Re:Ask HN: Difficult Clients
by scottharveyco on Thursday April 28, 2011 @05:39PM
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Mike Monteiro gave a recent talk discussing how he handles client payments and in particular dealing with contracts. It's not only an entertaining talk but has some good information as well.
As for me, In the past when dealing with smaller clients I always get some money up front (usually 50%) to "cover costs" along the way. In your case it's difficult to justify too much time chasing down $400 so you might be better off thinking about that as money spent on learning to be a contractor and quickly move on to the next job.
http://vimeo.com/22053820
As for me, In the past when dealing with smaller clients I always get some money up front (usually 50%) to "cover costs" along the way. In your case it's difficult to justify too much time chasing down $400 so you might be better off thinking about that as money spent on learning to be a contractor and quickly move on to the next job.