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Originally Posted by candyflip
Wow. I'm surprised by that. Here's a question, what happens when you spend a day/week/month working on something and then the client fails to deliver on his end of the bargain. Surely you've had this happen once or twice  |
Anyone using multiple designers, whether in-house or out, can take the occasional hit. I used to extend 30-90 days credit in previous businesses with no checks whatever, on the same principle. But the economics are entirely different for solo designers, writers, coders, etc, because every job is a bigger part of their total income.
I charge up front as much to shut out timewasters as out-and-out flakes. To avoid the common complaint of late delivery, I pencil in blocks of my days each time an assignment is confirmed (by payment). I couldn't think about doing that if I took note of everyone who seems set to go and then simply vanishes. But anyway, why take the chance when I have enough clients to keep me busy?