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Web developer replaces clients website with image of unpaid invoice
- ahi 14y ago1) Require at least partial payment up front if there is any concern about getting paid. 2) Handle this in small claims instead of publicly. This doesn't make the developer look all that great.
- stevenbrianhall 14y agoI have said this before, but I don't understand why any developer would move a site to a live and public server without having received full payment. Yes, take a deposit. Then develop the site and leave it to the client to pay you before launching. In 5 years I have had 0 problems with clients paying using this method.
- suyash 14y agoNeat trick but it can also hurt developer for publicly shaming his client like this.
- alexwebmaster 14y agoOh my God, what a great idea! I am going to start doing this.
- TheHippo 14y agoIf I get the feeling that there will be problems with payment I often include remote off switch (their server will ping my server once an hour). Payments often done very quickly, when they figure out I could do this without even having a password anymore.
- blndcat 14y agoNot to be too hard on the developer, but judging by these figures, they are under-charging. Clients that are attracted to the lower end of the budget range tend to be more problematic in various ways, as many a web designer can attest.
- bitmystic 14y agoDoes not display that anymore, now it shows as hacked.