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Business is business...
If your reputation speaks for itself, then you don't have to say anything, you just ask for it to be done, and they know it's in their best interest to get started.
In this case, the reputation didn't speak for iteself. For either of you.
Jimmy, if you wanted him to trust you on the payment, bragging about your salary and shit just makes you sound like a cheat. We've had our shit, but I know you know enough people, so send him a reference he would know. Marc Womack, and RocHard seem like people he'd be able to take the reference from.
Potent Mind, same to you buddy. 50% up front for all design jobs is pretty standard as is 100% upfront for work under $500. good for you, set your own policies. But, that being said, when a customer doubts you, you have GOT to know that designers and programers flake out all the time with people's money. So you should have a list of references from past jobs just waiting for someone to doubt you. Nothing shuts them up like the truth, so just be like, "I deliver 100% of the time. Ask any of these 20 guys, and it would be a finished convorsation. If you aren't comfortable with that, I'm sorry we couldn't work something out." Unless you really need this $70 job that bad, in which case you are in the spot, not him. And this way, you wouldn't risk anyone getting a negative view of you like some seem to have on this thread.
Bottom line: The customer is always right, but he may not be the right customer for you, so he can go be right someplace else, or you can take the work. This could have been handled better, I hope it was a learning experience all around.
TarPy
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