Lesson one: Always get it in writing. Lesson two: Check references before doing work for a new client
But since you did neither, your best option now is to send a demand letter by certified mail with pay by deadline. If they don't make the deadline, you have legal grounds to proceed. Often simply the threat of legal action will prompt payment. If all else fails, a letter to the end user of your work might prompt action if they are a legitimate business. On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 5:40 AM, T. Michael Pardon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey everybody! I'm not sure how to proceed with a client that won't pay or > return phone calls. Unfortunately, I was lulled into a false sense of > security with this client and didn't have any written agreement. The project > was two phases and I received payment for the first delivery. However, I > completed the second delivery and now I cannot get ahold of the client (she > represented another party) and it's been 3 months now. Any ideas of what I > can do, or am I just screwed? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:260530 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
