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While I do agree with you.... professionalism is just plain professionalism... I do have to somewhat play devil's advocate.
Most people have no idea what it's like for designers and coders (programmers) to have to deal with clients, especially in the adult industry.
It's a two way street and many many many times, finishing a project on time often means changes, updates, redoing things, etc once the client actually has something in front of them that they can see... so while you told client #2 that you'd be available tomorrow... client #1 is still being a royal pain the ass today and refusing to pay you what ever remainder of the invoice there is until you do his godly wishes.
Also, finishing a project on time often meets with "You did a great job, and I'd love to pay you but I'm still waiting on money to come in to my epass/paypal... when I get paid, I'll shoot you off the money asap" which leaves the freelancer with clients over lapping once again.
Those are just 2 examples... don't even get me started on clients who just up and disappear or have no clue one about what it is they really want and you suddenly become their consultant, baby sitter and hand holder all the way to their finished project which never does see the light of day anyway.
Ever heard this one?? "Looking for a designer/programmer to partner with me on a project. I can't pay but they can be my 50% partner when it's done!" I'd be a partner in some 500 sites/projects by now if I answered all those. I'd be broke and homeless... but I'd be a partner!
So as much as it sucks that designers and programmers are so flaky in this industry... keep in mind, their clients are just as flaky.
This is why many (at least the better designers/coders) will ask for 100% upfront. It's because of a bad history of crummy clients.
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