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Originally Posted by Barefootsies
My contracts vary.
I can send out content to buyer, without license and docs, with tracking number. They do not get the docs/license until paid in full. I can build sites for people, and control the domain name, and not turn it over until paid in full.
So the short answer is, "have I"? Yes.
That said, a design is no different in your example. A design is one piece of the puzzle. It still must be cut and encoded, typically, to CSS/HTML and integrated into the design. So you are not 'done' until all of it is completed (assuming you actually have the skill set to do it all. Some designers do, some do not).
Hence, you flash your pretty design, and get paid before they can actually 'use' it.
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paysites even collect their membership fees before giving access to the full thing - reason why they do it is they have put in an effort to produce or get it and they want to secure their part of investment before providing whole thing.
so on the other hand they don't trust anybody with their product before one puts money on table, on the other hand they ask to trust them 100% in the commitments where they're payees - this model is old and i don't find it fair for all parties involved.. its all about trust and delivery. you expect one put out 100% but laugh when someone expects same from you. i can't find it right.