25 dumbest client questions ever!

This is an extract from .Net magazine this month that I found very amusing Feel free to add your own "dumb" questions in response to this thread.

1. How can we get to the top of Google?

2. I understand we need to agree concept and structure ideas before starting the design process, but can you quickly show us what the web site will look like?

3. I don't know how I want it to look, but i'll know it when I see it.

4. Will people in America be able to view my site?

5. We want to give all our visitors their own password to enter the site.

6. Can my site be an XML one?

7. Why don't these links work (when viewing a JPEG)?

8. Can we animate this picture?

9. This is 6 weeks late, can I have a discount?

(funny conversation extract with this question below)

Client: This is 6 weeks late and I want a discount.
Designer: How much?
Client: 5 grand.
Designer: Fine. We can do that for you.
Client: Good, I would also like 8 CDs made with a copy of the site on each one.
Designer: No problem.
Client: How much would that cost?
Designer: About 5 grand.
Client: Yeah, okay.

10. I'm not too sure about that button. Could you make me 50 of them to choose from?

11. We want a site that plays DVD quality video, but we don't want to use video streaming and it must load instantly.

12. Can you incorporate photographs of our clients into the designs? (Of course, but not when they're 20gb BMP files!)

13. Can you make it look more like a powerpoint presentation, you know with cool sliding text?

14. The webpage doesn't fit in my screen, can you fix it so it does?

15. Why can't you just take the content from someone else's site?

16. What does the delete button do?

17. If I send you a fax with the text on, you can just scan it onto the homepage can't you?

18. Our web site doesn't load if I turn Javascript off. Can you fix this?

19. Can we enlarge our logo in that ad space?

20. Can you put our entire site into Comic Sans? It's our company font.

21. Why doesn't our site show up in French when I view the site from France?

22. How much will you do for free?

23. If my site isn't operational yet will the links still drive people to my site?

24. Why can't you build a site in a weekend? My son managed it.

25. How much is a web site?

All the above questions were asked to web designers from the UK, it just goes to show that there are people with a serious lack of knowledge. My favourite question has to be number 24, there is a big difference between a 3 page site created in front page and a site for a professional company.

I'd be interested to hear your "dumb" questions from clients you've had!

People really do say stupid things don't they. Number 3 has to be the most annoying type of thign to hear in my opinion, nothing worse than when someone comes to you wanted work doing but they dont know what it is they actually want

lmao there good

one i had was

cant you do the site first then i pay you

I would have to agree, The thing that annoys me the most is "You're the designer, let your creativity go wild." I used to think this was the best thing I could hear from a client but now my opinion has changed. Creativity is nothing without direction! Also If you do let your creativity go wild and the client hates it who is to blame?

Lol, some truly idiotic questions in there, i must go out and buy the .NET magazine one time .

lol funny stuff- i've been asked 17 millions of times

i can't veiw bush's site so question number 4 is not idiotic

lol some of those are pretty damn retarted lol

Lol, that little conversation is hilarius

I'd be interested in hearing some of everyones' responses to such questions