Wouldn't it be easier to schedule milestones with payments for work done? It creates a strong feedback loop, spreads the payments for the project out and you c

Wouldn't it be easier to schedule milestones with payments for work done? It creates a strong feedback loop, spreads the payments for the project out and you can gauge early if they are willing to actually pay. (Edit: I am a not a designer so I'm not sure how many "stages" you can break a contract into)