At 07:53 AM 3/6/99 -0800, Barry Lee Brisco wrote:
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>Up front payment is clearly a common and accepted standard of practice in
>the web/internet development business. "Mature" business practices have
>nothing to do with this. Many independent professionals in a number of
>fields have required up front payment for decades, it's nothing unusual.
>
In software development I *always* require an up-front payment, even if
the Client is an old and trusted one. In many cases, it has nothing
to do at all with the size or the financial status of the contractor.
[Though sometimes it helps :-)!]
The reason ? If the Customer starts payments from the beginning of the
proyect then he is working with you, having a wested financial interest.
If it is not so, you are always open to be coerced (blackmailed?) into
changing/modifying/redoing/redefining/etc. the whole proyect - since the
clients does not stand to lose anything if you walk away form it -.
[Besides, if the client is a new one who never paid you before, the
sooner he start getting used to cut you a check, the better :-))!]
EndreE
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