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Personally I would negotiate my hourly fee based on the project extension in time, e.g. a six months consulting contract has a lower hour rate that a few days c
by J_cst 8y ago
Personally I would negotiate my hourly fee based on the project extension in time, e.g. a six months consulting contract has a lower hour rate that a few days contract. I tend to not negotiate the payment terms though, which are always 7 days following the receipt of my invoice.
In Italy very often delayed payments are an issue, but for my type of consulting the customer knows that's better not to delay my payments due to the confidentiality of the matters which I deal with.
- jtrtoo 8y agoThat seems fine, but it doesn't really change whether you should ask for some of the overall fees upfront. :-) I've moved almost entirely away from hourly billing, but where it does pop up there is generally a different fee for clients who have retainer agreements with me (which are usually annual in nature).
- J_cst 8y agoI agree with you, my comment is not totally relevant to the subject, sorry for that. Personally at the moment I don't feel/need to ask upfront payments for my services, but in the event I'd feel that the payment should be upfront, I'd ask simply ask for it. I agree with the fact that often asking for something just works.