Hello, On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 11:11 PM, Michael <[email protected]>wrote:
> > On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:48:50 Jochen Daum wrote: > > Hi, > > > ... > > > Even if I hosted a site, I would consider it. I had someone in 2007 who > > went bust and had I collected that way, I would have received more than I > > did. > > Some further thoughts (not specifically directed at any of the previous > posters). > > The vast majority of people in the web development industry are complicit > in > this problem by taking on jobs where they KNOW the customer is going to > LOSE > MONEY. > > Is it any wonder then (in the customer's mind) the web developer is down > the > bottom of list of priorities to pay? > Yes, I totally agree. Once the venture is completed the money for the last progress payment gets usually earmarked for throwing it away on silly advertising. > > Of course there is the argument that the customer is king, and the web > developer is just doing what the customer ordered. > > But at the end of the day, even if this can be morally rationalised, a lot > of > the web development industry is still experiencing problems getting paid, > and > eventually (often quite quickly in challenging economic times) the customer > throws in the towel and moves on. My suggestion to solve this particular problem is to use full upfront payment. Usually you can give a discount for this - like 10% off. This can be used for all projects, they run soo much smoother, if the money is already in the bank. > > > The best way to ensure getting paid quickly and as a priority, is to > provide a > service/product that is KEY to the customer's business and importantly ADDS > VALUE. > > For too long this industry has been about churning out sites, pocketing > several thousand dollars for 'a site' and recurring hosting fees. > Totally agree. Jochen --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
