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Old 03-18-2010, 08:00 AM  
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Originally Posted by Broda View Post
Exactly. Trust.

Would you extend the same credit to any random new client the first few times he orders from you? On $100 and $5.000 orders alike?
Actually I picked up a new client over Christmas off GFY have billed them monthly in arrears since.

I will take this risk as I can understand why people are wary of sending $$ in advance.
I do check that they've not previously scammed anyone though.

An order over say $2k I would agree a point in the design process to release a % of funds. say an agreed mock up.

To many bullshitters in this business, designers that are always whoring for work and it turns out they're behind by months on prepaid designs.

You're a designer yourself, you know that we have to price low to be competitive, and can work stupid hours to get everything done, it's easy to spend the prepaid stuff and find yourself taking more work to get the $$ back.. I find people work harder when they're paid after the act rather than before.
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