The irritations of having IT “know how”

This is a typical msn conversation, has happened to me many many times already.

First, being polite contacts who don’t talk to me unless they need my help, they will start with this standard opening.

TheGuy@hotmail.com said (9:38 AM):

u create using php ? is it diffcult?

what kind of software or programming u used? its take how long?

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

php

made in 2 days

use notepad.

TheGuy says:

wow

so how is the hit rate like?

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

not sure nv check lol

its released for fun

TheGuy says:

hehe

is it hard?

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

hm how do u define hard

TheGuy says:

does it take alot of sKills to do such website?

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

everything can be learnt from the internet

TheGuy says:

u r still in army?

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

ord loh starting uni soon

TheGuy says:

so u kinda free now?

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

working

TheGuy says:

as?

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

clerk

TheGuy says:

ohh

when u starting sch?

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

aug

TheGuy says:

ohh

y u work as clerk?

how is the pay like?

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

easy pay

1200 nia

but i slack like mad

i made sgzap during office hours

TheGuy says:

lol

u still do php programming for site?

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

unless i hav new ideas, no

TheGuy says:

what u mean by new ideas?

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

like things to improve etc lor

After that, the main question would come…

TheGuy says:

hmm…

then if i need some assistance to finish the website… will yr charge be very expensive?

i have a website.. still quite some way to completion.. i need some help to complete it…

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

link?

TheGuy says:

not yet up online…

my partner is handling it currently… as he is working full time.. the progress is quite slow..

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

well i’m working full time too

TheGuy says:

well… since u “slack” so much.. perhaps u can devote more time to it…

btw.. i am newbie to programming…

is it easy for u to “join” in… on where he is doing…

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

think v hard, since its quite busy now

and i’m working on other things

i intend to start one more personal project b4 uni

TheGuy says:

then its fine..

btw are u earning via advertising thru the sgzap?

And then I would give my standard warning, in case they do something silly..

TheGuy says:

such website.. can earn u how much actually?

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

of course not..

its a wrong idea to think of starting a website as a mean of earning money

lately everyone is thinking that

TheGuy says:

i do have a few doubts on that..

how do the advertising of clicking.. how they pay u?

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

those are the lowest paying way

u wnat to make money from the internet u approach advertisers yrself

TheGuy says:

hmm…

Weikiat – SgZap.com says:

with a middle man u dun earn muchj

Time to dao.

Sorry for being dao… well.. seriously too many Singaporean youths are hatching the make money on the internet dreams, even those who have no idea what they are doing.