has anyone ever did business with this guy? Read befoe you do.

Hey everyone, I wanted to get a wordpress blog made and there was a dp member by the name of XUAL. you may have heard about him he has been a member here for a while. he says hes a wordpress expert and can make custom wordpress themes and all that. So im like hmm he sounds good so i might want to hire him for my project. SO i contacted him thru his gmail and he got back at me and ask me about my project so i gave him all the details he should know i even gave him some other sites to look at to give him an idea. i asked him if he has a portfolio and hes said no so that was strike 1 for me because i know all designers keep a portfolio. then i asked if he works with partners so that way it will get done faster and hes says no not right now. anyways, he gave me a quote on the project so im like ok cool and he wanted the full payment up front and that was strike 2 for me. i know professional designer do not asked for full payment upfront theres always a payment plan. so we worked out a payment plan and it was i will give him 20% after he shows me a update. so he said ok cool i will show you and update in 1-2 days and i said ok i will speak with you then. 2 days has passed and still no update so i contacted him and he said "im sorry i was working on another project but im starting yours today" and i will give you and update in 1 day.. that was strike 3 for me but i still kept going with him. then the 1 days has passed so i contacted him again with the same question " where is the update" then he says " i have it on my computer im on my laptop right now so i cant send it but i will do it in 24 hrs beause i still have some things to do. So strike 4 for me but my dumb behind is still working with him. so 24hrs pass and still no update so i contacted him again asking wheres the update and he says "im sorry i will have it soon im half way done with the theme", then he claims how he works 16 hours a day and hardly have anytime and all this bull crap. so strike 5 and believe me it was the last strike. I told him i cannot hire him and hes so unprofessional. so he says i act like im the next google and im getting on him for being 1-2 days late.lol. it was longer then 1-2 days and why do i have to be the next google just to get a website built. Then i said what kind of designer doesnt have a portfolio? so i guess he got mad and said " designers that show portfolios are out to scam me and all this bull. then he was like let me tell you something. then i was like what and then he said " i work for a company and we are not allowed to put our names out there"lol i just started busting out laughing at the dude im like you said before you work alone and now you work for a company wow. Im soo happy i did not send this guy any money i would of been out of some money and pissed off. So i made sure i tole my dp members about this so you will think twice about doind business with this guy. if you know him and trust him then thats on you but i sure will not be doing business with him again.

Sorry for the long story i just thought i spread the news. also sorry if i misspelled anything i was trying to type fast because i had alot to say. im sure you will understand.

 

thanks for sharing it with us, i have a website to develop so i wont deal with him. what is his email?

 

he has two. one is he has alot of post saying hes a devloper so if you just search his name on dp he will pop up. he says he did dp members themes before but has no portfolio to proof it so i think hes just plain ole lieing.