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This works fine when all goes well but can quickly turn problematic when shit happens. Do you have any form of contract/agreement with regards to payment/scope
by vbsteven 5y ago
This works fine when all goes well but can quickly turn problematic when shit happens. Do you have any form of contract/agreement with regards to payment/scope and what will happen when you or the client cannot fulfill commitments due to whatever reason?
- i_have_an_idea 5y agoOnly worth doing with brand new clients where I've not vetted them yet and there's no mutually established trust and respect. For clients where I've worked with them for many years, these are just a waste of time. I know they'll pay me. They know that I'll deliver. I am careful to not agree any work that I won't be able to do. And they are very careful to not ask me to do work that they can't afford. If they really can't pay me, then I know they've went bankrupt, so no amount of contracts will make my invoice recoverable. I accept that as the cost of doing freelancing.
- brudgers 5y agoGood clients are better than good contracts. Both of course are ideal. But bad clients make a contract irrelevant. Once you are pointing to the contract, the problem is the relationship, not the contract.