Must Be Nice To Have “Buy A Website And Never Use It” Money

I overworked and was underpaid for a client, building a website for a charity. I did the math, and I made under $5 an hour once I counted all the hours I’d spent explaining basic concepts to her over the phone. 

A year after I made this site, I called her.

Me: “Your domain and hosting is up, and you’ll need to renew it for another year.”

Client: “I never used that website. Why would I pay you to renew it?”

Me: “You don’t have to! But the site will expire and disappear in two weeks. If that’s what you choose, please don’t call me again.”

I got a missed call from her yesterday — one week after the domain expiration date.