Michael, How long would you get the 20%? One year? Five? Lifetime?
I've seen a case the other way around. Dumpy site, but a good product. I offered the site owner a complete redesign for a small percentage of sales (like 3-5%). He turned it down, he wanted something for free...since then he has had to expand to a larger manufacturing facility to keep up with orders and has deals with some national chains to sell his product on their shelves. Still has the dumpy site. I would try to find a middle ground. Half my fee and 10% instead of 20%. Depends on the risk you are willing to take with your time. Whatever you do, get it in writing and have a third party involved (i.e. your lawyer). -----Original Message----- From: Michael Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 9:15 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: OT: Paid by a percentage of the gross?? Anyone? Is anyone here being paid for their development work with a percentage of the gross from the site they're working on? I have a client who's telling me with convincing assurance that his site Is going to make a mint, and I'd be much better off taking 20% of the gross revenue than charging a fee for service based on my hourly rate. I can see every transaction going through the site, so I know I'll be able to verify how much I'm owed. In fact I can probably have it pay me direct to my account from the credit card transactions. He's probably right, he's probably going to do quite well with his site .. he has orders backing up already before the site's even started, but all my instincts are telling me to say "no thanks I'll take my chances with a fee for service". I know it's up to me to decide which way I'll be better off, but I was wondering if anyone else has made this sort of arrangement and how it's worked out. Cheers, Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP WebWorks ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
