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title: Engine Summit - Count to 10 and Say Yes
date: 2011-06-08T00:00:00+01:00
author: John Henry Donovan
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# Engine Summit — Count To 10 And Say Yes

Posted on 08th June, 2011

We have all been there. A client emails and makes an unreasonable feature request. Our first response after the explosion of expletives would be to say no. But let’s count to 10 and rescue the situation.

Note this article was posted 15 years ago so techniques may not work anymore.

John Henry talks about breaking down these requests and translating them into clever ExpressionEngine architecture using real world examples.

He shows how he converts a client’s idea into a chargeable item and impress them in the process.

Lateral thinking plays a fundamental part when developing an ExpressionEngine website and John Henry teaches you how to use this to your advantage.

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