Is it just me, or everyone feels the same about when someone hands over a business card with an aol.com address on it? Almost feels like, you don't want to do business with this pre-historic animal!
If the business card has an AOL address on it, it's a giant red flag that says "potential problem client" all over it.
My top 8 reasons why an AOL address on a business card MAY mean "problem client".
#8 This person will probably have NO IDEA how to send an attachment. I mean NOOOOO IDEAAAAAA!
#7 Need them to upload a photo to a website? Forget it. Just forget it. "Browse button? Browse what?"
#6 You never know if your email will get through to them or if it will be filtered.
#5 The "Internet" IS the AOL icon.
#4 When on the phone with your client, you will probably hear the distinct sound of a 56.6kbps modem tone when you ask them to pull up their email or website.
#3 They'll ask what "keyword" gets them to their website.
#2 Getting them to a browser to pull up their website first requires walking them through a series of pop-up ad windows that need to be closed.
#1 While walking them through a website or how to send an email, prepare for this statement: "Hold on, AOL crashed, I have to reboot. I think I need a new computer." (no. you do not need a new computer. you are doing it wrong.)
humph.
Ahh. Sorry to rant. I've been on this train all the way to its last stop...