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Subject:	Re: UKNM: Yell Awards
From:	Trevor May
Date:	Wed, 15 Jul 1998 15:40:28 +0100

Darren Wallace wrote:

> I didn't see it myself, but allegedly Eddie Cheng (Yellow Pages New Media
> Services Director) suggested that many agencies rip clients off by charging
> over-exorbitant fees for building websites. I understand that the figure of
> �100k was mentioned.
>
> Apparently, the interviewer then asked him what clients could do about it,
> whereapon Eddie recommended that they talk to Yellow Pages about its
> services which offered 'value for money'.

I'm sure in most instances you get what you pay for.

Yell's client sites are hardly cutting edge (in design or technology), are they?

http://www.shopyell.co.uk/fs/default.asp

http://www.salesforce-recruitment.co.uk/

http://www.yell.co.uk/sites/windband-instruments/

This also raises another important point: Now that Yell are "designers" should
they be hosting web design awards?

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Trevor May trevor