I just finished my first bit of private consultation work. Basically I told the guy I'd do a website prototype free of charge, and if he's happy I'd continue w

I just finished my first bit of private consultation work. Basically I told the guy I'd do a website prototype free of charge, and if he's happy I'd continue with the "real" work. He was so happy with the prototype has wanted to use it in his production environment. After that he needed a few changes and enhancements and I think he's getting ready to demo it to his business partners as I type this. Post-mortem: No matter how simple the task seems it's usually more work than you anticipate. Stick to the requirements. I spent about 40% of my time implementing nice-to-haves that noone would probably use anyway. Proper documentation is paramount