Rule of thumb #593: Never put a 'rough draft' of a site online so the client can see it. I did this and the client said "It's perfect! Exactly what we're looking for!". It was a reeking turd, but it's now the final product.
Quote from same client during a meeting (it's a travel site):
client: "Can you make it sound like an airplane taking off?"
me: "Well, technically we can, but it will take an excessively long time for visitors to download the sound file."
client: "I don't want them to download it, I just want them to hear the airplane."
[This message has been edited by Catscape (edited 11-17-2000).]