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I am an honest, hard-working, loyal, dedicated, multi-talented, and experienced individual. I have excellent communication, management, and organizational skills. I always aim to exceed my clients' expectations in every project that I undertake.

Be honest and keep your word and we'll have no problems working together.

     
Business Code of Ethics
Client Profile Pages
Hours of Operation
Hourly Rate
Deposits & Invoicing
Overtime Hourly Rate
Verbal and Formal Business Agreements
Delinquent Accounts
The Tax Man
Disclaimer
A bit more information about Guy Mercier

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Business Agreement

Effective October 15, 2010

$50.00 per hour is the basic hourly rate for graphic design and web services delivered by Guy Mercier. A reduced rate of $35.00 per hour is offered to small start businesses or not-for-profit organizations. The reduced rate must be agreed upon prior to starting any request to be completed or proposed with concepts or "live" web samples.

Business Code of Ethics

Key Values

  • Honesty
  • Respect

Acknowledgements to queries

You must acknowledge and answer the questions that are sent to you via email, voicemail, or in person relating to the production of the request(s).

Notification must be provided if:

  • you are unable to keep your appointment;
  • you are unable to make your payment;
  • you are unable to provide the information requested during production; and
  • you are unable to keep the Verbal or Formal Business Agreement.

PLEASE NOTE: Guy Mercier and GuyMercier.com reserves the right to refuse clients that do not agree to this Business Code of Ethics.

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Client Profile Pages

GuyMercier.com provides Production Logs for all clients. It contains account information, product information, critical information, important messages, production hours, mock-ups, etc... It is a useful location for clients to download files such as: logos; graphics; and Acrobat PDF Files.

The Client Profile Pages can only be accessed with a valid Username and Password. Guy Mercier or a representative of GuyMercier.com will send you an email with a temporary Username and Password to access the Production Log.

Any item listed under the Production Hours that the client does not agree with may be challenged. Otherwise, the invoices will go out each Friday. Invoices are due upon receipt.

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Hours of Operation

Business hours of operations are from noon till 9PM, Monday to Friday.

GuyMercier.com does most of its uploading and testing off peak hours to ensure any errors can quickly be corrected before the mass media notices any coding or programming errors.

No business telephone calls left over a weekend or passed 9PM will be addressed unless it is an emergency. Should the telephone be answered after normal business hours of operations, you will given the opportunity to call back to leave your message.


Noon till


9:00 PM

PLEASE NOTE: This is also the home of Guy Mercier. Business calls answered after business hours will not be answered or expect to get a response unless the situation is an emergency or critical to the project.

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Hourly Rate

Guy Mercier and GuyMercier.com charges $50.00 per hour for the work performed. A special rate of $35.00 per hour will be provided for small start-up companies and not-for-profit organizations.

I am a small business owner trying to earn an honest living doing what I love to do. The price is non negotiable. All projects with Verbal Business Agreements are priced within this basic hourly rate. This is my only source of income apart from the occasional short term government contract(s).

The amount of work required to produce online products is often under estimated by clients. Print products are cheaper to produce. Web products have more technical requirements that is often invisible to the online visitor or the client. 75% of the production of a web product is working with code and scripts. What you see, will only be seen, once the associated files are uploaded to the correct server. Tests, corrections, and adjustments are made after testing and before presenting to the client.

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Deposit & Invoicing

Deposits will be requested for any Active production item quoted or valued to exceed $750.00 in production costs. This will ensure your project will be added to the GuyMercier.com production schedule. Deletion of all online production items will be immediately deleted if final payment is not received.

Invoices will be sent at the end of every business week for the amount shown on the GuyMercier.com Client Production Hours page. Payments are due upon request unless otherwise agreed or specified.

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Overtime Hourly Rate

Overtime is set at $75.00 per hour. It will apply for any request required to be delivered over a weekend or overnight.

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Verbal and Formal Business Agreements

Verbal and Formal Business Agreements are required to follow and adhere to this Formal Business Agreement.

PLEASE NOTE: If the scoop of the project changes during the production stage, Guy Mercier and GuyMercier.com reserves the right to stop production. An alternate agreement most be arranged before production can be resumed. The project will also be halted if it exceeds 40% of the agreed price.

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Delinquent Accounts

Failure in providing final payment may result in the closure of your site. Any client removing access to the web server before receiving the final payment will be met with severe consequences. I have no problems going to the media or seeking a lawyer to rectify the matter. I have Zero tolerance running after clients to get them to pay their invoices.

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The Tax Man

As my yearly sales do not yet exceed $30,000 in revenue, I am not obligated to collect or charge for taxes on my invoices. I do have a valid GST number and report all my income. Invoices and pertinent documents will be supplied to the client. They can then be used against their tax reports.

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Disclaimer

Yes, I have read the terms of the Business Agreement outlined above. Guy Mercier and GuyMercier.com reserves the right to stop all projects that are not adhering to the basic rules outlined above. By pressing the Agree button below, you will be expected to respect, follow, and honor this Business Agreement until the project is completed and delivered. This Business Agreement whether accepted verbally or formally is non-negotiable.

 

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A bit more information about Guy Mercier

Guy's Strengths Include:

  • attention to detail;
  • organizational and restructural;
  • quick assessment;
  • web site management;
  • provides recommendation to improve content or key communication messages;
  • broad knowledge of several computer programs and platforms;
  • broad knowledge of several scripting languagues;
  • content writing;
  • english proofing;
  • qualitycontrol; and
  • loves his work.

Guy's Talents

  • Graphic Design
  • Web Design
  • Web Development and Management
  • 3D Illustration and Animation
  • Photography
  • Communications

 

Guy's Weaknesses

  • Uses email more then he should.
  • Includes those whom he thinks needs to know about a particular point in an email.

What might bother you

  • He'll say or write about what he thinks or thinks you should know.
  • Does not react well to bullies or abuse.
  • Has no patience for lies and deception.
  • His honesty.

Guy's Volunteer Work

Guy Mercier is an associate member of the Ottawa Therapy Dogs. He offers his graphic design and web talents to this great not-for-profit organization. He is the official webmaster and Graphics Standards Administrator for the association.

Guy had also volunteered his services for Capital Crime Writers and Bloody Words 2009.

Guy's Personal Work Ethics

Guy aims to exceed his clients' expectations. He loves to hear "WOW". Kudos' are always well received. He can handle constructive criticism. He will always offer his opinion and will often provide a sample to help clarify his points or recommendations he's proposing. A solution driven techno artistic techno geek.

He likes to encourage people to do what they love to do. Encourage people to find their own passion. Pride and satisfaction of a job well done with happy clients. What more can a guy ask for?

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In summary, he's resourceful, experienced, multi-talented, highly-skilled, creative, and passionate with a low threshold for deceptions.

 
         
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