While we are on the subject of splitting payments, I'd like to ask how many folks cleanly separate design/specification work from actual solution construction?...
Great question! What I do is create a high-level project document that includes milestones and payment amounts due at the BEGINNING of those milestones. Each...
Ok, so this isn't directly related to independent contracting, but I'm hoping others can relate and maybe provide some feedback. I've just deployed an ASP.NET...
Every contract! :) I either go through the no feedback syndrome (they are too busy) or the constant "oh, this would be nice. Can you do..." scope creep. Not...
Coincidentally i am reading "Software Requirements" 2E by Karl Wiegers right now. Boy it's a must read. Aaron ________________________________ From: Joey...
Yeah, I figured I wasn't the only one. What kinda sucks about this one, is that this project is for my salary "day job", not a contract. So I can't charge...
... This is completely normal and I would argue maybe better than normal. a) Your application made it into production. You did something worthy of payment....
Yes, all that would be good if this was contract work. Unfortunately this particular project is for my "day job" for which I get paid the same underpaid...
All these so called "problems" are simply a reflection of the fact that nobody's perfect. Some of us can't manage our time well, some of us don't care as much...
Whether you are doing a gig independently, working as a salaried consultant, or in-house developer for company apps - this *always* happens. I won't get into a...
Hello everyone ! I recently started an independent activity here in Switzerland. As my business will be mainly based on web services/applications, I am...
Sorry I made a mistake - there _is_ a difference between Requirements Gathering and Solution Design/Specification. I meant to ask about the former, SRS only....
This is all just my $.02 obviously, but I think you hit the nail on the head with your last paragraph. Have a few phone calls, ask a lot of questions, create a...
For the last few weeks I'd been working with a past client to put together another five weeks of work. I got all the work done, the client took a look, and it...
It could have been worse. You could have been a full-time employee (in basically the same situation) who just got laid off without severance (for the same...
I concur. I have worked for a number of companies that for one reason or another have no longer needed my services. A couple have imploded, a couple have...
I was wondering how people handle clients who don't make payments on time. I've finished the work and sent an invoice stating payment was due in 30 days. 30...
This isn't a legal issue or an interest charge issue. It's a cash flow issue for your client. He really wants to pay you, he just can't. I would recommend...
A friend and I have been doing some work for a fairly large company for about 3 years now. We continuously have problems getting paid by them. We'll bill them...
I think there are a couple of isses, as Michael mentioned. I have had a couple of clients over the years who simply could not pay, for a number of reasons. I...
As you were posting this, I was writing a response to a prior email where I discuss a customer who is generally a good customer, but who routinely takes 90...
If the client doesn't have the money, ya ain't gettin' paid, period. As Michael suggested, for such clients require payment up front. I am rather picky with...
I think what Douglas says is good. In addition, you just have to remember that _your_ cash flow doesn't matter to your client (as they have proven through...
Douglas, I agree that if you have a client that's slow to pay, but pays ON TIME WHEN PROMISED, then that's a Good Client. One who pays late and makes excuses...
I agree 100%. If I don't know ("trust" might be a better word) the client, the payment for the project is broken into milestones and I collect the milestone...
How I handle this is pretty much standard pratice (I think). Most contracts are Net 30. If you don't pay on time, no more work. If the client knows they...
Thanks Don! Any chance it's actually a "documented" standard business practice? I'm assuming it's just an unwritten one that I had no way of knowing without...
As to the abiity to be picky, for clients who don't pay reliably (this is not just a late issue, if they do not pay in a predictable way, some invoices taking...
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