I pre-paid someone once, and will never ever do so again.
I mainly only design my own sites/program but once in a while friends will ask for a few sites done - so I've done sites for them, and they always offer to pay up front, and I always refuse. God knows I'd never rip someone off, but what if something legitimate were to actually happen? What if I got hit by a car and am in a coma for 2 months. Will the person that pre-payed believe my story after 10,000 other stories of this exact situation? I don't think so hehe...more importantly though, they can't turn around and use that money to pay another designer that can deliver on time.
anyway...hope it all works out for ya buddy
