Well tell you what I usually do. I talk them into my name on their website as their Technical and administrative contact through Like (register.com) I tell them this is a necessary step for me to do development and they usually go for it. I then hold their site hostage as long as they do not pay.. I always leave them as billing contact so they can still pay for the name.. I also have gotten to where I ask for 50% up front unless I know them then I only ask for 1/3 up front.. I always ask for upfront.. Something else if you have DSL or some other broadband you can get a static IP and show them the work on your machine then transfer based on you getting paid. Also use the CF encrypt.exe and refuse to give them the source code until your paid. Somebody also told me that their is locking software to make files unwritable both of these options make take some time, they won't care until they want something changed.. When you create graphics use a lot of sliced images and don't give them the source until your paid.. These are some of the things and A few other tricks I have picked up along the way..
Just my $.02 Steven Lancaster Barrios Technology NASA/JSC 281-244-2444 (voice) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 10:08 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: what would you do damn man sorry to hear about all that. I lost 2 baby kittens other day when the mother killed them both Bill Wheatley Senior Database Developer Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer EDIETS.COM 954.360.9022 X159 ICQ 417645 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Townend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 11:03 AM Subject: Re: what would you do > yea but this was a company that just sacked us unpaid and so far havnt paid > us for what they owe..... > > .. shit ive had a bad time recently... within the last 2 months ive lost my > fiance... 2 cats.. 1 bird... 1 job... and unless i can get whats owed not to > sure about rent either... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 3:57 PM > Subject: Re: what would you do > > > > and ALWAYS take 50% up front when you work for companies they are all > scumb > > > > Bill Wheatley > > Senior Database Developer > > Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer > > EDIETS.COM > > 954.360.9022 X159 > > ICQ 417645 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mike Townend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 10:57 AM > > Subject: Re: what would you do > > > > > > > any info here would be good... > > > > > > im in a very similar situation... > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "regina rempel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 3:47 PM > > > Subject: what would you do > > > > > > > > > > I was wondering what you guys would do in this situation. A friend of > > mine > > > > was laid off from a small company where he worked as a graphic > designer. > > > At > > > > that time though they landed a project and asked if he could work on > it > > > for > > > > a flat fee as a freelancer. He finished his work on it about 3 months > > ago > > > > (all the graphics and sitebuilding) and the site has been live for > over > > 2. > > > > The problem is that they haven't paid him. They claim that the > customer > > > has > > > > not paid them yet and they won't pay him until they get paid. Any > > attempt > > > at > > > > getting in touch with his former company has basically been ignored. > > > > Recently he decided to take the site down, he still had all the > > passwords > > > > and so deleted only the work that he did (feeling that since he was > not > > > paid > > > > the graphics and html pages belonged to him). Unfortunately the > hosting > > > > company was able to restore the site. He's not sure where to go from > > here. > > > > Any advice would be appreciated > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
