not just confidence in your work, but also confidence in your client that they hired the right person. Every interaction is an opportunity to reaffirm their decision in hiring you. Get off your ass and lead this meeting. You’ll seem more confident if you’re standing up. Your voice will carry better. Be the authority on design your client hired. Work the room. Walk to where you’re needed. Being on your feet will allow you to walk from person to person as they ask questions, simultaneously making you look more confident and allowing for more intimacy.

It should go without saying that you dressed nicely and your hands are out of your pockets. Now run your presentation, sport.

[size=14pt]3. Starting with an apology[/size]
Do not start the presentation with an apology or disclaimer.

No matter how much more you had hoped to present, by the time you get in that room, whatever you have is exactly the right amount of work. Any resetting of expectations should have been handled before the meeting.

Obviously, don’t do anything that you’ll need to apologize for. Like showing up late. Or forgetting an adapter. Or spilling coffee on your new white shirt.

And if you’re really not prepared for the meeting, then better to cancel it than to waste your clients’ time. (You can get away with that exactly once during a project.)

But by the time you are in that room, be ready to present strong and to exude confidence.

[size=14pt]4. Not setting the stage properly[/size]
You have gathered all of these busy people together. They probably have other things to do. So let them know why they are in this presentation. Let them know they are a necessary and important part of the conversation. People like feeling needed. And they hate having their time wasted.

Start the meeting by thanking them for their time. Let them know what their role will be. Why they’re here. What you’ll be showing them. And what kind of participation you need from them. This is your opportunity to make them feel like the experts they are.

Let them know what stage of the project you’re in. Give a very brief reminder of what the last stage was, how it helped you get to this stage, and how the presentation you’re in now will help move the project forward.

[size=14pt]5. Giving the real estate tour[/size]
Never explain what they can obviously see right in front of them. They can all see the logo on the top left. They can all see the search box. There is absolutely nothing more boring than a designer walking a client down the page, listing all the things they can already see.

Pull up. You don’t sell a house by talking about sheetrock. You sell it by getting the buyer to picture themselves in the neighborhood.

Sell the benefits of the work. Sell how the work matches to the project’s goals. Sell how their new site is going to crush their competitors and make them all rich beyond their wildest dreams.

And while every decision on that page should have been made with the benefit of data and good research, people are irrational creatures who don’t make decisions based on data and research. They make them based on stories. So find your story and tell it.

[size=14pt]6. Taking notes[/size]
You’re too busy giving a presentation to take notes. You’re on stage. Ask someone else to take notes for you. And then post them for the client to review after the meeting so you can agree you heard the same thing.

[size=14pt]7. Reading a script[/size]
I’m already asleep.

You need to convince your client that you’re excited about what you’re showing them. Let’s be honest here. This is a show. There’s a little smoke and mirrors. There’s a little Barnum. Not so much that it’s a clown show, but enough that you’re building up some excitement. Work towards a crescendo. There’s little difference between a designer presenting work and a DJ working a crowd. You are selling design.

So have your facts straight. Have your homework done. Have your data at hand. Know why you’ve made the choices you’ve made. Have notes nearby if you need to refer to them, but you shouldn’t be sitting near your notes anyway. (Remember, you’re walking the room.) But work all of these around an exciting narrative. And practice it enough that you know it going in.

Be a scientist when you work, and a snake charmer when you present.

[size=14pt]8. Getting defensive[/size]
You are not your work and your work is not you. It is not an extension of you and it is not your personal expression. It is work product done to meet a client’s goals. The client is free to criticize that work and tell you whether he believes it has met those goals or not. You are free to disagree with him. And you are expected to be able to make a rational case for those disagreements. But you are not allowed to get all butthurt about it. This is a job.

There’s a difference between defending the work, and getting defensive. The latter is personal, it happens when you’re seeing the criticism as a reflection of yourself. Guess what, sport? Good people do bad work sometimes.

So when the client starts critiquing the work, listen to what they are saying. Don’t feel like you have to defend all of their decisions then and there. You also don’t have to promise them anything then and there. Sometimes it’s best to sit on it for a while. It’s perfectly fine to say something like “That’s interesting feedback. Let me think about it.”

[size=14pt]9. Mentioning typefaces[/size]
Clients don’t give a shit about typefaces. And if they do, they’ll ask.

The thing I’ve heard most often from clients is “I don’t know anything about design.” (They’re wrong, btw.) This is their way of telling you they’re uncomfortable. They hate feeling uncomfortable, and you do too. It’s on you to get them back into their comfort zone, which is the thing they’re experts in — their business. Which is great, because that’s something you are not an expert in. It’s great to have one in the room. There’s already a design expert in the room — you!

So when presenting the work, talk about it in terms that relate to their business. Talk about how the decisions you made as the design expert match up to the goals of the project. Then your client can judge those as the subject matter they are.

But the color, the type, the design shit — you’ve got that. If you ask them for their opinion on design don’t come crying to me when they give it to you, and you’re all like, “They don’t know anything about design!” They warned you!

[size=14pt]10. Talking about how hard you worked[/size]
The worst feedback you can get from a client is “Wow. It looks like you worked really hard on this!”

Stop using your work like a time card. If you did it right, it looks like it was effortless. It looks like it’s always existed. And the client will probably be irritated that they paid you for 30 hours of work to do something that looks like it took an hour. Which it did. They’re just not seeing the 29 hours of bad design that got you to that one hour of good design. And for the love of god, please don’t show them those 29 hours of bad design. A presentation is a shitty place for a sausage-making demonstration and you’ll just come across as a defensive, unsure person needing validation.

Sell the f*ck out of that one hour of good design — most people can’t do ten minutes of it.

[size=14pt]11. Reacting to questions as change requests[/size]
“Why is this green?”

“I can change it!”

I don’t really need to go any further into this one, do I? Just answer the question as asked. You should be able to answer that.

[size=14pt]12. Not guiding the feedback loop[/size]
There’s only one question worse than “What do you think?” (It’s coming up.)

Ever hear a designer scream about a client giving them the wrong type of feedback? I have. At which point I ask them if they told the client what kind of feedback they were looking for and they just pull the panda hat over their head to hide their anger.

Most clients have absolutely no idea what kind of feedback you’re looking for. And there’s no reason why they would. They do not do this every day. They don’t have the training that you do. Nor do they need it, because guiding them towards the right type of feedback is part of your job. (Anything that helps you do your job is part of your job.) Know what you want before you call the meeting, and then guide the meeting toward that goal.

So during the presentation feel free to slap your hands together and say “This is the kind of feedback I’m looking for today!” Here are some suggestions for guiding questions:

Does this reflect your brand?
Does this reflect your users’ needs as we discussed in the research?
Does this reflect your current ad strategy?
Keep the feedback questions about things that they’re the subject matter expert in. I have absolutely no doubt that they’ll give you feedback on color and type and all the other stuff you didn’t want anyway. Which you should take with a grain of salt. But that other stuff is the feedback you can’t move forward without.

Which brings us to the absolute worst question of all:

[size=14pt]13. Asking “Do you like it?”[/size]
Dear sweet lord in heaven above and all his angels, you just gave away the farm. They are no longer viewing you as an expert. You are no longer their equal in expertise. You are no longer the person they feel comfortable enough writing a check to. Even if they don’t realize it, all of these things just happened. You are now reduced down to a small child showing your dad a picture of the cat and hoping he deems it worthy enough to put on the fridge anchored by his magnetic Las Vegas bottle opener.

The client didn’t hire you to make something they liked, and something they like may not be the thing that leads to their success. So do not conflate the two. This point needs to be driven home from the very beginning of the project. And nowhere is this message more undermined than using language that leads them down a subjective path.

…and one weird trick that you won’t believe works every time.
Learn the client’s goddamn name.


Source: https://medium.com/@monteiro/13-ways-designers-screw-up-client-presentations-51aaee11e28c


Hi, if they didn't hire you to make them happy then I wander why you were hired at all. let me fill you in on some info, some clients don't know what they want and as such they don't care what you give them. Most of the kind of clients want you to copy someone's job and that's it. I once had a client who I designed a website for... You know want she wanted, just recreate House of Tara's website. I told her point blank that doing that will only make see tara in her brand and not her personal brand. It took some convincing to make her see reasons and understand. Now she's enjoying the work i did for her.

Nigeria is a different kind of market, the things we call professional doesn't really apply to some clients here. I remember being broke for years because I was following some ethics of the business like getting contract documents, signing this and that. They always had a way of dodging this except for well educated ones and as a result I had to realign my style. It worked for me.
Family / Re: What Was Your Nickname As A Child? by Elgaxton(m): 9:51am On Oct 03, 2014
Mine was: Bob No Gain in Trouble, and my present username on this forum. wink
Phones / Re: Apple Fans Around The World Finally Get The Iphone 6 (PICTURES) by Elgaxton(m): 10:22pm On Sep 20, 2014
If it were to be a Nigerian product, they will say Apple is using jazz.

Abegi jor brand na brand
Celebrities / Re: "Goldie Keeps Telling Me That I Know Who Killed Her" - Denrele by Elgaxton(m): 10:50pm On Sep 19, 2014
Bonaguy: [img]http://1.bp..com/-3q529Al4r5k/VBvjFgThacI/AAAAAAAAbRg/i4lubfzaUwY/s280/2_3_edit-748293.jpg[/img]

Late Goldie's best friend, Denrele Edun in a recent interview with Sahara TV said that he kept seeing Goldie in his dreams and she always says he know who killed her...

"I kept seeing her in my dreams and she keeps telling me you know who killed me and you are not doing anything about it. I'm not kidding. You know these things, we don't actually believe in (the) Supernatural. I have a friend who can bear me witness to that. And then I have to call my mom who prayed.." he said

http://www.gistmetro.com/2014/09/goldie-keeps-telling-me-that-i-know-who.html



So who killed her?
Business / Re: Why Linda Ikeji Makes More Money Than Nairaland by Elgaxton(m): 10:03pm On Sep 17, 2014
I dont think there's any reason to compare Linda Ikeji with Nairaland.

One is strictly profit based with advertorial pictures everywhere while the other is purely an information,

help/fun based. I bet you if Seun decides to go strictly business with Nairaland he will DUST LKB by far.

Just one question: Amongst these two sites who deserves an award?

One who has made money or one who has helped people make money? Go to the job section here and read the testimonies for yourself
Politics / Re: Defence Headquarter Declares Airforce Alpha Jet Missing by Elgaxton(m): 9:58pm On Sep 14, 2014
I thought Nigeria had a satelite Nigcomsat, let's activate it, rewind the images of the last time it was seen. It is well.
Politics / Re: Nigerian Military Release Photos From The Battle In Konduga by Elgaxton(m): 9:27pm On Sep 13, 2014
You guys should learn how to read post before making comments abeg. Read the post again

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Education / Re: 10 Youngest People Ever To Achieve A Doctorate Degree by Elgaxton(m): 1:44am On Sep 07, 2014
We will produce ours in Naija when ASUU stops the striking, NEPA becomes stable, Schools like UniUyo understands the difference between part time and full time
Foreign Affairs / Re: Liberia's Ebola Bodies Abandoned On Streets by Elgaxton(m): 10:31pm On Aug 05, 2014
Toaskarity: JESUS cry cry

Nothing works in my fathers land africa
Medicine to cure their own disease, they cant produce..
Disease they can't control either..

Jst use atomic bomb nd take africa out of this world atleast less poverty to worry about nd less disease to worry about too..

EDITED FOR HATERS TO KEEP HATING: Africa is as useless to this world as Mikel Obi is to Super eagles

If you haven't done a thing to bring about a solution then you have no right to say a thing about Africa.

We are all in this together, if you like make you dey Jericho
Religion / Re: Boy Suspended From School For Reading Bible During Recess by Elgaxton(m): 6:15am On Jul 31, 2014
America! God's own Country tongue
NYSC / Re: My Experience With A Corper In Abuja by Elgaxton(m): 11:45pm On Jul 29, 2014
ritux: I hope this is in the right section.

Just yesterday 28th July, I was driving towards Gwarinpa, there is this flyover bridge that turns directing you towards Gwarinpa/Kubwa express road if you are coming from Nnadi Azikiwe express way.

As I was driving round the bridge turning towards Kubwa, I saw this car parked by the side of the road with the bonnet open and there was this guy dressed with the complete NYSC uniform stranded. Out of pity, I pulled over and the guy ran to me. Without asking, he told me he just ran out of fuel and that he doesn't have any cash with him.

I decided to help and I asked him how we gonna do it. He said he has a keg in his car. So I told him to get it because I was actually heading towards the new NNPC mega station to get petrol for my car and my generator before getting home. Just as I came down from the bridge, he said there is a place close by he can get to buy from black market since it will be difficult for him to come back. So I stopped and gave him 700 naira. He thanked me and came down. As I was going, I looked through my mirror and I saw him trying to cross to the opposite side of the road.

Fast forward to today 29th July, I was driving through same route and saw same guy dressed with same NYSC uniform on same spot with his bonnet open again. Immediately he saw me, he turned his face. I pulled over and started reversing. He started waving to me to go. The next thing, he jumped into his car and speed off heading towards Kubwa. I chased him but could not get him him because I entered into the fast lane and he was on the service lane. After I passed him, he turned into some street and I could not come.

I think he just stands there extorting money from people. But I know one day, I will catch up with him again.

Abuja residents beware. This are the types that can pretend to be NYSC members by putting on the uniform and rob unsuspecting citizens on the highways.

It used to be a woman that was doing this same thing at Utako with a Toyota Camry 2008 model.

I can see its now a big time business

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