Today, I removed a few items from my portfolio. A former client requested that they be removed and so I did with no questions asked.

Former? Yeah, I decided to drop the client after learning that I was working at a rate of less than $20 per job on my last jobs for them and that includes web and print work like websites, brochures, posters, etc. I conferred my decision to my wife (she scolded me bad when I told her about the rate) and a few friends and they were right, even with my shortcomings, a rate of less than $20 for a website is hitting the ground bad specially with today’s peso-dollar exchange rate of P39 to a dollar ($20 would only be less than P800).

Well, I have no problems taking the items down because I can always replace them with new ones besides I’ll never use the unfair rate issue as a leverage against anyone. In fact, I never use anything against anyone. I’m the type who’ll just walk away and say nothing and that’s exactly what I did. I walked away and stopped communicating.

Right now I’m working on a car dealer site and I’ve already received another request to do another site. Another client also sent a request to redo 3 more sites for them as well. So, replacing those items I took down won’t be too hard. In fact, I still have hundreds of designs waiting to be put up I just can’t find the time to work on them.

Now, if I can only get my hands on a new computer then all my work will be much, much easier and faster too. Anyone want to donate a brand new computer with at least 4GB of RAM?