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Originally Posted by woj
I would imagine most respectable designers would want payment up front... that way they get less headaches, less chasing around for payment, etc... and the buyer likely ends up paying slightly less too since the risk of non-payment for the designer is eliminated... win-win for everyone involved..  |
There is NO reason to ever pay a designer upfront.
Why do you pay someone a deposit upfront? Usually because there is a material cost to he job. When I had my patio laid the guy wanted 20% upfront so he could buy brick. Sure.
But a designer? HELL NO. They are sitting there in front of their Mac, all they have to do is get to clicking. I would pay a percentage upon delivery of a comp, possibly.
There is no upside to me paying upfront, none.