>Barry,
>
>Though I guess that this is a more complicated issue I think that you should
>probably handle it much as you handle any other contracted project. You
>didn't
>give a lot of detail here about the job, but as a general rule I do not do
>*any* work without 50% of estimated cost up front.
>
>For example, if this project is estimated at 100 hours I would ask for 50
>hours
>of pay before even beginning the project. Then, after 50 hours of work I
>would
>bill them weekly for the remaining time that you spend on the project.
>
>This is simply my opinion, but I think it's smart to have them "show you the
>money" before you put a lot of time and effort into something... this
>gives you
>a gaurantee that you won't get if you simply trust them to pay you.
Anna, thanks for your comments. And thanks to Suz and Bruce who also kindly
expressed an opinion. Overall, the advice was pretty consistent.
Whenever I build a web site for a company, I _always_ require 50% of the
cost in advance, and I bill the balance upon completion of the site
(approved by the client) and placement of the pages on the server. In 3
years, I've never had a problem with this, and I always get paid.
For this contract work I hope to do, I will also require 50% of the
estimated cost up front and then bill weekly for the balance.
Show me the money! <G>
Barry
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Barry Lee Brisco <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Web Design & Development - Online Marketing <http://www.ToTheWeb.com>
Web portfolio at <http://www.ToTheWeb.com/portfolio.html>
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