Do you charge up front for a job?
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Very sad to see....
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@Minion-Queen said:
Very sad to see....
Yeah. My partner and I were pretty excited about the quote and plan he had laid out for us. Unfortunately I didn't work out.
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This isn't the same one that took down grove social I hope..
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@Jason said:
This isn't the same one that took down grove social I hope..
I found it that it wasn't, but it was somebody that @Minion-Queen was looking forward to work with on more projects.
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@Jason said:
This isn't the same one that took down grove social I hope..
No, unrelated, but rightfully suspicious.
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What should have I done differently in this scenario?
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@IRJ said:
What should have I done differently in this scenario?
Is there a good answer to that? I'm not sure. Even when you do everything right, things can go wrong. No scenario is perfect.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
What should have I done differently in this scenario?
Is there a good answer to that? I'm not sure. Even when you do everything right, things can go wrong. No scenario is perfect.
Have a contact in place? That's about the only thing you could have done differently. It would still require a court case to get your money back and you likely could get it even without that.
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T&Cs, contract, signed and agreed.
I do this for every piece of work I do. It not only protects the client, it also protects me because my own terms & conditions are listed.
Some people have bad patches, so whoever this user is, maybe he or she is going through a rough time and cannot deal.
Deposit up front is fairly standard, it depends on the work involved, what the cost to the provider is, so yes you can charge in advance of work completed, in some cases you should do.
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So who is it? Call that bitch out publicly. If they're near ATL, I'll gladly roll out w the boys if you like.
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@RojoLoco said:
So who is it? Call that bitch out publicly. If they're near ATL, I'll gladly roll out w the boys if you like.
He said, she said.
Never works in online communities. I'd rather we did not do that.
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@Breffni-Potter said:
@RojoLoco said:
So who is it? Call that bitch out publicly. If they're near ATL, I'll gladly roll out w the boys if you like.
He said, she said.
Never works in online communities. I'd rather we did not do that.
I have zero reason to doubt the word of @IRJ , so exposing a member here with such a great lack of integrity should be done. Brand vendors as vendors, and brand liars as liars.
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I am hoping he sees this thread and contacts me so we can fix everything. I will keep him anonymous for a few days.
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https://creativemornings.com/talks/mike-monteiro--2/1
This video is something you should watch.
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I guess I should have forced him to use Paypal. I would have had a much easier time getting my money back.
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I still haven't heard anything from him and he has been online several times since I posted this.
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Whoever this is, better wake up, because this is a god way to never get any work ever again.
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Don't look at it like the job is incomplete.. Look at it like you got some or most of the job done for $150. Just cut him loose and pay someone else to finish it. You don't have to have someone necessarily redo everything in the project.
Side note, I never charge or pay up front. That entails someone wants commitment or they are desperate. In my experience they are 50/50 but it's just bad taste. If it is a project that will take months, I charge for milestones. Short jobs are pay with an ending invoice. Everything is in writing so you are gonna get sued if you try to dine and dash.
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@BBigford said:
Don't look at it like the job is incomplete.. Look at it like you got some or most of the job done for $150. Just cut him loose and pay someone else to finish it. You don't have to have someone necessarily redo everything in the project.
That doesn't work for all job types. Some things can easily be handed over. Others, not so much.
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@BBigford said:
Don't look at it like the job is incomplete.. Look at it like you got some or most of the job done for $150. Just cut him loose and pay someone else to finish it. You don't have to have someone necessarily redo everything in the project.
Side note, I never charge or pay up front. That entails someone wants commitment or they are desperate. In my experience they are 50/50 but it's just bad taste. If it is a project that will take months, I charge for milestones. Short jobs are pay with an ending invoice. Everything is in writing so you are gonna get sued if you try to dine and dash.
In reality I got nothing, and like scott said in this particular instance you need the original author to follow through on the process to make it work. Web design is mostly creativity and seeing things all the way to the end.
